Jordan Ayew

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Jordan Ayew
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Ayew warming up for Ghana in 2015
Personal information
Full name Jordan Pierre Ayew[1]
Date of birth (1991-09-11) 11 September 1991 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward, midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Crystal Palace
Number 9
Youth career
2000–2006 Lyon Duchère
2006–2009 Marseille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2014 Marseille 111 (14)
2014 → Sochaux (loan) 17 (5)
2014–2015 Lorient 31 (12)
2015–2017 Aston Villa 51 (9)
2017–2019 Swansea City 50 (8)
2018–2019 → Crystal Palace (loan) 20 (1)
2019– Crystal Palace 95 (11)
National team‡
2010 Ghana U20 1 (1)
2010– Ghana 73 (18)
Honours
Representing  Ghana
Men's football
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2015 Equatorial Guinea
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:38, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2021

Jordan Pierre Ayew (born 11 September 1991) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the Ghana national team. He is the son of former Ghana captain Abedi Pele and brother of fellow players André and Ibrahim Ayew.

Club career[]

Marseille[]

Ayew playing for Olympique de Marseille in 2013

Ayew joined Marseille as a trainee in 2006. He signed a three-year professional contract with Marseille in 2009. Jordan Ayew made his debut for the senior team on 16 December 2009 in a league match, scoring the equaliser against Lorient. Marseille went on to win the match 2–1.[4] Ayew scored his second goal against Nice at the Stade Vélodrome on 27 April 2011 in a match which saw his elder brother André Ayew score a hat-trick. On 1 November 2011, Jordan and André both started a UEFA Champions League match for the first time against Premier League giants Arsenal.

On 6 January 2014, he joined Ligue 1 rivals Sochaux on a loan deal until the end of the 2013–14 season.[5]

Lorient[]

On 28 July 2014, Ayew signed a four-year contract with Lorient.[6] Ayew explained the style and quality of play that Lorient proposed was the reason behind the decision.

Aston Villa[]

On 27 July 2015, Ayew joined Aston Villa on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee, reported to be in the region of £8 million.[7][8] He scored his first goal for the club on 24 October 2015 against his elder brother's club, Swansea City, in the 62nd minute.[9] Aston Villa were relegated at the end of the 2015–16 season, winning only 17 points, but Ayew did end the season as their top scorer, albeit with just seven goals.

Swansea City[]

On 31 January 2017, Jordan Ayew joined Swansea City until the end of the 2019–20 season in exchange for Welsh International defender Neil Taylor, plus a fee from Swansea that can rise to £5 million if undisclosed future conditions are met.[10] Jordan's elder brother was a Swansea City player during the 2015–16 season and later joined him in the winter transfer window of 2018.[11]

Crystal Palace[]

On transfer deadline day 2018, Ayew joined Crystal Palace on loan for the 2018–19 season.[12]

2019–20 season[]

On 25 July 2019, Ayew made the move permanent with a £2.5m transfer from Swansea City on a three-year deal.[13] Ayew scored his first goal of the season on 24 August 2019 against Manchester United at Old Trafford, netting the opener in the first half against the run of play, latching on to Jeffrey Schlupp's flick-on as Crystal Palace secured an historic 2–1 victory.[14]

On Boxing Day 2019, Ayew scored the match winner in stoppage time as Crystal Palace came from behind to defeat West Ham 2–1.[15] It was Ayew's 21st goal in the Premier League with 20 having been scored in the second half (95%) - the highest such ratio of any player with 20+ goals in the competition's history.[16] At the end of the season, He became the highest goalscorer for Crystal Palace with 9 goals, and won the Crystal Palace Player of the season and Goal of the season awards.[17][18]

International career[]

Ayew made his first senior appearance for Ghana on 5 September 2010, in a 3–0 2012 AFCON Qualification match win against Swaziland, at the Somhlolo National Stadium in Lobamba, Swaziland.[19][20] On 1 June 2012, Ayew scored his first and second international goals in a 2014 World Cup qualification match win against Lesotho, at the Kumasi Sports Stadium in Kumasi, Ghana.[21] In December 2011, Ayew was named to the Ghana national team provisional 25-man squad for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations,[22] and in January 2012 he was selected for the tournament's 23-man squad.[23]

In June 2014, he was included in the Ghanaian squad for the 2014 World Cup. In Ghana's last warm-up match before the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil on 9 June 2014, Ayew came on as a first-half substitute for the injured Majeed Waris and ended up scoring a hat-trick in a 4–0 victory over South Korea.[24][25]

Jordan Ayew was part of the Ghanaian team in 2015 Africa Cup of Nations which took place in Equatorial Guinea that took a silver medal as result of losing out to Ivory Coast on a penalty shoot-out whom they clinch the African Cup, which occurred on 8 February 2015.

He was part of the Ghanaian team in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations that was eliminated at the group stage of the competition.[26][27]

Personal life[]

Ayew is the son of Maha Ayew and Abedi Pele. His grandfather from his mother's side, Alhaji A.A. Khadir,[28] is Lebanese.[29] His father, uncles Kwame and Sola, and brothers André and Ibrahim are all current or former professional footballers as well as a sister, Imani. Ayew is a practising Muslim.[30] He is married to Denise Acquah and they have two children.[31]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 14 March 2022[32]
Club Season League Cup[a] Europe[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Marseille 2009–10 Ligue 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
2010–11 22 2 4 0 3 0 29 2
2011–12 34 3 5 4 6 0 45 7
2012–13 35 7 3 0 9 3 47 10
2013–14 16 1 1 0 5 1 22 2
Total 111 14 13 4 23 4 147 22
Sochaux (loan) 2013–14 Ligue 1 17 5 1 0 — 18 5
Lorient 2014–15 Ligue 1 31 12 2 1 — 33 13
Aston Villa 2015–16 Premier League 30 7 6 0 — 36 7
2016–17 Championship 21 2 1 1 — 22 3
Total 51 9 7 1 — 58 10
Swansea City 2016–17 Premier League 14 1 0 0 — 14 1
2017–18 36 7 8 4 — 44 11
Total 50 8 8 4 — 58 12
Crystal Palace (loan) 2018–19 Premier League 20 1 5 1 — 25 2
Crystal Palace 2019–20 Premier League 37 9 2 0 — 39 9
2020–21 33 1 2 0 — 35 1
2021–22 25 1 2 0 — 27 1
Total 115 12 11 1 — 126 13
Career total 375 60 42 11 23 4 440 75
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue and Trophée des Champions (France), FA Cup and EFL Cup (England)
  2. ^ Includes UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, UEFA Champions League

International[]

As of match played 3 September 2021[33][34]
National team Year Apps Goals
Ghana 2010 2 0
2011 1 0
2012 7 2
2013 0 0
2014 11 3
2015 14 5
2016 7 1
2017 8 1
2018 1 2
2019 10 3
2020 4 0
2021 4 1
Total 69 18
Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ayew goal.[33]
List of international goals scored by Jordan Ayew
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 1 June 2012 Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana  Lesotho 3–0 7–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 6–0
3. 9 June 2014 Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States  South Korea 1–0 4–0 Friendly
4. 3–0
5. 4–0
6. 5 February 2015 Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea  Equatorial Guinea 1–0 3–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
7. 14 June 2015 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana  Mauritius 2–0 7–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8. 5–1
9. 1 September 2015 Stade Municipal de Kintélé, Brazzaville, Congo  Congo 3–2 3–2 Friendly
10. 17 November 2015 Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana  Comoros 2–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
11. 24 March 2016 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana  Mozambique 3–0 3–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12. 29 January 2017 Stade d'Oyem, Oyem, Gabon  DR Congo 1–0 2–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
13. 18 November 2018 Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  Ethiopia 1–0 2–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
14. 2–0
15. 25 June 2019 Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia, Egypt  Benin 2–1 2–2 2019 Africa Cup of Nations
16. 2 July 2019 Suez Stadium, Suez, Egypt  Guinea-Bissau 1–0 2–0
17. 18 November 2019 Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe  São Tomé and Príncipe 1–0 1–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
18. 28 March 2021 Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast, Ghana 2–0 3–1

Honours[]

Ayew celebrating the 2011 Trophée des Champions with Marseille

Marseille

Individual

References[]

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  4. ^ Jordan Ayew – French league stats at LFP – also available in French
  5. ^ "Jordan Ayew Officiellement Sochalien". FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Jordan Ayew FC Lorient decision". BBC Sport. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Breaking news: Villa sign Ayew". Aston Villa. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Aston Villa bid for Lorient's Jordan Ayew accepted, according to Sky sources". SkySports. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
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  10. ^ "Jordan Ayew: Swansea sign Aston Villa forward in Neil Taylor swap deal". BBC Sport. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
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  14. ^ "Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson hailed a "heroic victory" after his side stunned Manchester United with an injury-time winner to record their first victory at Old Trafford since 1989". BBC. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
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