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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.

Jordan Ayew
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 31)[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)
2014Sochaux (loan) 17 (5)
2014–2015 Lorient 31 (12)
2015–2017 Aston Villa 51 (9)
2017–2019 Swansea City 50 (8)
2018–2019Crystal Palace (loan) 20 (1)
2019– Crystal Palace 115 (13)
National team
2010 Ghana U20 1 (1)
2010– Ghana 83 (19)
Honours
Representing  Ghana
Men's football
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up2015 Equatorial Guinea
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:45, 12 November 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:09, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Club career



Marseille


Ayew playing for Olympique de Marseille in 2013
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]

In June 2022, Ayew signed a contract extension keeping him at the club until 2023.[19]


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.[20][21] 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.[22] In December 2011, Ayew was named to the Ghana national team provisional 25-man squad for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations,[23] and in January 2012 he was selected for the tournament's 23-man squad.[24]

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.[25][26]

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.[27][28]


Personal life


Ayew is the son of Maha Ayew and Abedi Pele. His maternal grandfather, Alhaji A.A. Khadir,[29] is Lebanese.[30] 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.[31] He is married to Denise Acquah and they have two children.[32]


Career statistics



Club


As of match played 12 November 2022[33]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Marseille 2009–10 Ligue 1 41000041
2010–11 2224030292
2011–12 3435460457
2012–13 35730934710
2013–14 1611051222
Total 1111413423414722
Sochaux (loan) 2013–14 Ligue 1 17510185
Lorient 2014–15 Ligue 1 3112213313
Aston Villa 2015–16 Premier League 30760367
2016–17 Championship 21211223
Total 519715810
Swansea City 2016–17 Premier League 14100141
2017–18 367844411
Total 508845812
Crystal Palace (loan) 2018–19 Premier League 20151252
Crystal Palace 2019–20 Premier League 37920399
2020–21 33120351
2021–22 31330343
2022–23 14020160
Total 1351414114915
Career total 39562451123446377
  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 27 September 2022[34][35]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ghana 201020
201110
201272
201300
2014113
2015145
201671
201781
201812
2019103
202040
202181
2022101
Total8319
Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ayew goal.[34]
List of international goals scored by Jordan Ayew
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.1 June 2012Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana Lesotho3–07–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.6–0
3.9 June 2014Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, United States South Korea1–04–0Friendly
4.3–0
5.4–0
6.5 February 2015Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea1–03–02015 Africa Cup of Nations
7.14 June 2015Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana Mauritius2–07–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8.5–1
9.1 September 2015Stade Municipal de Kintélé, Brazzaville, Congo Congo3–23–2Friendly
10.17 November 2015Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana Comoros2–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.24 March 2016Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana Mozambique3–03–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12.29 January 2017Stade d'Oyem, Oyem, Gabon DR Congo1–02–12017 Africa Cup of Nations
13.18 November 2018Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Ethiopia1–02–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
14.2–0
15.25 June 2019Ismailia Stadium, Ismailia, Egypt Benin2–12–22019 Africa Cup of Nations
16.2 July 2019Suez Stadium, Suez, Egypt Guinea-Bissau1–02–0
17.18 November 2019Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe1–01–02021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
18.28 March 2021Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast, Ghana2–03–1
19.10 June 2022Noevir Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan Japan1–11–42022 Kirin Cup

Honours


Ayew celebrating the 2011 Trophée des Champions with Marseille
Ayew celebrating the 2011 Trophée des Champions with Marseille

Marseille

Individual


References


  1. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Ghana" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. "Jordan Ayew: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  3. "Fiche joueur Jordan Ayew". Olympique de Marseille. Archived from the original on 15 August 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  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.
  9. "Aston Villa 1–2 Swansea City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  10. "Jordan Ayew: Swansea sign Aston Villa forward in Neil Taylor swap deal". BBC Sport. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  11. "Andre Ayew: Swansea City re-sign Ghana forward from West Ham". BBC Sport. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  12. "Jordan Ayew Joins Crystal Palace". Crystal Palace F.C. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  13. "Jordan Ayew joins Palace on three-year deal". Crystal Palace F.C. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  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.
  15. "Jordan Ayew's last-minute solo goal sees Crystal Palace sink West Ham". The Guardian. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  16. "Jordan Ayew makes bold statement with sensational solo strike against West Ham". Goal. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  17. "Ayew recognised for impressive Crystal Palace season with three awards". Evening Standard. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  18. "Premier League Player Stats - Goals". www.premierleague.com. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  19. "Palace confirm contract extensions with four senior first-team players - News". Crystal Palace F.C. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  20. "Ghana beats Swaziland 3–0 in 2012 qualifier". Ghana Football Association. 5 September 2010. Archived from the original on 8 September 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  21. K.N.S Mensah (7 September 2010). "Olympique de Marseille's Jordan Ayew Yearns For More With Ghana". Goal.com. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  22. "Ghana 7–0 Lesotho (2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers)". Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). 1 June 2012. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  23. Mensah, Kent (15 December 2011). "Ghana announce 25-man squad for 2012 Africa Cup of Nations". Goal.com. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  24. "Jordan Ayew – 2012 Africa Cup of Nations profile". mtnfootball.com. MTN Group. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  25. "Ghana wins final World Cup warmup". ESPNFC. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  26. Mensah, Kent (10 June 2014). "Ghana 4–0 South Korea: J. Ayew's hat-trick inspires confidence ahead of World Cup". Goal.com. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  27. "Jordan Ayew joins up with Ghana squad for Afcon 2021 - News". Crystal Palace F.C. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  28. "'We weren't good enough' – Jordan Ayew admits after AFCON 2021 exit". Citi Sports Online. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  29. "Andre, Jordan Ayew lose grandfather". GhanaWeb. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  30. "Ghana stars Andre, Jordan Ayew lose grandfather". GhanaSoccernet. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  31. "Picture: Jordan & Andre Ayew pictured in Muslim prayers". ghanasoccernet.com. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  32. Candy (25 December 2018). "Jordan Ayew Finally Flaunts wife Denise & adorable kids to mark X'mas". GH Splash. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  33. Jordan Ayew at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  34. "Ayew, Jordan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  35. "Jordan Ayew". ESPN Soccernet. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  36. "Ayew named Crystal Palace F.C. Player of the Season for 2019/20". Crystal Palace F.C. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  37. "Jordan Ayew on SWAG best player award, life at Crystal Palace, C.K Akonnor and Ghana vs Qatar: Transcript". www.ghanafa.org. Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  38. "Jordan Ayew wins big at Swansea end of season awards". Graphic Online. Retrieved 15 November 2022.



На других языках


[de] Jordan Ayew

Jordan Pierre Ayew (* 11. September 1991 in Marseille, Frankreich) ist ein ghanaischer Fußballspieler. Der Stürmer spielt für Crystal Palace und ist in der ghanaischen Nationalmannschaft aktiv.
- [en] Jordan Ayew

[es] Jordan Ayew

Jordan Ayew (Marsella, Francia, 11 de septiembre de 1991) es un futbolista francés nacionalizado ghanés. Juega de delantero y su equipo es el Crystal Palace F. C. de la Premier League.[2]

[fr] Jordan Ayew

Jordan Ayew, né le 11 septembre 1991 à Marseille (France), est un footballeur international ghanéen qui évolue au poste d'attaquant à Crystal Palace. Il possède également la nationalité française.

[it] Jordan Ayew

Jordan Pierre Ayew (Marsiglia, 11 settembre 1991) è un calciatore ghanese, attaccante del Crystal Palace e della nazionale ghanese.

[ru] Айю, Джордан

Джо́рдан Пьер Айю́ (фр. Jordan Pierre Ayew; родился 11 сентября 1991 года, Марсель, Франция) — ганский футболист, нападающий английского клуба «Кристал Пэлас» и национальной сборной Ганы.



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