Introduction
Jordan Pierre Ayew (/ˈdʒɔːrdən/ /ˈpɪər/ /æˈjjuː/; born 11 September 1991) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Swansea City and the Ghana national team.
Club career
Marseille
Ayew joined Marseille as a trainee in 2006. He signed a three-year professional contract with Marseille in 2009. Jordan Ichmin Ayew made his debut for the senior team on 16 December 2009 in a league game, scoring the equaliser against Lorient. Marseille went on to win the game 2–1. 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 outfit Arsenal.
On 6 January 2014, he joined Ligue 1 rivals Sochaux on a loan deal until the end of the 2013–14 season.
Lorient
On 28 July 2014, Ayew signed a four-year contract with Lorient. 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. He scored his first goal for the club on 24 October 2015 against his brother André's club, Swansea City, in the 62nd minute. 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 7 goals.
Swansea City
On 31 January 2017, Jordan Ayew joined Swansea City 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. Jordan's brother André Ayew was a Swansea City player during the 2015-16 season.
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. 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. In December 2011, Ayew was named to the Ghana national team provisional 25-man squad for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, and in January 2012 he was selected for the tournament's 23-man squad.
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.
Jordan Ayew was part of the 2015 nation cup team 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.
Personal life
Ayew is the son of Maha Ayew and Abedi Pelé, nephew of Kwame and Sola and brother of André, Ibrahim and Imani. All of his male extended family and siblings are current or former professional footballers. Ayew is a practising Muslim.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played on 18 December 2016.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Marseille | 2009–10 | 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 | |
| Sochaux (loan) | 2013–14 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 5 | |
| Lorient | 2014–15 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | 33 | 13 | |
| Aston Villa | 2015–16 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 0 | — | 36 | 7 | |
| 2016–17 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 22 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 207 | 40 | 22 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 253 | 50 | |
International
- As of match played on 17 November 2016
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 11 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 9 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 12 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first.
| 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, Republic of the Congo |  Congo | 2–3 | 2–3 | 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, Brazil |  Mozambique | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 12. | 29 January 2017 | Stade d'Oyem, Oyem, Gabon |  DR Congo | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations |
Honours
Olympique de Marseille
- Ligue 1: 2010
- Coupe de la Ligue: 2010, 2011, 2012
- Trophée des Champions: 2010, 2011
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