 Ayew playing with Marseille in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan Pierre Ayew[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 September 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Marseille | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2006 | Lyon Duchère | ||
| 2006–2009 | Marseille | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009– | Marseille | 106 | (14) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | Ghana U20 | 1 | (1) |
| 2010– | Ghana | 10 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 March 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 June 2012 | |||
Jordan Pierre Ayew (Akan: pronunciation: /æˈjjuː/ a-yew; born 11 September 1991) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for the French Ligue 1 club Olympique de Marseille and the Ghana national football team.
Club career
Marseille
Ayew joined Marseille as a trainee in 2006. He signed a 3-year professional contract with Marseille in 2009. Ayew made his debut for the senior team on 16 December 2009 in a league game, scoring the equaliser againstLorient. Marseille went on to win the game 2–1.[2] 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.
International career
Ayew made his first senior appearance for Ghana on 5 September 2010, in a 3–0 2012 AFCON Qualificationmatch win against Swaziland, at the Somhlolo National Stadium in Lobamba, Swaziland.[3][4] 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.[5] In December 2011, Ayew was named to the Ghana national team provisional 25-man squad for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations,[6] and in January 2012 he was selected for the tournament's 23-man squad.[7]
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 male extended family and siblings are current or former professional footballers.
