Jordan Pierre Ayew was born on 11 September 1991 and is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Crystal Palace and the Ghana national team.
21 Facts About Jordan Ayew
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Jordan Ayew is the son of former Ghana captain Abedi Pele and brother of fellow players Andre and Ibrahim Ayew.
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Jordan Ayew made his debut for the Ghana national team in 2010 and has earned over 80 caps.
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Jordan Ayew has played in two FIFA World Cups, as well as five Africa Cup of Nations, helping them finish runners-up in 2015.
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Jordan Ayew signed a three-year professional contract with Marseille in 2009.
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Jordan Ayew made his debut for the senior team on 16 December 2009 in a league match, scoring the equaliser against Lorient.
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Jordan Ayew scored his second goal against Nice at the Stade Velodrome on 27 April 2011 in a match which saw his elder brother Andre Jordan Ayew score a hat-trick.
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On 28 July 2014, Jordan Ayew signed a four-year contract with Lorient.
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Jordan Ayew explained the style and quality of play that Lorient proposed was the reason behind the decision.
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Jordan Ayew scored his first goal for the club on 24 October 2015 against his elder brother's club, Swansea City, in the 62nd minute.
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Jordan Ayew played a key role in helping them survive the league and avoid relegation by playing 14 matches, starting nine of those, scoring a goal and assisting three goals.
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On 22 August 2017, Jordan Ayew put up a man of the match performance by scoring a 20-yard strike goal and assisting another for Tammy Abraham's debut goal in Swansea's EFL Cup match against MK Dons.
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Jordan Ayew finished the season as the club's top goal scorer and was voted the Players' Player of the season.
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Jordan Ayew was praised for his pressing, hold up play which helped in bringing others into play and allowing the other attackers the opportunity to create chances.
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Three days after, Jordan Ayew came on in the 68th minute for Jairo Riedewald to score a late winner against Grimsby Town in the FA Cup.
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In June 2022, Jordan Ayew signed a contract extension keeping him at the club until 2023.
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On 1 June 2012, Jordan 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.
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In December 2011, Jordan 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.
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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.
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Jordan Ayew was part of the Ghanaian team in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations that was eliminated at the group stage of the competition.
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Jordan Ayew is married to Denise Acquah and they have two children.