Jordan Ayew

Marseille

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. 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.

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 elder brother'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 seven goals.

Swansea City

2016–17 season

On 31 January 2017, Jordan Ayew joined Premier League Swansea City until the end of the 2019–20 season in exchange for Welsh…

Born in France, Ayew is of Ghanaian and Lebanese descent and holds dual Ghanaian and French citizenship. He 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 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. In January 2024, he was named in the 27-man squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. He scored two penalties in his 100th…

Club

As of match played 2 May 2026

International

As of match played 3 July 2026

Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ayew goal.

Ayew is the son of Ghanaian footballer Abedi Pele and Maha Ayew. Through his mother, he has Lebanese ancestry; his maternal grandfather, Abdul Aziz Khaldi, was Lebanese. He comes from a family of footballers: his father was a Ghanaian international footballer, while his brothers André and Ibrahim, and uncles Kwame and Sola, have also played professionally. He also has a sister, Imani. Ayew is a practising Muslim. He has never married but has three children: two with Denise Acquah and another from a previous relationship.