Paul Ayongo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Ayongo | ||
| Date of birth | November 16, 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | União de Leiria | ||
| Number | 90 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Charity Stars | ||
| 2014 | Oeiras | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Oeiras | ||
| 2015–2018 | Amarante | 73 | (29) |
| 2018–2019 | Paços de Ferreira | 10 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | → Mafra (loan) | 21 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Académico de Viseu | 61 | (14) |
| 2022–2023 | Central Coast Mariners | 9 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Swift Hesperange | 6 | (1) |
| 2024– | União de Leiria | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2023 | |||
Paul Ayongo (born 16 November 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga Portugal 2 club União de Leiria.
Club career[edit]
Ayongo made his professional debut with Paços de Ferreira in a 3–2 Taça da Liga win over Académico de Viseu on 28 July 2018.[1][2]
In July 2022, Ayongo joined Australian club Central Coast Mariners as a foreign player on a two-year deal.[3] He scored once in 9 appearances, before announcing his departure to the staff and was rumoured to join a Romanian club.[4]
In July 2023, Ayongo joined Luxembourgian club Swift Hesperange and made his debut for them in the first qualifying round of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League against Slovan Bratislava.[5][6]
On 3 January 2024, Ayongo returned to Portugal, joining Liga Portugal 2 club União de Leiria on a contract until 2025.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Paços de Ferreira vs. Academico Viseu – 28 July 2018 – Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Ghanaian forward Paul Ayongo delighted to secure Portuguese Liga I promotion with Paços de Ferreira". 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Mariners sign Ghanaian Paul Ayongo". Central Coast Mariners. 3 July 2022.
- ^ Criniti, Dominic (2 February 2023). "Paul Ayongo set to depart Central Coast for European opportunity". 1116 SEN.
- ^ @LuxembourgFooty (July 12, 2023). "63' First Swift subs. Newly-signed Paul Ayongo and Torino loanee Lado Akhalaia on the pitch" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Sl. Bratislava 1 - 1 Swift Hesperange". Diario AS. 12 July 2023.
Substitution, Swift Hesperange. Paul Ayongo replaces Bryan Nouvier.
- ^ "Comunicado: Paul Ayongo assina até 2025" [Announcement: Paul Ayongo signs until 2025] (in European Portuguese). U.D. Leiria. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
External links[edit]
- Paul Ayongo at Soccerway
- Paul Ayongo at ZeroZero
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Accra
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Campeonato de Portugal (league) players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- A-League Men players
- Luxembourg National Division players
- AD Oeiras players
- Amarante F.C. players
- F.C. Paços de Ferreira players
- C.D. Mafra players
- Académico de Viseu F.C. players
- Central Coast Mariners FC players
- FC Swift Hesperange players
- U.D. Leiria players
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Luxembourg
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Luxembourg