Paul Ayongo

Paul Ayongo
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-11-16) 16 November 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Chaves
Number 95
Youth career
0000–2014 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 14 (2)
2024– Chaves 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024

Paul Ayongo (born 16 November 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga Portugal 2 club Chaves.

Club career

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

  1. ^ "Paços de Ferreira vs. Academico Viseu – 28 July 2018 – Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "Ghanaian forward Paul Ayongo delighted to secure Portuguese Liga I promotion with Paços de Ferreira". 28 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Mariners sign Ghanaian Paul Ayongo". Central Coast Mariners. 3 July 2022.
  4. ^ Criniti, Dominic (2 February 2023). "Paul Ayongo set to depart Central Coast for European opportunity". 1116 SEN.
  5. ^ @LuxembourgFooty (12 July 2023). "63' First Swift subs. Newly-signed Paul Ayongo and Torino loanee Lado Akhalaia on the pitch" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Sl. Bratislava 1 - 1 Swift Hesperange". Diario AS. 12 July 2023. Substitution, Swift Hesperange. Paul Ayongo replaces Bryan Nouvier.
  7. ^ "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.