Andre Ayew is a famous professional football player from Ghana who plays for Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd and captains the Ghana national team as a winger. He is the second-born son of three-time African Footballer of the Year and a FIFA 100 member. Check all the details below about Andre Ayew Wiki, Age, Height, Wife, Family, Children, Salary, Net Worth, Biography & More.
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Andre Ayew Wiki/Biography
Andre Ayew was born on 17th December 1989 (Age: 33 years; as of 2022) in Seclin, France. His full real name is Andre Morgan Rami Ayew and his nickname is Dede Ayew.
Andre Ayew Educational Qualification
Andre Ayew doesn’t disclose any information about his education. So, we assume that he completed his schooling in his hometown. And then, he joined the club for his football career.
Andre Ayew Height & Weight
Andre Ayew height and weight
- Height: 5′ 9″ inches
- Weight: 72 kg
- Hair Color: Black
- Eye Color: Black
- Body Measurement: 40-30-39
Andre Ayew Family & Parents
Andre Ayew was born into a high-class family to Ghanaian parents.
Andre Ayew’s parents and ancestors
His father’s name is Abedi Pele he was a professional football player and was playing for Lille at the time of his birth his mother’s name is Maha Ayew she is a housewife. His maternal grandfather Alhaji A. A Khadir is Lebanese.
Andre Ayew with his mother
He comes from a family of footballers. He is the nephew of Kwame Ayew and Sola Ayew, both of whom are former international footballers.
Andre Ayew’s childhood photo
He also has two brothers who are professional footballers and he has one sister.
Andre Ayew with his brothers
His brother’s name is Ibrahim and Jordan and his sister’s name is Imani.
Andre Ayew Wife & Children
Andre Ayew’s relationship status is committed and his marital status is married. He married Yvonne Ayew (wife).
Andre Ayew with his wife Yvonne Ayew
The couple has two daughters. Their daughter’s name is Inaya and Maha.
Andre Ayew with his daughters
They both live happily with their wife and children and enjoy their life joyfully.
Andre Ayew Career & Profession
Youth Career
Andre Ayew started his career with 1860 Munchen, where his father played. He was playing for Nania, where his father is the club chairman, In Accra, Ghana at the age of 10. After four years of playing his trade in the Club’s youth academy, he was promoted to the team’s senior squad at the age of 14.
Andre Ayew in his youth career
Andre Ayew still participated in youth-sanctioned events, such as the 2004 edition of the Altstetten U-19 Tournament, despite being on the senior team, in which he was named one of the most famous players of the tournaments. He played professional football at Nania for two seasons before departing the club and returning to France to Play for his father’s former club Marseille.
Andre Ayew as young Black Star Ghana football player
He joined the club on an aspirant contract and, upon his arrival, was put into the club’s youth system and placed onto Marseille’s first professional contract, agreeing to a three-year deal. He was officially promoted to the senior team and assigned the squad number 29 shirt.
Senior Career
Andre Ayew make his professional debut for Marseille on 15th August 2007 in a league match against Valenciennes, coming on as a substitute for Modeste M’bami in the 89th minute. Marseille lost the match 2-1. He made his UEFA Champions League debut against Portuguese champions Porto at the Estadio do Dragao, playing on the left wing in place of Bolo Zenden on 6th November. Andre Ayew played the 77th Minute before being substituted as Marseille was defeated 2-1.
Andre Ayew surpassed the record of his father
Andre Ayew earned praise from the media for his performance of containing Porto right-back Jose Bosingwa. He earned his first league start against Lyon at the Stade de Gerland five days later. He again featured in the team as Marseille pulled off a 2-1 victory. He switched to the squad number 8 shirt, though due to the arrival of attackers Hatem Ben Afra, Sylvain Wiltord, Bakari Kone, and Mamadou Samassa, he was deemed surplus to requirements for the season and was loaned out to fellow first division club Lorient for the season.
Andre Ayew scored his first professional goal after netting the opener in the team’s 1-1 draw with Sochaux on 27th September 2008. On 30th June 2009, he returned to Marseille. Two months later, on the last day of the transfer window on 31st August 2009, new manager Didier Deschamps confirmed that he would be joining newly promoted Ligue 2 club Arles-Avignon on loan for the 2009-2010 season. He make his debut with the club on 11th September, appearing as a substitute in a 1-1 draw with Anger.
Andre Ayew U20 world cup success over Brazil in 2009
On 9th April with the team in the midst of a promotion battle, he scored a double in the team’s 2-1 victory over Le Havre. Arles-Avignon secured promotion to Ligue 1 following the team’s 1-0 over Clermont on 14th May. Andre Ayew finished the campaign with Arles-Avignon appearing in 26 total matches and scoring four goals. On 16th May 2010, after the successful league campaign with Arles-Avignon, Marseille manager Didier Deschamps confirmed that he would be returning to the team and that he will be earning some significant playing time with the club for the 2010-2011 season.
Andre Ayew leads his team after missing penalty
He signed a three-year contract extension with Marseille on the 5th of August. The new deal kept him at the club until June 2014. He scored goals in victories over Guingamp and Monaco in the Round of 16 and quarter-finals, respectively. His younger brother, Jordan, converted the other goal for Marseille in the win. He was nominated for Ligue 1 young player of the Season, along with Marvin Martin and Yann M’Villa.
He was named in the squad for the 2011 Trophee des Champions match against Lille held on 27th July 2011 at the Stade de Tanger in Morocco. Ayew signed a one-year contract extension until 2015 with a release clause of €18 million in 2011 December. Marseille managed to qualify for the quarter-finals by winning on the away goals rule, after drawing 2–2 on aggregate. Premier League side Swansea City announced that he had joined the club on a free transfer, signing a four-year contract with the Swans pending Premier League and international clearance on 10th June 2015.
Andre Ayew touts Ghana’s pedigree after the turnaround to reach the semi-final
Andre Ayew scored his second goal in his second game for Swansea in their 2-0 victory against Newcastle United on 15th August 2015. He was named Premier League Player of the Month for 2015 August and also received Swansea’s award the GWFX Player of the Month for August after making an immediate impact, scoring three goals in his first four league appearances. He signed for West Ham United for a then-club-record fee of £20.5 million on a three-year contract, with the option of an extra two years.
On 26 December 2016, Andre Ayew scored his first West Ham goal. He left West Ham in January 2018 having scored 12 goals in 50 games in all competitions. He completed a deadline day return to former club Swansea City for a reported £18 million rising to with add-ons until the end of the 2020-21 season. He joined Super Lig club Fenerbahce on a season-long loan in July 2018. The deal reportedly included an option for the club to sign him permanently at the end of the loan period.
Andre Ayew leaves Swansea as Wayne Routledge is offered a new contract
Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd SC announced that they had reached an agreement to sign him on a free transfer on 21st July 2021. He was excepted to arrive in Doha the following morning to complete the routine procedures. The club announced his transfer and unveiled him after he had signed a two-year contract with an option for an additional year on 22nd July.
International Career
Youth Career
Due to having dual French and Ghanaian citizenship, Andre was eligible for France and Ghana. He initially chose to represent France, citing the failed inquiries of the Ghana Football Association to contract him as his reason why but declared Ghana to be his first option. Association that he was on the verge of representing France at the international level, stating, “At this moment there is only one choice to make because I have only received an invitation from one country and that is France.”
Andre Ayew international youth career
At the African Youth Championship, Ayew scored two goals against Cameroon in the group stage and South Africa in the semi-finals. The championship victory resulted in the team qualifying for the ensuing U-20 World Cup. In the tournament, Andre Ayew scored twice against England in a 4–0 rout and the equalizing goal against South Africa in the round of 16. In the final, Ghana defeated the Brazilians 4–3 on penalties to win the U-20 World Cup. Ayew converted Ghana’s first penalty in the shootout.
Senior Career
Andre Ayew was called up for the first time by Ghana coach Claude Le Roy for the team’s friendly match against Senegal On 7th 2007. He makes his second major international tournament appearance by appearing at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations. On 19th January 2010, in the team’s final group stage match against Burkina Faso, he scored his first international goal in the 30th minute with a header.
Andre Ayew was the only player from Ghana in the 2010 World Cup squad
On 7 May 2010, Andre Ayew was named to coach Milovan Rajevac’s 30-man preliminary squad to participate in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He later started in the team’s ensuing group-stage matches against Australia and Germany. In the team’s round of 16 matches against the United States, Ayew assisted on the game-winning goal scored by Asamoah Gyan after sending a lob–pass into the United States defense, which Gyan collected and then converted.
Andre Ayew in the 2014 FIFA World Cup as a midfielder
Andre Ayew retired from international football after a dispute with the Ghana Football Association in 2013 February. He then went on to start in both legs of Ghana’s 7-3 aggregate play-off defeat of Egypt to secure qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He was named in Ghans’s squad for the World Cup on 2nd June 2014. On 19 January 2015, Andre Ayew scored Ghana’s first goal of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in a 2–1 loss to Senegal. He is currently the captain of the Black Stars. Ayew was once again named for Ghana’s FIFA World Cup Squad in 2022.
Andre Ayew Awards & Achievements
Marseille
- Coupe de la Ligue in 2010–11, 2011–12.
- Trophée des Champions in 2010, 2011.
Al Sadd
- Qatar Stars League in 2021–22.
- Emir of Qatar Cup in 2021.
Ghana U20
- FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2009.
- African Youth Championship in 2009.
Ghana
- Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2010, 2015;[80] third place in 2008.
Individual
- BBC African Footballer of the Year in 2011.
- Prix Marc-Vivien Foé in 2015.
- CAF Team of the Year in 2010,2011,2015.
- Africa Cup of Nations Top Scorer in 2015.
- Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament in 2015.
- Premier League Player of the Month in August 2015.
- IFFHS CAF Men’s Team of the Decade 2011–2020.
- Calcio Trade Ball Order of the Star Award in 2022.
- Ghana Player of the Year in 2011.
- Ghana Football Awards Footballer of the Year in 2021.
- Olympique de Marseille Player of the Season in 2011.
- Swansea City Players’ Player of the Year in 2019–20.
- Swansea City Supporters’ Player of the Year in 2019–20.
- Swansea City Best Newcomer of the Year in 2015–16.
Andre Ayew Favorite Things
- Favorite Sportsman: Cristiano Ronaldo
- Favorite Actor: Dwayne Johnson
- Favorite Actress: Marilyn Monroe
- Favorite Food: Hausa Koko
- Favorite Color: Black
- Favorite Movie: Black Adam
- Favorite Hobbies: Gym
Andre Ayew Net Worth
Andre Ayew’s net worth is estimated at $6 million dollars. His annual salary is 3.72 million EUR as of November 2022. He is a famous professional football player from Ghana, who plays for Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd and captains the Ghana national team as a winger. He lives in a beautiful house with his family, wife, and children. He has all the luxurious things in his house and many luxury cars.
Andre Ayew in his luxury car
Andre Ayew Social Handles
- Twitter: ayewandre
- Facebook: AndreAyew
- Instagram: andreayew10
Andre Ayew Amazing Facts
- Currently, Andre Ayew was playing in team Al Sadd.
- His jersey number is 24.
- His position in his team is Winger.
- He made donations to the Ghana U-20 team, which captained to victory 10 years earlier on 26th July 2019.
- This was a move made to encourage and motivate the team ahead of the Africa games slated for the following month in Rabat, Morocco.
- Andre Ayew comes from a family of Footballers.
- He started his career in Ghana, playing for Nania.
- Andre Ayew was once again named for Ghana’s FIFA World Cup Squad in 2022.
- His brother is also a football player.
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