Ayanda Sishuba

Ayanda Sishuba (born 2 February 2005) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lens.[1]

Ayanda Sishuba
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-02-02) 2 February 2005
Place of birth Tournai, Belgium
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lens
Number 32
Youth career
2009–2014 Mouscron
2014–2017 Lille
2017–2018 Mouscron
2018–2023 Lens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Lens B 25 (9)
International career‡
2022 Belgium U17 2 (0)
2023– Belgium U18 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 July 2023

Club career

Born in Tournai, Belgium, Ayanda Sishuba first played for Excelsior Mouscron—where his father Asanda Sishuba then was a professional footballer—from the age of four, before moving to France, joining the Lille academy. But after three seasons he signed for their Nord-Pas-de-Calaisiens rivals of RC Lens at the age of 13.[2][3][4]

He signed his first professional contract with the club in December 2021, as he had already become a standout with the under-19, aged only 16.[2]

Ayanda Sishuba began to train regularly with Lens' first team during the 2022–23 season,[5] while having established himself as a leader of the National 3 reserve team.[6]

He was among the young players selected to join the first team during the 2023–24 pre-season,[3] already proving decisive during the friendly against Dunkirk, coming on as a substitute, obtaining two penalties, scoring a goal and delivering an assist.[4]

International career

Ayanda Sishuba is a youth international for Belgium, having played three games with the under-18 for two goals by the summer 2023.[3][4]

Personal life

Sishuba is the son of the South African footballer Asanda Sishuba.[2]

References
  1. Ayanda Sishuba at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  2. "RC Lens : qui est Ayanda Sishuba, nouveau contrat pro du club ?". L'Avenir de l'Artois (in French). Nord Littoral. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  3. Tanzi, Loïc; Delom, Hugo; Bourlon, Antoine; Richard, Roland (22 June 2023). "« L'avenir leur appartient », le podcast, épisode 3 : Ayanda Sishuba, le Belge qui monte". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  4. Malice, Florent (8 July 2023). "Retenez bien son nom : un jeune belge épate en présaison avec le Racing Lens". Walfoot.be (in French). Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  5. "RC Lens: Ayanda Sishuba, le «mini Openda» en couveuse". La Voix du Nord (in French). 21 April 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  6. Melilli, Giordano (26 April 2023). "RC Lens : Ayanda Sishuba, « La finalité, c'est de jouer à Bollaert en pro »". L'Avenir de l'Artois (in French). Nord Littoral. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
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