Paul Ayongo

Paul Ayongo (born 16 November 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swift Hesperange.

Paul Ayongo
Personal information
Full name Paul Ayongo
Date of birth (1996-11-16) November 16, 1996
Place of birth Ghana
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Swift Hesperange
Number 20
Youth career
Charity Stars
Oeiras
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Oeiras
2015–2018 Amarante 73 (29)
2018–2019 Paços de Ferreira 14 (4)
2019–2020 → Mafra (loan) 25 (4)
2020–2022 Académico de Viseu 39 (12)
2022–2023 Central Coast Mariners 9 (1)
2023– Swift Hesperange 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2023

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]

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.
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