Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ibrahim Abdul Rahim Ayew | ||
Date of birth | 16 April 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Tamale, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Defensive Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Europa | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
Adisadel College | |||
Nania | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2008 | Nania | 77 | (9) |
2008–2009 | Eleven Wise | 30 | (2) |
2009–2010 | Zamalek | 11 | (1) |
2011–2013 | Lierse | 39 | (14) |
2013–2016 | Asante Kotoko | 53 | (24) |
2016– | Europa | 24 | (1) |
National team | |||
Ghana U-17 | |||
Ghana U-20 | |||
Ghana U-23 | |||
2009–2010 | Ghana | 8 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 March 2017. |
Ibrahim Abdul Rahim Ayew (Akan: pronunciation: /æˈjjuː/ a-YEW; born 16 April 1988), also known as Ibrahim Ayew or Rahim Ayew, is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Europa of Gibraltar as a defensive midfielder.
Ayew began to play football at Adisadel College, and later started his professional career with his father's team F.C. Nania and was in January 2009 transferred to Eleven Wise. He agreed to sign for German club TSG Hoffenheim, signing on a three and a half year contract, but the deal never materialized. On 17 June 2009, after much speculation, then 21-year-old Ghanaian national player joined from Sekondi Wise Fighters to Egyptian giants El Zamalek FC, where he signed a five-year contract. In January 2011, he signed a contract with Lierse S.K. in the Jupiler League in Belgium. He became a free agent in July 2013 after a two-season stint with Lierse and then for 5 months, he tried to look for a team to play. In December 2013, he returned to Ghana, signing with Asante Kotoko. In 2016, Ayew moved to Gibraltar to sign with Premier Division side Europa. Used as a left-back in the side, he scored his first goal on 19 March 2017 against Europa Point.