Kwame Ayew
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kwame Ayew | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Tamale, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990 | Africa Sports | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1992 | Metz | ||
| 1992–1993 | Al Ahli | 22 | (14) |
| 1993–1995 | Lecce | 34 | (7) |
| 1995–1996 | União Leiria | 13 | (1) |
| 1996–1997 | Vitória Setúbal | 23 | (8) |
| 1997–1999 | Boavista | 56 | (31) |
| 1999–2000 | Sporting CP | 26 | (7) |
| 2000–2001 | Yozgatspor | 19 | (11) |
| 2001–2002 | Kocaelispor | 28 | (10) |
| 2002–2003 | Shenyang Ginde | 28 | (14) |
| 2004–2006 | Inter Shanghai | 56 | (26) |
| 2007 | Vitória Setúbal | 12 | (3) |
| Total | 317 | (132) | |
| National team | |||
| 1992–2001 | Ghana | 25 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men's Football | ||
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1992 Barcelona | Team Competition |
Kwame Ayew (Akan: pronunciation: /æˈjjuː/ a-YEW; born 28 December 1973) is a Ghanaian retired footballer who played as a striker.
During nearly 20 years he played professionally in six countries, mainly in Portugal where he appeared for four teams in the 90s, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 131 games and 51 goals over the course of six seasons.
Born in Tamale, Ayew started playing professionally in France at only 17, spending a couple of Ligue 1 seasons with FC Metz, then moved to Qatar with Al Ahli SC and played in another country in the following two years, Italy, appearing and scoring sparingly for U.S. Lecce (for instance, he netted four goals in 1993–94's Serie A as his club ranked last with only 28 goals, a competition-worst).
Ayew moved to Portugal in 1995, and would remain there in the following five years. He started with U.D. Leiria and Vitória de Setúbal, then impressed at Boavista F.C. also in the Primeira Liga, scoring 15 times in 27 games in his second season to earn his team a best-ever at the time runner-up place, behind neighbours FC Porto.
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