Who is dede ayew

Ayew spent the following season on loan at Fenerbahce, but came back to Swansea in and has ended the last two campaigns as boss Steve Cooper's leading scorer. BY: Kweku Zurek.

Category: Sports News. Dede Ayew joins Qatari club Al Sadd today. Ghana captain Andre Ayew is expected to complete a permanent transfer to Qatari champions Al Sadd today. Prev Next. After four years of plying his trade in the club's youth academy, he was promoted to the team's senior squad at the age of Despite being on the senior team, he still participated in youth-sanctioned events, such as the edition of the Altstetten U Tournament, in which he was named one of the tournament's most famous players.

Ayew 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.

Ayew joined the club on an aspirant "trainee" contract and, upon his arrival, was put into the club's youth system and placed onto Marseille's undeis first professional contract, agreeing to a three-year deal. He was officially promoted to the senior team and assigned the squad number 29 shirt. Ayew made his professional debut for Marseille on 15 August 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. Ayew played 77 minutes before being substituted out as Marseille were defeated 2—1. Five days later, Ayew earned his first league start against Lyon at the Stade de Gerland. Ayew again featured in the team as Marseille pulled off a 2—1 victory. Ayew finished the season with 13 total appearances, nine in league play and two in cup play, in addition to two Champions League appearances. Marseille, however, denied the offer.

On 27 September , he scored his first professional goal after netting the opener in the team's 1—1 draw with Sochaux. Despite the initial success, Ayew was limited throughout the league campaign to just appearing as a substitute.

He finished the season with 22 league appearances and three goals and, on 30 June , returned to Marseille.

Two months later, on 31 August , the last day of the transfer window, new manager Didier Deschamps confirmed that Ayew would be joining newly promoted Ligue 2 club Arles-Avignon on loan for the —10 season.

Ayew was given the number 10 shirt and his favorable right wing position. He made his debut with the club on 11 September, appearing as a substitute in a 1—1 draw with Angers. The following week, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4—2 defeat to Tours. He was ever present in the team's fall campaign, but due to the Africa Cup of Nations, he missed the month of January. Ayew returned to the team on 5 February and appeared as a starter in all of the team's matches for the rest of the campaign.

On 9 April, with the team in the midst of a promotion battle, Ayew scored a double in the team's 2—1 victory over Le Havre. The following week, he struck again scoring the opener in the team's 1—1 draw with Guingamp. Ayew started and played the entire match. He finished the campaign with Arles-Avignon appearing in 26 total matches and scoring four goals.

After the successful league campaign with Arles-Avignon, on 16 May , Marseille manager Didier Deschamps confirmed that Ayew would be returning to the team and that he will be earning some significant playing time with the club for the —11 season. On 5 August, Ayew signed a three-year contract extension with Marseille. The new deal kept him at the club until June Following the international break in September, he scored a double against his former club Arles-Avignon in a 3—0 win.

In the Coupe de la Ligue, Ayew scored goals in victories over Guingamp and Monaco in the Round of 16 and quarter-finals, respectively. On 20 November, he scored the only goal in a victory over Toulouse. Ayew scored the goal two minutes from time. On 27 April , Ayew scored his first professional hat-trick in a 4—2 victory over Nice. His younger brother, Jordan, converted the other goal for Marseille in the win.

He was voted Marseille's Best Player for the Season for — He scored a hat-trick, including two 90th minute penalties, ensuring Marseille a 5—4 victory. On 4 April , Ayew scored only his second hat-trick of his Marseille career, inspiring his club to a 3—1 league victory, their first in seven outings, over bottom club Ajaccio.

On 10 June , Premier League side Swansea City announced that Ayew had joined the club on a free transfer, signing a four-year contract with the Swans pending Premier League and international clearance. Ayew scored his first goal for the club on his debut against Chelsea on 8 August in a 2—2 draw. On 15 August , Ayew scored his second goal in his second game for Swansea in their 2—0 victory against Newcastle United.

He continued his form in the next league fixture against Manchester United, where he scored and created an assist. Ayew was named Premier League Player of the Month for August and also received Swansea's monthly award the GWFX Player of the Month for August after making an immediate impact, scoring three goals in his first four league appearances.

Ayew's debut game for West Ham, on 15 August , against Chelsea, lasted 35 minutes before he was substituted after sustaining a thigh injury.