Floyd Ayité
Floyd Ama Nino Ayité (born 15 December 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French club Valenciennes and the Togo national team. He mainly plays a winger. He is Jonathan Ayité's younger brother.[2]
| Ayité playing for Fulham in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Floyd Ama Nino Ayité[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 December 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Bordeaux, France | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Valenciennes | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Bordeaux | 7 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Angers (loan) | 33 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | → Nancy (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Reims | 73 | (10) |
| 2014–2016 | Bastia | 53 | (14) |
| 2016–2019 | Fulham | 78 | (14) |
| 2019–2021 | Gençlerbirliği | 49 | (6) |
| 2021– | Valenciennes | 13 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007– | Togo | 46 | (11) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:51, 15 December 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Ayité was born in Bordeaux, and started his career as a footballer for home town Bordeaux. Making his debut for the club in 2008. Loan spells at Angers and Nancy followed.
In 2011, Ayité signed for Stade de Reims, where he made 73 league appearances scoring 10 goals. He joined SC Bastia in 2014 where he scored five goals in 28 league games in his first season at the club.
On 1 July 2016, Ayité signed for English Championship club Fulham for an undisclosed fee, signing a three- year contract, with a club option of a further twelve months.[3] He scored his first goals for Fulham when he scored twice in a 4–4 draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers on 10 December 2016.[4]
On 2 September 2019, he signed a two-year contract with Gençlerbirliği.[5]
On 4 August 2021, he returned to France and signed a two-year contract with Valenciennes.[6]
International career
Despite being born in France, Ayité decide to follow in the footsteps of his older brother Jonathan Ayité and represent Togo, making his debut in 2008. On 14 November 2009, he scored his first goal for Togo, against Gabon.
In 2013 he played 3 matches at 2013 Africa Cup of Nations where his team reached the quarterfinals [7][8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 1 July 2019
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Angers (loan) | 2008–09[9] | Ligue 2 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 |
| Nancy (loan) | 2009–10[9] | Ligue 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bordeaux | 2010–11[9] | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Reims | 2011–12[9] | Ligue 2 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| 2012–13[9] | Ligue 1 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| 2013–14[9] | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 6 | ||
| Total | 73 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 11 | ||
| Bastia | 2014–15[9] | Ligue 1 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 9 |
| 2015–16[9] | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 8 | ||
| Total | 62 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 17 | ||
| Fulham | 2016–17[10] | Championship | 33 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 9 | |
| 2017–18[11] | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19[12] | Premier League | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| Total | 78 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 14 | ||
| Career total | 259 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 275 | 45 | ||
International
- Scores and results list Togo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ayité goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 November 2008 | Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo | Rwanda | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 14 November 2009 | Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo | Gabon | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 13 January 2013 | Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo | Niger | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 10 September 2014 | Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo | Ghana | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 5 | 4 September 2015 | El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium Djibouti City, Djibouti | Djibouti | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 6 | 5 June 2016 | Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia, Liberia | Liberia | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 7 | 11 November 2016 | Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia | Comoros | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 8 | 15 November 2016 | Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco | Morocco | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 9 | 24 March 2018 | Stade Pierre Brisson, Beauvais, France | Ivory Coast | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 10 | 2–2 | |||||
| 11 | 16 October 2018 | Independence Stadium, Bakau, Gambia | Gambia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
Fulham
References
- ^ "List of players under written contract registered between 01/07/2016 and 31/07/2016" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 33. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "Jonathan Ayité en D2 turque - Foot - Transfert". L'Équipe. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Floyd Ayite: Fulham bring in Togo forward from Bastia". BBC Sport. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
- ^ "Wolves 4–4 Fulham". BBC. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ "Floyd Ayite, Gençlerbirliği'nde" (in Turkish). Ntvspor. September 2, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
- ^ "Floyd Ayité à VA pour 2 ans !" (in French). Valenciennes. 4 August 2021.
- ^ https://africanfootball.com/tournament-matches/141/2013-Africa-Cup-Of-Nations /1
- ^ "AfricanFootball - Togo".
- ^ a b c d e f g h Floyd Ayité at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Floyd Ayité in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Floyd Ayité in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Floyd Ayité in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "Ayité, Floyd". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ Cartwright, Phil (26 May 2018). "Aston Villa 0–1 Fulham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
External links
- at francefootball.fr (in French)
- Floyd Ayité – French league stats at LFP – also available in French
- Floyd Ayité at Soccerway