Eric Ayiah

Eric Ayiah (born 6 March 2000)[1] is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for AS Monaco B[2] in the Championnat National 2.[3][4] He is a former captain of the Ghana U-17 Team.[5] He was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation 2017".[6]

Eric Ayiah
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-06) 6 March 2000
Place of birth Ghana
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Monaco
Youth career
0000–2018 Charity Stars
2018– Monaco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Monaco B 19 (4)
National team‡
2017 Ghana U17 8 (3)
Honours
Representing  Ghana
Men's football
Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
2017 Gabon
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 March 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 December 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Ayiah started his career in his native Ghana with lower-tier side Charity Stars before securing a move to AS Monaco after his exploits with the Ghana U-17 team at both the 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations and 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[7][8]

International career

Ayiah was the captain for the Ghanaian youth team, the Black Starlets, the Ghana U-17 Team.[1][9]

He served and played as captain at the 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations where he came up as 2nd top scorer to clinch the silver boot after scoring four goals and guided the Black Starlets to the silver medal at the competition. He also played in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[1][10][11]

He was nominated for Confederation of African Football (CAF) Youth Player of the year award in 2017 which was eventually won by Patson Daka.[12][13][14]

Career statistics

Club
As of 24 March 2021.[15]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Monaco B 2018–19 Championnat National 2 3 0 – – 0 0 3 0
2019–20 10 3 – – 0 0 10 3
2020–21 6 1 – – 0 0 6 1
Career total 19 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 4

Honours

Ghana U-17

Individual

References
  1. FIFA.com. "FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 - News - Ayiah: Ghana can go all the way - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  2. "Éric AYIAH". AS Monaco. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  3. "Former Ghana U-17 captain Eric Ayiah joins French giants AS Monaco". GhanaSoccernet. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  4. "Eric Ayiah came off the bench to score his first goal for AS Monaco - Kickgh.com". www.kickgh.com. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  5. Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Ayiah: Ghana's new-found scoring sensation". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  6. "Next Generation 2017: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  7. "I've improved at Monaco - Eric Ayiah". GhanaWeb. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  8. "Ghanaian prodigy Ayiah joins Monaco | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  9. FIFA.com. "FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 - News - Ghana ease their way to India - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  10. "FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017: All you need to know about Ghana U-17 | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  11. "Eric Ayiah joins Monaco on five-year deal". MyJoyOnline.com. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  12. "Eric Ayiah nominated for CAF Youth Player of the Year". MyJoyOnline.com. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  13. "'It's a great feeling' - Zambia's Patson Daka on Caf African Youth Player award nomination | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  14. "Patson Daka is CAF Youth Player of the Year". www.ghanaweb.com. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  15. Eric Ayiah at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 December 2019.

Eric Ayiah at Soccerway


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