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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Serge Folly Ayité[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1985-07-21)21 July 1985 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Bordeaux,France | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Stade Bordelais | ||
| 2006–2007 | Bordeaux | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Brest | 35 | (6) |
| 2009–2011 | Nîmes | 70 | (19) |
| 2011–2014 | Brest | 64 | (13) |
| 2014–2017 | Alanyaspor | 71 | (33) |
| 2017 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 8 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Samsunspor | 25 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | Keşla | 17 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 21 | (5) |
| 2021-22 | Olympias Lympion | ||
| 2022 | Krasava Ypsonas | ||
| Total | 317 | (87) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2016 | Togo | 24 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 March 2016 | |||
Jonathan Serge Folly Ayité (born 21 July 1985) is a former professionalfootballer. Born in France, he played for theTogo national team.
Born and raised inBordeaux, Ayité developed in the ranks ofCFA2 sideStade Bordelais until the age of 21, at which point he joinedBordeaux's reserve team for a season, though the club opted against offering him a contract,[2] and in the summer of 2007 he left to joinStade Brestois inLigue 2.[3]
In his first season in Ligue 2, Ayité scored 6 times in 26 appearances. Following an underwhelming start to the following season, he soon found himself benched, and consequently ended up joining fellow Ligue 2 sideNîmes Olympique in the winter transfer window.[4]
Ayité helped his new club turn their fortunes around to stay in Ligue 2, scoring 4 goals in 18 appearances, which resulted in Nîmes offering him a three-year contract at the end of the season.[5] The following season, his 16 goals in all competitions made him the club's top scorer, and he formed a successful strike partnership withJean-Jacques Mandrichi. At the age of 24, he was quite a late bloomer, but nevertheless drew attention from larger sides,[6] which would continue into the following season.
On the final day of the 2010-11 season's winter transfer window, Ayité rejoined his former club Brest,[7] now inLigue 1, two years after his departure from the side, joining as a replacement for the injuredNolan Roux.[8] On his Ligue 1 debut, he scored againstAS Nancy Lorraine, and ultimately made 14 appearances during his first half-season in the league, scoring 4 goals.
The 2011-12 season saw limited playing time for Ayité, due to frequent injuries and other attackers coming before him at Brest, a story that would continue into the following season, as he continued to struggle for game time, besides a successful September 2012 in which he netted three times. He was, however, able to remain fit for the2013 African Cup of Nations, after which he returned to limited game time at Brest as the club was relegated to Ligue 2.[3] The season after was another difficult one for Ayité, in which he came under heavy scrutiny from Brest supporters and was released at the end of his contract.[9]
In July 2014, Ayité announced he was joiningTFF First League (Turkish second division) clubAlanyaspor.[10] During his first season with the Turkish side, he scored 19 goals in 31 league appearances, following by 13 goals in 29 league appearances the following season as Alanyaspor won promotion to theSuper Lig. Ayité was less prolific in the top flight of Turkish football, however, struggling for game time and only scoring once in 11 league appearances in the first half of the season, and in the 2016–17 winter transfer window, Ayité left Alanyaspor for TFF First League clubYeni Malatyaspor.[11] He helped his new side gain promotion with 3 goals in 8 league appearances, but once again found himself lacking game time in the Super Lig, and thus left in September 2017 to joinSamsunspor.[12]
On 11 October 2018, Ayité signed forKeşla FK until the end of the2018–19 season.[13]
On 20 August 2019, Ayité signed forCypriot First Division clubOlympiakos Nicosia.[citation needed]
Ayité's first call-up to theTogo national team came in June 2007, when he was included in Togo's squad for2008 African Cup of Nations qualification, alongsideEmmanuel Adebayor and his own brother,Floyd.
In January 2010, as Togo were travelling toAngola to compete in the2010 African Cup of Nations, Ayité and his teammates were victims of aterrorist attack,[14] which prompted their withdrawal from the tournament.
He participated in Togo's unsuccessful2012 African Cup of Nations qualification campaign, as well as theirsuccessful campaign to qualify for the2013 African Cup of Nations, at which he played 3 matches as Togo reached the quarter-finals for the first time.[15]
Ayité continued to represent the Togolese national side until March 2016, and he officially retired from international football in October 2016.[16]
Ayité's younger brother,Floyd, is also an international footballer who plays forTogo.
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