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South African Belgian born footballer (born 2005)

Ayanda Sishuba
Sishuba training with Lens in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-02-02) 2 February 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Tournai, Belgium
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team Hellas Verona
Number 17
Youth career
2009–2014 Mouscron
2014–2017 Lille
2017–2018 Mouscron
2018–2022 Lens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Lens B 36 (12)
2023–2024 Lens 7 (0)
2024– Hellas Verona 0 (0)
International career
2022 Belgium U17 2 (0)
2023 Belgium U18 3 (2)
2023– Belgium U19 10 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Ayanda Sishuba (born 2 February 2005) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Hellas Verona.

Club career

Born in Tournai, Belgium, Sishuba first played for Excelsior Mouscron—where his father Asanda Sishuba then was a professional footballer—from the age of four, before moving to France, joining the Lille academy. But after three seasons he signed for their Nord-Pas-de-Calaisiens rivals of RC Lens at the age of 13.

He signed his first professional contract with the club in December 2021, as he had already become a standout with the under-19, aged only 16.

Ayanda Sishuba began to train regularly with Lens' first team during the 2022–23 season, while having established himself as a leader of the National 3 reserve team.

He was among the young players selected to join the first team during the 2023–24 pre-season, already proving decisive during the friendly against Dunkirk, coming on as a substitute, obtaining two penalties, scoring a goal and delivering an assist.

On 31 August 2024, Sishuba signed with Hellas Verona in Italy.

International career

Sishuba is a youth international for Belgium, having played three games with the under-18 for two goals by the summer 2023.

Personal life

Sishuba is the son of the South African footballer Asanda Sishuba.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 May 2024
Appearances by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lens B 2021–22 Championnat National 2 7 0 — — 7 0
2022–23 Championnat National 3 18 9 — — 18 9
2023–24 Championnat National 3 11 3 — — 11 3
Total 36 12 — — 36 12
Lens 2023–24 Ligue 1 7 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
Hellas Verona 2024–25 Serie A 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 43 12 1 0 0 0 44 12

References

  1. Ayanda Sishuba at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  2. ^ "RC Lens : qui est Ayanda Sishuba, nouveau contrat pro du club ?". L'Avenir de l'Artois (in French). Nord Littoral [fr]. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  3. ^ Tanzi, Loïc; Delom, Hugo; Bourlon, Antoine; Richard, Roland (22 June 2023). "" L'avenir leur appartient ", le podcast, épisode 3 : Ayanda Sishuba, le Belge qui monte". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  4. ^ Malice, Florent (8 July 2023). "Retenez bien son nom : un jeune belge épate en présaison avec le Racing Lens". Walfoot.be (in French). Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  5. "RC Lens: Ayanda Sishuba, le "mini Openda" en couveuse". La Voix du Nord (in French). 21 April 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  6. Melilli, Giordano (26 April 2023). "RC Lens : Ayanda Sishuba, " La finalité, c'est de jouer à Bollaert en pro "". L'Avenir de l'Artois (in French). Nord Littoral. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  7. "A new midfielder for Verona: welcome Ayanda!". Hellas Verona. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.

External links

Hellas Verona FC – current squad
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