to advance, and were awarded an early penalty, taken by Ayew. However, Ayew would see his attempt saved, and Uruguay went on to score twice in the first half. At half-time, Ayew and his brother Jordan were both substituted, but the scoreline finished unchanged at 2–0, to send Ghana home in fourth place in their group. Personal life Ayew was born in Seclin, a commune in the arrondissement of Lille, to Ghanaian parents. His grandfather from his mother Maha's side, Alhaji A.A. Khadir, is Lebanese. Ayew comes from a family of footballers. His father, Abedi Pele, was a professional footballer and was playing for Lille at the time of his birth. He is the nephew of Kwame Ayew and Sola Ayew, both of whom are former international footballers. Ayew also has two brothers who are professional footballers; Ibrahim and Jordan, and a sister, Imani. Jordan currently plays for Crystal Palace and Ibrahim currently plays for Europa in Gibraltar. He is a practising Muslim. Charity work On 26 July 2019, Ayew made donations to the Ghana under-20 team, which he captained to victory 10 years earlier. This was a move that was made to encourage and motivate the team ahead of the Africa games slated for the following month in Rabat, Morocco. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ayew goal. Honours Marseille Coupe de la Ligue: 2010–11, 2011–12 Trophée des Champions: 2010, 2011 Al Sadd Qatar Stars League: 2021–22 Emir of Qatar Cup: 2021 Ghana U20 FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2009 African Youth Championship: 2009 Ghana Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2010, 2015; third place: 2008 Individual BBC African Footballer of the Year: 2011 Prix Marc-Vivien Foé: 2015 CAF Team of the Year: 2010, 2011, 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Top Scorer: 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2015 Premier League Player of the Month: August 2015 IFFHS CAF Men's Team of the Decade 2011–2020 Calcio Trade Ball Order of the Star Award: 2022 Ghana Player of the Year: 2011 Ghana Football Awards Footballer of the Year: 2021 Olympique de Marseille Player of the Season: 2011 Swansea City Players’ Player of the Year: 2019–20 Swansea City Supporters’ Player of the Year: 2019–20 Swansea City Best Newcomer of the Year: 2015–16 See also List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps References External links profile