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Joris Ahlinvi

Joris Ahlinvi
Personal information
Full name Joris Rudolph Elavagnon Ahlinvi
Date of birth (1995-07-13) 13 July 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Bordeaux, France
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
2011–2014 Valenciennes
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 FIU Pantherss 47 (16)
2019 Indiana Hoosiers 10 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Valenciennes II 7 (2)
2014–2015 Montpellier II 20 (3)
2015–2016 US Lège-Cap-Ferret 16 (6)
2017 Reading United 1 (0)
2020 New Mexico United 6 (2)
2021–2022 Virton 4 (0)
2022–2023 Bassin d'Arcachon
2023–2024 US Lège-Cap-Ferret 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2024

Joris Ahlinvi (born 13 July 1995) is a French professional footballer who most recently played as a winger for Championnat National 3 club Lège-Cap-Ferret.[1]

Club career

Valenciennes, Montpellier & Lége-Cap-Ferret

Ahlinvi played with the Valenciennes academy and their second team in the CFA. Following Valenciennes relegation in Ligue 2, he chose to joined Montpellier in June 2014.[2] He later joined CFA 2 side US Lège-Cap-Ferret, where he scored 6 goals in 16 appearances.[3][citation needed]

College in the United States

In 2016, Ahlinvi made the move to the United States to play college soccer at Florida International University, where he played for 3 seasons, scoring 16 goals and tallying 9 assists in 47 appearances.[4] During his time at FIU, Ahlinvi was named C-USA All-Tournament Team, C-USA All-Freshman Team, All-AAC Second Team, All C-USA First Team and USC All-Southeast Region First Team.[5]

Ahlinvi transferred to Indiana University for his senior year in 2019. He scored 2 goals in 10 appearances for the Hoosiers and was named USC East Region First Team and All-AAC First Team.[5]

Reading United

While at college, Ahlinvi made a single appearances for USL PDL side Reading United during their 2017 season.[6]

2020 MLS SuperDraft

On 13 January 2020, Ahlinvi was selected 53rd overall in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft by FC Cincinnati.[7]

New Mexico United

On 13 February 2020, Ahlinvi signed for USL Championship side New Mexico United.[8][9]

Virton

On 6 August 2021, Ahlinvi signed with Belgian Division 2 side Virton.[10]

International career

Born in France, Ahlinvi is Beninese by descent.[11] He was named on the bench for the Benin national team during an international fixture against Equatorial Guinea on 14 June 2015.[12]

Personal life

Joris is the brother of professional footballer of Mattéo Ahlinvi, who plays for Nîmes Olympique.[13][14]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 October 2020[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Valenciennes II 2012–13 Championnat de France Amateur 6 2 6 2
2013–14 Championnat de France Amateur 2 1 0 1 0
Total 7 2 7 2
Montpelier II 2014–15 Championnat de France Amateur 20 3 20 3
US Lège-Cap-Ferret 2015–16 Championnat de France Amateur 2 16 6 0 0 16 6
Reading United 2017 USL PDL 1[15] 0 1[a] 0 0 0 2 0
New Mexico United 2020 USL Championship 4 2 2[b] 0 6 2
Career total 48 13 1 0 2 0 51 13
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the US Open Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in USL Championship playoffs

References