South African Belgian born footballer (born 2005)
Ayanda Sishuba
Sishuba training with Lens in 2023
Date of birth
(2005-02-02 ) 2 February 2005 (age 20) Place of birth
Tournai , Belgium Height
1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) Position(s)
Midfielder Current team
Rennes 2009–2014
Mouscron 2014–2017
Lille 2017–2018
Mouscron 2018–2022
Lens Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2022–2024
Lens B
36
(12) 2023–2024
Lens
7
(0) 2024–2025
Hellas Verona
0
(0) 2025–
Rennes
0
(0) 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
Ayanda Sishuba (born 2 February 2005) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Rennes .[ 1]
Club career
Lens
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.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
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.[ 2]
Ayanda Sishuba began to train regularly with Lens' first team during the 2022–23 season ,[ 5] National 3 reserve team.[ 6]
He was among the young players selected to join the first team during the 2023–24 pre-season ,[ 3] Dunkirk , coming on as a substitute, obtaining two penalties, scoring a goal and delivering an assist.[ 4]
Hellas Verona
On 31 August 2024, Sishuba signed with Hellas Verona in Italy.[ 7] [ 8]
Rennes
On 3 February 2025, Sishuba went back to Ligue 1 and signed with Rennes .[ 9] [ 10]
International career
Sishuba is a youth international for Belgium, having played three games with the under-18 for two goals by the summer 2023.[ 3] [ 4]
Personal life
Sishuba is the son of the South African footballer Asanda Sishuba .[ 2]
Career statistics
Club
As of match played 19 May 2024
References
^ Ayanda Sishuba at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2023.^ a b c "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 .^ a b c Tanzi, Loïc; Delom, Hugo; Bourlon, Antoine; Richard, Roland (22 June 2023). " . L'Équipe . Retrieved 23 July 2023 . ^ a b c 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 . ^ "RC Lens: Ayanda Sishuba, le "mini Openda" en couveuse" La Voix du Nord . Retrieved 23 July 2023 .^ 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 . ^ "A new midfielder for Verona: welcome Ayanda!" . Hellas Verona. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024 .^ "Rennes to sign Hellas Verona midfielder Ayanda Sishuba" . Get French Football News. 3 February 2025.^ "Le talent belge Ayanda Sishuba rejoint Rennes" (in French). Stade Rennais FC. 3 February 2025.^ "Official | Rennes sign Hellas Verona midfielder Ayanda Sishuba" . Get French Football News. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025 .
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