Joris Ahlinvi

Joris Rudolph Elavagnon Ahlinvi (born 13 July 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for USL Championship side New Mexico United.

Joris Ahlinvi
Personal information
Full name Joris Rudolph Elavagnon Ahlinvi
Date of birth (1995-07-13) 13 July 1995
Place of birth Gujan-Mestras, France
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 New Mexico United
Number 26
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 2 (1)
National team‡
2015 Benin 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 February 2020

Club career

Valenciennes, Montpellier & Lége-Cap-Ferret

Ahlinvi played with the Valenciennes academy and their second team in the CFA. Following his release from the club, he joined Montpellier in June 2014.[1] He later joined CFA 2 side US Lège-Cap-Ferret, where he scored 6 goals in 16 appearances.[2][3]

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 the University of Indiana 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] However, he did not sign with the club.

New Mexico United

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

International career

Ahlinvi was named on the bench during an international fixture against Equatorial Guinea on 14 June 2015.[10]

Personal life

Joris is the brother of professional footballer of Mattéo Ahlinvi, who plays for Nîmes Olympique.[11][12]

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References
  1. "Joris Ahlinvi joins Montpellier | Get French Football News". www.getfootballnewsfrance.com.
  2. "Joris Ahlinvi - New Mexico United - Stats - titles won". www.footballdatabase.eu.
  3. "Joris Ahlinvi joueur de Lège Cap Ferret US Lege cap ferret". Foot National.
  4. "Joris Ahlinvi - 2018 - Men's Soccer". FIU Athletics.
  5. "Joris Ahlinvi | MLSsoccer.com".
  6. "Reading United AC - 2017 Regular Season - Roster - # - Joris Ahlinvi - M". www.readingunitedac.com.
  7. "Joris Ahlinvi selected 53rd overall in SuperDraft | FC Cincinnati".
  8. Campbell, Jessica (13 February 2020). "NEW MEXICO UNITED'S ROSTER CONTINUES TO GROW WITH THE ADDITION OF ROOKIE MIDFIELDER". New Mexico United.
  9. Staff, USLChampionship com (13 February 2020). "PLAYER MOVEMENT: Monarchs Add League One MVP Rodriguez on Loan". USL Championship.
  10. "Match Report of Equatorial Guinea vs Benin - 2015-06-14 - Total Africa Cup of Nations Qualification - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
  11. "Joris Ahlinvi - Men's Soccer". Indiana University Athletics.
  12. Amoussou, Faudel (20 August 2017). "Mattéo Ahlinvi : " Ce serait un honneur de représenter mes origines "".


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