Abdoul Ayinde
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdoul Rachid Ayinde | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gent | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rahimo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Rahimo | 20 | (1) |
| 2023– | Jong Gent | 56 | (1) |
| 2024– | Gent | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Burkina Faso | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:13, 7 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Abdoul Rachid Ayinde (born 17 July 2005) is a Burkinabé professional footballer who plays as a left-back for the Belgian Pro League club Gent, and the Burkina Faso national team.
Club career
A youth product of the Burkinabe club Rahimo, Ayinde debuted with them in the Burkinabe Premier League in 2022 where he made 20 appearances and scored 1 goal.[1] He joined the Gent on 18 July 2023 on a 3 year contract, and was assigned to their reserves.[2] He debuted with the senior Gent side in a 2–1 loss to Cercle Brugge on 11 February 2024.[3] On 8 May 2025, he extended his contract with Gent until 2027.[4] He helped Jong KAA Gent win the 2024–25 Belgian Division 1, earning promotion to the Challenger Pro League.[5]
International career
Ayinde was first caelled up to the Burkina Faso national team for a set of friendlies in June 2025.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 23 January 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rahimo | 2022–23 | Burkinabé Premier League | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| Jong Gent | 2023–24 | Belgian Division 1 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2024–25 | Belgian Division 1 | 29 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| 2025–26 | Challenger Pro League | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 1 | — | — | — | 53 | 1 | |||||
| Gent | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | Belgian Pro League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 76 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 2 | ||
International
- As of match played 7 October 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
- Jong KAA Gent
References
- ↑ Amouzouvi, Pérez (18 July 2023). "La Gantoise enrôle le Burkinabé Abdoul Rachid Ayinde".
- ↑ "Mercato: Abdoul Rachid AYINDE". 19 March 2024.
- ↑ Rasoarivelo, Prisca (15 February 2024). "Le début d'Abdul Rachid Ayindé en Jupiler Pro League".
- ↑ Rabé, Fan (9 May 2025). "La Gantoise officialise la prolongation d’Abdoul Ayindé".
- 1 2 Billa, Moussavou (12 May 2025). "Abdoul Rachid Ayindé : "Ça fait plaisir de savoir que le club compte sur moi"".
- ↑ Médias, Cs (23 May 2025). "Abdoul Rachid Ayindé chez les Étalons : une première convocation pleine de promesses - CS MEDIA".
External links
- Abdoul Ayinde at Soccerway
- Abdoul Ayinde at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 2005 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Bobo-Dioulasso
- Burkinabe men's footballers
- Burkina Faso men's international footballers
- Men's association football full-backs
- Rahimo FC players
- KAA Gent players
- Burkinabe Premier League players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Challenger Pro League players
- 21st-century Burkinabe sportsmen
- 2025 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Burkinabe expatriate men's footballers
- Burkinabe expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium