Joris Ahlinvi (born 13 July 1995) is a French professional

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who plays as a winger.

Club career

Valenciennes, Montpellier & Lége-Cap-Ferret

Ahlinvi played with the

Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...

academy and their second team in the CFA. Following

relegation in Ligue 2, he chose to joined

Montpellier Montpellier (, , ; oc, Montpelhièr ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of ...

in June 2014. He later joined CFA 2 side US Lège-Cap-Ferret, where he scored 6 goals in 16 appearances.

College in the United States

In 2016, Ahlinvi made the move to the United States to play

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Florida International University Florida International University (FIU) is a public university, public research university with its main campus in Miami-Dade County. Founded in 1965, the school opened its doors to students in 1972. FIU has grown to become the third-largest uni ...

, where he played for 3 seasons, scoring 16 goals and tallying 9 assists in 47 appearances. 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. Ahlinvi transferred to

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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.

Reading United

While at college, Ahlinvi made a single appearances for

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side Reading United during their 2017 season.

2020 MLS SuperDraft

On 13 January 2020, Ahlinvi was selected 53rd overall in the

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New Mexico United

On 13 February 2020, Ahlinvi signed for

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side

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Virton

On 6 August 2021, Ahlinvi signed with

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side

Virton Virton (; Gaumais: ''Viertån''; wa, Vierton) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. It is also the administrative centre of the district (''arrondissement'') of the same name, as well as the princ ...

International career

Born in France, Ahlinvi is

Beninese Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north ...

by descent. He was named on the bench for the Benin national team during an international fixture against

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...

on 14 June 2015.

Personal life

Joris is the brother of professional footballer of Mattéo Ahlinvi, who plays for

Nîmes Olympique Nîmes Olympique (commonly referred to as simply Nîmes) is a French association football club based in Nîmes. The club was founded on 10 April 1937 and currently plays in Ligue 2, the second level of French football. Until November 2022, t ...

Career statistics

References

External links

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at Indiana 1995 births Living people French sportspeople of Beninese descent Beninese men's footballers French men's footballers French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Men's association football midfielders Valenciennes FC players Montpellier HSC players US Lège Cap Ferret players FIU Panthers men's soccer players Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer players Reading United AC players New Mexico United players FC Cincinnati draft picks Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players USL League Two players R.E. Virton players French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Black French sportspeople {{France-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub