Joris Ahlinvi

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]

Joris Ahlinvi

Personal information
Full name	Joris Rudolph Elavagnon Ahlinvi
Date of birth	(1995-07-13) 13 July 1995 (age 30)
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 as of 1 July 2024

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