Valériane Vukosavljević

Valériane Ayayi (born 29 April 1994) is a French professional basketball player for USK Praha.^[1] She previously played for the San Antonio Stars of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).

Valériane Ayayi

Ayayi in 2024
No. 11 – USK Praha
Position	Small forward
League	CWBL
Personal information
Born	(1994-04-29) 29 April 1994 (age 31) Bordeaux, France
Nationality	French
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	152 lb (69 kg)
Career information
WNBA draft	2015: undrafted
Career highlights
EuroLeague Women champion (2025)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals Women's basketball Representing  France Olympic Games 2024 Paris Team 2020 Tokyo Team EuroBasket 2013 France 2017 Czech Republic 2019 Serbia/Latvia 2021 Spain/France 2023 Israel/Slovenia

Ayayi in 2013

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game	RPG	Rebounds per game
APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game	BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game
TO	Turnovers per game	FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
Bold	Career best	°	League leader

WNBA

WNBA regular season statistics^[2]

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2015	San Antonio	16	0	9.2	.313	.190	.429	1.8	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.6	2.3
Career	1 year, 1 team	16	0	9.2	.313	.190	.429	1.8	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.6	2.3

Personal life

Ayayi is of Beninese descent.^[3] Her father played basketball professionally in France and also for the Beninese national team.^[4] Ayayi's younger brother, Joël, played college basketball at Gonzaga University in the United States and professionally in the Los Angeles Lakers summer league and with the Washington Wizards, and has also represented France at youth level.^[5][6] Ayayi's younger sister, Laure, also played the sport, and Laure's twin brother, Gérald, played in the third division of professional basketball in France.^[6][7]

Ayayi is married to professional Serbian basketball player, Filip Vukosavljević.^[7] After the conclusion of the 2020 Olympics, Ayayi revealed that she completed in the tournament while she was three and a half months pregnant with her first child.^[8] In January 2022, she gave birth to her daughter, Alani, and two and a half months later made her return playing for Basket Landes.^[9]