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.
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. 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 college soccer at Florida International University, 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 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.
Reading United While at college, Ahlinvi made a single appearances for USL PDL side Reading United during their 2017 season.
2020 MLS SuperDraft On 13 January 2020, Ahlinvi was selected 53rd overall in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft by FC Cincinnati.
New Mexico United On 13 February 2020, Ahlinvi signed for USL Championship side New Mexico United.
Virton On 6 August 2021, Ahlinvi signed with Belgian Division 2 side Virton.
International career Born in France, Ahlinvi is Beninese by descent. He was named on the bench for the Benin national team during an international fixture against Equatorial Guinea on 14 June 2015.
Personal life Joris is the brother of professional footballer Mattéo Ahlinvi who plays for Farul Constanța in Romania.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition+ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsValenciennes II2012–13Championnat de France Amateur62——622013–14Championnat de France Amateur 210——10Total72——72Montpelier II2014–15Championnat de France Amateur203——203US Lège-Cap-Ferret2015–16Championnat de France Amateur 216600—166Reading United2017USL PDL10100020New Mexico United2020USL Championship42—2062Career total481310205113
References
External links Joris Ahlinvi profile at FIU Joris Ahlinvi profile at Indiana