Ayanda Sishuba
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 Sishuba training with Lens in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 February 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Tournai, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Montpellier (on loan from Rennes) | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2014 | Mouscron | ||
| 2014–2017 | Lille | ||
| 2017–2018 | Mouscron | ||
| 2018–2022 | Lens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Lens B | 36 | (12) |
| 2023–2024 | Lens | 7 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Hellas Verona | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | Rennes | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Montpellier (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Belgium U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | Belgium U18 | 3 | (2) |
| 2023– | Belgium U19 | 10 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Ayanda Sishuba (born 2 February 2005) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Montpellier, on loan from Ligue 1 club Rennes.[1]
Lens
Born in Tournai, Belgium, Sishuba first played for Excelsior Mouscron—where his father Asanda Sishuba then was a professional footballer—from the age of four, before moving to France, joining the Lille academy. But after three seasons he signed for their Nord-Pas-de-Calaisiens rivals of RC Lens at the age of 13.[2][3][4]
He signed his first professional contract with the club in December 2021, as he had already become a standout with the under-19, aged only 16.[2]
Ayanda Sishuba began to train regularly with Lens' first team during the 2022–23 season,[5] while having established himself as a leader of the National 3 reserve team.[6]
He was among the young players selected to join the first team during the 2023–24 pre-season,[3] already proving decisive during the friendly against Dunkirk, coming on as a substitute, obtaining two penalties, scoring a goal and delivering an assist.[4]
Hellas Verona
On 31 August 2024, Sishuba signed with Hellas Verona in Italy.[7] However, he featured in only two matches in the U20 Primavera competitions.[8]
Rennes
On 3 February 2025, Sishuba went back to Ligue 1 and signed with Rennes.[9][10]
International career
Personal life
Sishuba is the son of the South African footballer Asanda Sishuba.[2]