Jonah Ayunga

Jonah Ananias Paul Ayunga (born 24 May 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Morecambe. Born in England to a Kenyan father and English mother he represents Kenya internationally.

Club Career

Early career

Ayunga started his career at Bridport Youth in 2007 and was in the squad for the Dorset County under-16s representative team.

In July 2015, Ayunga went on a trial at Dorchester Town and impressed the side in the pre-season. As a result, Ayunga was signed by Dorchester Town, signing a 12-month contract on 19 July 2015. He made his Dorchester Town debut in the opening game of the season, scoring in a 3–0 win over Histon, followed up by scoring in a 4–2 win over Cirencester Town. By the time of his departure, Ayunga made 31 appearances, scoring 7 times during his spell at the club. Dorchester manager, Mark Jermyn described him as "an exciting young talent" and a "strong and powerful center forward".

Brighton & Hove Albion

It was agreed that Ayunga agreed a move to Brighton & Hove Albion on 31 January 2016. The move was confirmed on 1 February 2016 for £40,000, with the transfer fee being touted as "the biggest receipt in the history of Dorchester Town FC".

He made his debut in a 4–1 friendly defeat to Arsenal U21, his coach at Brighton described him as a "good player and natural goal scorer". It wasn't until on 11 April 2016 when he scored his first Brighton & Hove Albion U23, in a 4–1 win over Newcastle United U23.

In the summer pre-season tour of 2016, Ayunga played against his former club, Dorchester Town, which saw Brighton & Hove Albion U21 won 7–0 in July 2016.

On 24 October 2016, Jonah was sent on a month long loan to English 7th tier side Burgess Hill Town, he scored his first goal at Burgess in a 5-1 thumping of Beaconsfield SYCOB After making 10 appearances, Ayunga's loan spell at Burgess Hill Town came to an end.

On 23 January 2017, Ayunga joined Iris