| Ayanda Sishuba | |
| Birth Date: | 2 February 2005 |
| Birth Place: | Tournai, Belgium |
| Height: | 1.69 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Clubnumber: | 17 |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Mouscron |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Lille |
| Youthyears3: | 2017–2018 |
| Youthclubs3: | Mouscron |
| Youthyears4: | 2018–2022 |
| Youthclubs4: | Lens |
| Years1: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Lens B |
| Caps1: | 36 |
| Goals1: | 12 |
| Years2: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs2: | Lens |
| Caps2: | 7 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | Belgium U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2023 |
| Nationalteam2: | Belgium U18 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam3: | Belgium U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 25 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 26 March 2024 |
Ayanda Sishuba (born 2 February 2005) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Hellas Verona.
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.[1] [2] [3]
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.[1]
Ayanda Sishuba began to train regularly with Lens' first team during the 2022–23 season,[4] while having established himself as a leader of the National 3 reserve team.[5]
He was among the young players selected to join the first team during the 2023–24 pre-season,[2] already proving decisive during the friendly against Dunkirk, coming on as a substitute, obtaining two penalties, scoring a goal and delivering an assist.[3]
On 31 August 2024, Sishuba signed with Hellas Verona in Italy.[6]
Sishuba is a youth international for Belgium, having played three games with the under-18 for two goals by the summer 2023.[3]
Sishuba is the son of the South African footballer Asanda Sishuba.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Lens B | 2021–22 | Championnat National 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Championnat National 3 | 18 | 9 | — | — | 18 | 9 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Championnat National 3 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 11 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 12 | — | — | 36 | 12 | |||||
| Lens | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Hellas Verona | 2024–25 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 43 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 12 | |||