| Joris Ahlinvi | |
| Fullname: | Joris Rudolph Elavagnon Ahlinvi |
| Birth Date: | 13 July 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Bordeaux, France |
| Height: | 1.79 m |
| Position: | Winger |
| College1: | FIU Pantherss |
| Collegeyears1: | 2016–2018 |
| Collegecaps1: | 47 |
| Collegegoals1: | 16 |
| College2: | Indiana Hoosiers |
| Collegeyears2: | 2019 |
| Collegecaps2: | 10 |
| Collegegoals2: | 2 |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Valenciennes |
| Years1: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Valenciennes II |
| Caps1: | 7 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs2: | Montpellier II |
| Caps2: | 20 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs3: | US Lège-Cap-Ferret |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Goals3: | 6 |
| Years4: | 2017 |
| Clubs4: | Reading United |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2020 |
| Clubs5: | New Mexico United |
| Caps5: | 6 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs6: | Virton |
| Caps6: | 4 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 25 September 2021 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 14 February 2020 |
Joris Ahlinvi (born 13 July 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger.
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.[1] He later joined CFA 2 side US Lège-Cap-Ferret, where he scored 6 goals in 16 appearances.[2] [3]
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.[4] 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.[5]
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.[5]
While at college, Ahlinvi made a single appearances for USL PDL side Reading United during their 2017 season.[6]
On 13 January 2020, Ahlinvi was selected 53rd overall in the 2020 MLS SuperDraft by FC Cincinnati.[7]
On 13 February 2020, Ahlinvi signed for USL Championship side New Mexico United.[8] [9]
On 6 August 2021, Ahlinvi signed with Belgian Division 2 side Virton.[10]
Born in France, Ahlinvi is Beninese by descent.[11] He was named on the bench for the Benin national team during an international fixture against Equatorial Guinea on 14 June 2015.[12]
Joris is the brother of professional footballer of Mattéo Ahlinvi, who plays for Nîmes Olympique.[13] [14]
| Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Valenciennes II | 2012/13 | Championnat de France Amateur | 6 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||
| 2013/14 | Championnat de France Amateur 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 7 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 2 | |||||
| Montpelier II | 2014/15 | Championnat de France Amateur | 20 | 3 | — | — | 20 | 3 | |||
| US Lège-Cap-Ferret | 2015/16 | Championnat de France Amateur 2 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 6 | ||
| Reading United | 2017 | USL PDL | 1[16] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| New Mexico United | 2020 | USL Championship | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 48 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 13 | |||