Jonah Ayunga, born on 24 May 1997 (age 29), is a Kenyan right-sided forward whose senior career has settled most firmly at St Mirren. He wears the number 11 shirt and has become a familiar part of their attacking options over a sustained spell in Paisley.
His early development included a loan spell at Sligo Rovers in 2017, which remains his most productive league campaign: four goals in 21 appearances. It was the sort of season that gave him regular football and a bit of edge, rather than just another line on a CV.
St Mirren, though, is where the career has had its clearest shape. Across five seasons he has made 87 league appearances and scored 12 league goals for the club, a decent body of work in a league that does not hand wide players much for free. In 2026-27, he has also made one Scottish Cup appearance for St Mirren.
Ayunga’s career is best read as that of a player who found his main stage at St Mirren after useful early spells elsewhere. The Sligo year helped him on; the Paisley years have carried the weight.
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