[2][3] Upon his return, Ayoze became an essential member of the squad: from 2006 to 2008 he only missed eight league games and scored 14 goals, helping the Canary Islands club to achieve promotion to La Liga in 2009 while acting as one of their captains.

[5] In mid-May 2010, after negotiations to renew his link did not produce any results, Ayoze left Tenerife and signed for three years with Sporting de Gijón, which in turn retained their top-division status.

[7][8][2] Aged 27, Ayoze moved abroad for the first time, joining the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League.

[9] He was an important player in his first year, helping to wins in the Fall Championship and the Soccer Bowl;[10] he tallied one assist, and was part of a defence that ranked first after allowing the fewest goals in the league (12).

[12] Ayoze provided the final pass on Mads Stokkelien's goal that gave the Cosmos a 1–0 lead in an eventual 2–1 defeat against the San Antonio Scorpions on 8 November 2014, in The Championship's semi-finals.