Asamoah Gyan
Ghanaian former footballer (born 1985)
Asamoah Gyan (/ˌæsəˈmoʊə ˈdʒɑːn/ ASS-ə-MOH-ə JAHN;[3] born 22 November 1985) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a striker. A striker who mainly plays the role of first striker, Asamoah is a quick and agile player who proves to be particularly dangerous on the counterattack and in the open field. He has a good feeling with goals thanks to his ability to choose the right timing of insertion and his skill precision. He is widely considered to be one of the best Ghanaian and African strikers of all time. On May 11, 2024, Gyan participated in the All Regional Game Torch Relay in Tamale, Ghana. In a message shared on his social media, Gyan expressed his support for the initiative, encouraging the youth to engage in sports.
 Asamoah Gyan in 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Asamoah Gyan[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 November 1985[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Liberty Professionals | 16 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2008 | Udinese | 39 | (11) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | → Modena (loan) | 53 | (15) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Rennes | 48 | (14) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Sunderland | 34 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | → Al Ain (loan) | 18 | (22) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Al Ain | 65 | (73) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Shanghai SIPG | 20 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | → Shabab Al Ahli (loan) | 14 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Kayserispor | 26 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | NorthEast United | 8 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Legon Cities | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 347 | (177) | ||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2019 | Ghana | 109 | (51) | |||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics
changeClub
change| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liberty Professionals | 2003[7] | Ghana Premier League | 16 | 10 | – | – | – | – | 16 | 10 | ||||
| Udinese | 2003–04 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2006–07 | Serie A | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 26 | 8 | ||||
| 2007–08 | Serie A | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 11 | ||
| Modena (loan) | 2004–05 | Serie B | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 28 | 7 | |||
| 2005–06 | Serie B | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 26 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 53 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 15 | ||
| Rennes | 2008–09[8] | Ligue 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | – | 20 | 1 | |
| 2009–10[8] | Ligue 1 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 13 | |||
| 2010–11[8] | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 48 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 14 | ||
| Sunderland | 2010–11 | Premier League | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 33 | 11 | ||
| 2011–12 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 34 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 11 | ||
| Al Ain (loan) | 2011–12 | UAE Pro League | 18 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 27 | |
| Al Ain | 2012–13 | UAE Pro League | 22 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | 29 | 32 |
| 2013–14 | UAE Pro League | 26 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12[b] | 12 | 1[c] | 0 | 45 | 47 | |
| 2014–15 | UAE Pro League | 17 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6[b] | 5 | 1[c] | 0 | 25 | 22 | |
| Total | 83 | 95 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 123 | 128 | ||
| Shanghai SIPG | 2015 | Chinese Super League | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 11 | 5 | |||
| 2016 | Chinese Super League | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 4[b] | 0 | – | 15 | 3 | |||
| Total | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 8 | ||
| Shabab Al-Ahli (loan) | 2016–17 | UAE Pro League | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7[b] | 2 | 1[c] | 0 | 26 | 11 |
| Kayserispor | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 12 | 1 | 5 | 3 | – | – | – | 17 | 4 | |||
| 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 17 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9 | ||
| NorthEast United | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 8 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 8 | 4 | ||||
| Legon Cities | 2020–21 | Ghana Premier League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 347 | 177 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 424 | 221 | ||
International
change| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2003 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 17 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 15 | 11 | |
| 2014 | 9 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 109 | 51 | |
Honours
changeRennes
- Coupe de France runner-up: 2008–09[10]
Al Ain
Shabab Al Ahli
- UAE League Cup: 2016–17
- UAE Super Cup: 2016
Ghana
Individual
- BBC African Footballer of the Year: 2010[14]
- African Footballer of the Year runner-up: 2010
- CAF Team of the Year: 2010, 2013, 2014
- UAE Pro League top scorer: 2011–12,[15] 2012–13, 2013–14[16]
- AFC Champions League top scorer: 2014
- AFC Champions League Dream Team: 2014[17]
- AFC Foreign Player of the Year: 2014
- GCC Golden Boot: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
- UAE President's Cup top scorer: 2013–14,[18][19] 2014–15[20]
- Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2010,[21] 2013[22]
- Ghana Men's Player of the Year Award: 2012[23]
- Ghana Football Awards Player of the Decade: 2011–2020[24][25]
- Ghana Player of the Year: 2010,[26] 2014[27]
- Calcio Trade Ball Order of the Star Award: 2017[28]
Records
- Al Ain second all-time top scorer: 128 goals[29]
- Al Ain second all-time Pro League top scorer: 95 goals[30]
- Al Ain most league goals in a season: 31 goals (2012–13 season)
- Al Ain second-most AFC Champions League goals: 18 goals
- Most UAE Pro League top scorer awards: 3 (shared with Fahad Khamees, Kodjo Laba)
- Most GCC Golden Boot (Arabian Golden Boot) awards: 3
- Ghana national team all-time top goalscorer: 51 goals[31]
- Ghana national team second all-time appearance holder: 109 appearances[32]
- Most FIFA World Cup goals for Ghana: 6 goals[33]
- Youngest goalscorer for Ghana national team: 17 years, 362 days (for Ghana vs Somalia, 2003)[34]
- Most tournaments representing Ghana at Africa Cup of Nations: 7 tournaments (shared with André Ayew)
- Most Africa Cup of Nations tournaments with a goal: 6 tournaments (shared with Samuel Eto'o, Kalusha Bwalya, André Ayew)
- Most FIFA World Cup goals scored by an African player: 6 goals[35]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2014. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Asamoah Gyan at Soccerway
- ↑ "Full: Exclusive Interview with Asamoah Gyan [Part 1]". YouTube. Dan Kwaku Yeboah TV. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
- ↑ "Gyan UAE Football League competitions stats". PLC. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ↑ "Asamoah Gyan career stats". Football Database.eu. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ↑ "Gyan UAE competitions stats". UAE FA. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Gyan, Asamoah at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Gyan French competitions stats". Ligue1.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ↑ "Asamoah Gyan - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF.
- ↑ "Rennes vs. Guingamp - Coupe de France Final". Soccerway. 9 May 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ↑ "Asamoah Gyan wins UAE league with Al Ain". GhanaWeb. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ "Ghana vs. Cote D'Ivoire 4 – 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ↑ Wyatt, Ben (9 February 2008). "Third place". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ↑ "Ghana's Asamoah Gyan is named as 2010 BBC winner". BBC Sport. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
- ↑ "Asamoah Gyan shares Golden Shoe award with entire Al Ain club". GhanaSoccernet. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ "Gyan Wins Golden Boot". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ John Greco (11 November 2014). "Four Wanderers in ACL Dream Team". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ↑ "جيان جلاد الحراس يهدي الكأس إلى العين". AlBayan.ae. 18 May 2014.
- ↑ "President's Cup 2013/2014". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ↑ "President's Cup 2014/2015". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ↑ "CAF Releases top 11 of Orange CAN". cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 31 January 2010. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- ↑ "Pitroipa named Player of Tournament". BBC Sport. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
- ↑ "Gyan, Appiah win awards". Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ↑ "Check out the full list as Andre Ayew, Gyan, Hearts win big at the 2021 Ghana Football Awards". GhanaWeb. 4 July 2021. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ Kwafo, Eric Nana Yaw (4 July 2022). "Ghana Football Awards: Asamoah Gyan named Player of the Decade; Check full list of winners". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ↑ "Asamoah Gyan Wins SWAG Top Award". Modern Ghana. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ↑ "Kwasi Appiah wins top SWAG award". Graphic.com.gh. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ↑ "Gyan, Appiah and Abedi Pele win awards at 2017 Calcio Trade Ball". GhanaWeb. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ↑ "Top Scorers". alainteam.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2004. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ "Top Scorers". AlAinClub.ae. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ↑ "Meet the top 10 scorers in Black Stars history". GhanaWeb. 16 June 2022. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ↑ "Meet the top 10 most capped Black Stars players of all time". GhanaWeb. 15 June 2022. Archived from the original on 18 July 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ↑ "Asamoah Gyan". FIFA. 25 July 2014. Archived from the original on 21 November 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ↑ "Ghana 5 Somalia 0". Ghanaweb. 16 November 2003.
- ↑ Verschueren, Gianni. "Asamoah Gyan Sets Record for Most Career World Cup Goals by an African Player". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
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