Asamoah Gyan

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
Asamoah Gyan in 2008
Personal information
Full name Asamoah Gyan[1]
Date of birth (1985-11-22) 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
Football
Representing  Ghana
Runner-upAfrica Cup of Nations2010
Runner-upAfrica Cup of Nations2015
Third placeAfrica Cup of Nations2008
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2][4][5][6]
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liberty Professionals 2003[7] Ghana Premier League 1610––––1610
Udinese 2003–04 Serie A 1000–––10
2006–07 Serie A 25810–––268
2007–08 Serie A 13300–––133
Total 3911101010004011
Modena (loan) 2004–05 Serie B 28700–––287
2005–06 Serie B 25810–––268
Total 5315100010005415
Rennes 2008–09[8] Ligue 1 16120101[lower-alpha 1]0–201
2009–10[8] Ligue 1 29131000––3013
2010–11[8] Ligue 1 300000––30
Total 4814301010005314
Sunderland 2010–11 Premier League 31101011––3311
2011–12 Premier League 300010––40
Total 3410102100003711
Al Ain (loan) 2011–12 UAE Pro League 18221253—002427
Al Ain 2012–13 UAE Pro League 223120004[lower-alpha 2]11[lower-alpha 3]02932
2013–14 UAE Pro League 2629462012[lower-alpha 2]121[lower-alpha 3]04547
2014–15 UAE Pro League 171314006[lower-alpha 2]51[lower-alpha 3]02522
Total 839581273221830123128
Shanghai SIPG 2015 Chinese Super League 10411–––115
2016 Chinese Super League 10310–4[lower-alpha 2]0–153
Total 20721004000268
Shabab Al-Ahli (loan) 2016–17 UAE Pro League 14610337[lower-alpha 2]21[lower-alpha 3]02611
Kayserispor 2017–18 Süper Lig 12153–––174
2018–19 Süper Lig 14431–––175
Total 26584000000349
NorthEast United 2019–20 Indian Super League 84––––84
Legon Cities 2020–21 Ghana Premier League 6010–––70
Career total 3471772617137342040424221
  1. Appearance in UEFA Cup
  2. Appearances in AFC Champions League
  3. Appearance in UAE Super Cup

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[7][9]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ghana 200321
200432
200555
200694
200741
200841
200952
2010177
201154
201281
20131511
201496
201583
201620
201793
201800
201940
Total10951

Honours

Rennes

Al Ain

  • UAE Pro League: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15[11]
  • UAE President's Cup: 2013–14
  • UAE Super Cup: 2012

Shabab Al Ahli

  • UAE League Cup: 2016–17
  • UAE Super Cup: 2016

Ghana

Individual

Records

References
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  2. Asamoah Gyan at Soccerway
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