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'''Asamoah Gyan''' (born [[22 November]] [[1985]]) is a [[Ghana]]ian [[Association football|football]] player. He plays for [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Stade Rennais]] and [[Ghana national football team|Ghana national team]]. 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 sill precision. He is widely considered to be one of the best Ghanaian and African strikers of all time.
'''Asamoah Gyan''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|æ|s|ə|ˈ|m|oʊ|ə|_|ˈ|dʒ|ɑː|n}} {{respell|ASS|ə|MOH|ə|_|JAHN}};<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 January 2023 |title=Full: Exclusive Interview with Asamoah Gyan [Part 1] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2hBYLI3Yk0&t=38s |access-date=13 August 2023 |website=[[YouTube]] |publisher=Dan Kwaku Yeboah TV}}</ref> born 22 November 1985) is a Ghanaian former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Striker (association football)|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 [https://bobbytheblogger.com Regional Game Torch Relay in Tamale], Ghana. In a message shared on his social media, Gyan [https://bobbytheblogger.com/asamoah-gyan-youth-empowerment-and-pan-african-partnerships-in-2024/ expressed his support] for the initiative, encouraging the youth to engage in sports.


==Club career statistics==
==Career statistics==

{{Football player club statistics 1|YNY}}
===Club===
{{Football player club statistics 2|ITA|YNY}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref name="sw"/><ref name="etisalat">{{cite web|url=http://agleague.ae/en/person/asamoah-jyan.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130911145539/http://agleague.ae/en/person/asamoah-jyan.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 September 2013|title=Gyan UAE Football League competitions stats|publisher=[[UAE Football League|PLC]]|access-date=11 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.asamoah.gyan.5682.en.html|title=Asamoah Gyan career stats|publisher=Football Database.eu|access-date=11 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/players.aspx?lang=en&rowid=30461|title=Gyan UAE competitions stats|publisher=[[United Arab Emirates Football Association|UAE FA]]|access-date=11 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322144104/https://fanet.ae/uaefa/aspx/public/players.aspx?lang=en&rowid=30461|archive-date=22 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
|2003/04||[[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]]||[[Serie A]]||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||1||0
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup
!colspan="2"|League cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|2004/05||rowspan="2"|[[Modena F.C.|Modena]]||rowspan="2"|[[Serie B]]||27||7||0||0||colspan="2"|-||27||7
|-
|-
|[[Liberty Professionals F.C.|Liberty Professionals]]
|2005/06||25||8||1||0||colspan="2"|-||26||8
|2003<ref name="nft"/>
|[[Ghana Premier League]]
|16||10||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||16||10
|-
|-
|2006/07||rowspan="2"|[[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]]||rowspan="2"|[[Serie A]]||25||8||1||0||colspan="2"|-||26||8
|rowspan="4"|[[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]]
|{{nowrap|[[2003–04 Udinese Calcio season|2003–04]]}}
|[[Serie A]]
|1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||1||0
|-
|-
|[[2006–07 Udinese Calcio season|2006–07]]
|2007/08||13||3||0||0||colspan="2"|-||13||3
|Serie A
{{Football player club statistics 2|FRA|YNY}}
|25||8||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||26||8
|-
|-
|[[2007–08 Udinese Calcio season|2007–08]]
|2008/09||rowspan="2"|[[Stade Rennais F.C.|Stade Rennais]]||rowspan="2"|[[Ligue 1]]||16||1||2||0||1||0||19||1
|Serie A
|13||3||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||13||3
|-
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
|2009/10||||||||||||||||
!39!!11!!1!!0!!1!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!40!!11
{{Football player club statistics 3|2|ITA}}91||26||2||0||colspan="2"|-||93||26
|-
{{Football player club statistics 4|FRA}}16||1||2||0||1||0||19||1
|rowspan="3"|[[Modena F.C.|Modena]] (loan)
{{Football player club statistics 5}}107||27||4||0||1||0||112||27
|[[2004–05 Serie B|2004–05]]
|[[Serie B]]
|28||7||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||28||7
|-
|[[2005–06 Serie B|2005–06]]
|Serie B
|25||8||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||26||8
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!53!!15!!1!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!54!!15
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]]
|{{nowrap|[[2008–09 Ligue 1|2008–09]]}}<ref name="ligue1">{{cite web|url=http://www.ligue1.com/joueur/gyan-asamoah|title=Gyan French competitions stats|work=[[Ligue 1|Ligue1.com]]|access-date=14 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141116124439/http://www.ligue1.com/joueur/gyan-asamoah|archive-date=16 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|[[Ligue 1]]
|16||1||2||0||1||0||1{{efn|Appearance in [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]}}||0||colspan="2"|–||20||1
|-
|[[2009–10 Stade Rennais F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref name="ligue1"/>
|Ligue 1
|29||13||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||30||13
|-
|[[2010–11 Ligue 1|2010–11]]<ref name="ligue1"/>
|Ligue 1
|3||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||3||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!48!!14!!3!!0!!1!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!53!!14
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]
|[[2010–11 Sunderland A.F.C. season|2010–11]]
|[[Premier League]]
|31||10||1||0||1||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||33||11
|-
|[[2011–12 Sunderland A.F.C. season|2011–12]]
|Premier League
|3||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||4||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!34!!10!!1!!0!!2!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!37!!11
|-
|[[Al Ain FC|Al Ain]] (loan)
|[[2011–12 Al Ain FC season|2011–12]]
|[[UAE Arabian Gulf League|UAE Pro League]]
|18||22||1||2||5||3||colspan="2"|—|||0||0||24||27
|-
|rowspan="4"|Al Ain
|[[2012–13 Al Ain FC season|2012–13]]
|UAE Pro League
|22||31||2||0||0||0||4{{efn|name=ACL|Appearances in [[AFC Champions League]]}}||1||1{{efn|name=UAE|Appearance in [[UAE Super Cup]]}}||0||29||32
|-
|[[2013–14 Al Ain FC season|2013–14]]
|UAE Pro League
|26||29||4||6||2||0||12{{efn|name=ACL}}||12||1{{efn|name=UAE}}||0||45||47
|-
|[[2014–15 Al Ain FC season|2014–15]]
|UAE Pro League
|17||13||1||4||0||0||6{{efn|name=ACL}}||5||1{{efn|name=UAE}}||0||25||22
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!83!!95!!8!!12!!7!!3!!22!!18!!3!!0!!123!!128
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Shanghai SIPG F.C.|Shanghai SIPG]]
|[[2015 Chinese Super League|2015]]
|[[Chinese Super League]]
|10||4||1||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||11||5
|-
|[[2016 Chinese Super League|2016]]
|Chinese Super League
|10||3||1||0||colspan="2"|–||4{{efn|name=ACL}}||0||colspan="2"|–||15||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!20!!7!!2!!1!!0!!0!!4!!0!!0!!0!!26!!8
|-
|[[Shabab Al Ahli Club|Shabab Al-Ahli]] (loan)
|[[2016–17 UAE Pro League|2016–17]]
|UAE Pro League
|14||6||1||0||3||3||7{{efn|name=ACL}}||2||1{{efn|name=UAE}}||0||26||11
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Kayserispor]]
|[[2017–18 Süper Lig|2017–18]]
|[[Süper Lig]]
|12||1||5||3||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan="2"|–||17||4
|-
|[[2018–19 Süper Lig|2018–19]]
|Süper Lig
|14||4||3||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||17||5
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!26!!5!!8!!4!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!34!!9
|-
|[[NorthEast United FC|NorthEast United]]
|[[2019–20 NorthEast United FC season|2019–20]]
|[[Indian Super League]]
|8||4||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||8||4
|-
|[[Legon Cities FC|Legon Cities]]
|[[2020–21 Ghana Premier League|2020–21]]
|Ghana Premier League
|6||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||7||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!347!!177!!26!!17!!13!!7!!34!!20!!4!!0!!424!!221
|}
|}


{{notelist}}
==International career statistics==

<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/2603/Asamoah_Gyan.html|title=Asamoah Gyan|first=Benjamin|last=Strack-Zimmermann|website=www.national-football-teams.com}}</ref>
===International===
{{Football player national team statistics|GHA}}
{{Main|List of international goals scored by Asamoah Gyan}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="nft">{{NFT player|id=2603|name=Gyan, Asamoah|access-date=2 September 2013}}</ref><ref name="RSSSF">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/agyan-intlg.html|title=Asamoah Gyan - Century of International Appearances|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref>
!National team!!Year!!Apps||Goals
|-
|-
|rowspan="17"|[[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]
|2003||2||1
|2003||2||1
|-
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|-
|2017||9||3
|2017||9||3
|-
|2018||0||0
|-
|-
|2019||4||0
|2019||4||0
|-
|-
!Total||109||51
!colspan="2"|Total||109||51
|}
|}

==Honours==
'''Rennes'''
* [[Coupe de France]] runner-up: [[2008–09 Coupe de France|2008–09]]<ref>{{cite web |date=9 May 2009 |title=Rennes vs. Guingamp - Coupe de France Final |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2009/05/09/france/coupe-de-france/stade-rennais-fc/en-avant-de-guingamp/770873/ |access-date=17 August 2022 |website=Soccerway}}</ref>

'''Al Ain'''
* [[UAE Pro League]]: [[2011–12 UAE Pro League|2011–12]], [[2012–13 UAE Pro League|2012–13]], [[2014–15 UAE Pro League|2014–15]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 April 2015 |title=Asamoah Gyan wins UAE league with Al Ain |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Asamoah-Gyan-wins-UAE-league-with-Al-Ain-354940 |access-date=16 August 2022 |website=GhanaWeb}}</ref>
* [[UAE President's Cup]]: [[2013–14 UAE President's Cup|2013–14]]
* [[UAE Super Cup]]: 2012

'''Shabab Al Ahli'''
* [[UAE League Cup]]: 2016–17
* [[UAE Super Cup]]: 2016

'''Ghana'''
* [[Africa Cup of Nations]] runner-up: [[2010 Africa Cup of Nations|2010]], [[2015 Africa Cup of Nations|2015]]; third place: [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations|2008]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Ghana vs. Cote D'Ivoire 4&nbsp;– 2 |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2008/02/09/africa/africa-cup-of-nations/ghana/cote-divoire/555552/ |access-date=11 February 2015 |website=Soccerway}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wyatt |first1=Ben |date=9 February 2008 |title=Third place |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7235829.stm |access-date=11 February 2015 |work=BBC Sport}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
* [[BBC African Footballer of the Year]]: 2010<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/9286892.stm|title=Ghana's Asamoah Gyan is named as 2010 BBC winner |date=17 December 2010|work=BBC Sport|access-date=18 December 2010}}</ref>
* [[African Footballer of the Year]] runner-up: [[African Footballer of the Year#CAF award (1992–present)|2010]]
* [[CAF Team of the Year]]: 2010, 2013, 2014
* [[UAE Pro League#Top scorers by season|UAE Pro League top scorer]]: [[2011–12 UAE Pro League|2011–12]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 March 2013 |title=Asamoah Gyan shares Golden Shoe award with entire Al Ain club |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/asamoah-gyan-shares-golden-shoe-award-with-entire-al-ain-club |access-date=16 August 2022 |website=GhanaSoccernet}}</ref> [[2012–13 UAE Pro League|2012–13]], [[2013–14 Arabian Gulf League|2013–14]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Gyan Wins Golden Boot |url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/540891/gyan-wins-golden-boot.html |access-date=16 August 2022 |website=Modern Ghana}}</ref>
* [[AFC Champions League]] top scorer: [[2014 AFC Champions League|2014]]
* AFC Champions League Dream Team: [[2014 AFC Champions League#Awards|2014]]<ref>{{cite news|author=John Greco|date=11 November 2014|title=Four Wanderers in ACL Dream Team|publisher=[[Football Federation Australia]]|url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/article/four-wanderers-in-acl-dream-team/17khescdjpnd916s2bx55kqwkl|access-date=12 June 2016|archive-date=8 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808073751/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/article/four-wanderers-in-acl-dream-team/17khescdjpnd916s2bx55kqwkl|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Asian Footballer of the Year#AFC Foreign Player of the Year|AFC Foreign Player of the Year]]: [[2014 AFC Annual Awards|2014]]
* [[GCC Golden Boot]]: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
* [[UAE President's Cup#Top scorers by season|UAE President's Cup top scorer]]: 2013–14,<ref>{{cite web |title=جيان جلاد الحراس يهدي الكأس إلى العين |date=18 May 2014 |url=https://www.albayan.ae/sports/emirates/2014-05-19-1.2125747 |publisher=AlBayan.ae}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=President's Cup 2013/2014 |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/presidents-cup-2013-2014/final/50785/ |access-date=6 March 2022 |publisher=Global Sports Archive}}</ref> 2014–15<ref>{{cite web |title=President's Cup 2014/2015 |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/presidents-cup-2014-2015/final/3826/ |access-date=6 March 2022 |publisher=Global Sports Archive}}</ref>
* [[2010 Africa Cup of Nations#Best XI|Africa Cup of Nations]] Team of the Tournament: [[2010 Africa Cup of Nations#Best XI|2010]],<ref>{{cite news |date=31 January 2010 |title=CAF Releases top 11 of Orange CAN |work=cafonline.com |publisher=[[Confederation of African Football]] |url=http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations-angola_2010/news/4614-caf-releases-top-11-of-orange-can.html |url-status=live |access-date=1 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100204125848/http://www.cafonline.com/competition/african-cup-of-nations-angola_2010/news/4614-caf-releases-top-11-of-orange-can.html |archive-date=4 February 2010}}</ref> [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations#Player awards|2013]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 February 2013 |title=Pitroipa named Player of Tournament |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/21416197 |access-date=14 March 2023}}</ref>
* [[Ghana national football team|Ghana Men's Player]] of the Year Award: 2012<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Gyan, Appiah win awards |url=https://www.ghanafa.org/gyan-appiah-win-awards |access-date=17 August 2022 |website= |publisher=Ghana Football Association |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Ghana Football Awards]] Player of the Decade: 2011–2020<ref>{{cite web |date=4 July 2021 |title=Check out the full list as Andre Ayew, Gyan, Hearts win big at the 2021 Ghana Football Awards |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Check-out-the-full-list-as-Andre-Ayew-Gyan-Hearts-win-big-at-the-2021-Ghana-Football-Awards-1301176 |access-date=16 August 2022 |website=GhanaWeb |archive-date=18 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718081954/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Check-out-the-full-list-as-Andre-Ayew-Gyan-Hearts-win-big-at-the-2021-Ghana-Football-Awards-1301176 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Kwafo |first=Eric Nana Yaw |date=4 July 2022 |title=Ghana Football Awards: Asamoah Gyan named Player of the Decade; Check full list of winners |url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/1091806/ghana-football-awards-asamoah-gyan-named-player.html |access-date=16 August 2022 |website=Modern Ghana}}</ref>
* [[Ghana Player of the Year]]: 2010,<ref>{{cite web|title=Asamoah Gyan Wins SWAG Top Award|url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/337932/asamoah-gyan-wins-swag-top-award.html|date=4 July 2011|access-date=3 October 2020|website=Modern Ghana}}</ref> 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports/sports-news/kwasi-appiah-wins-top-swag-award.html |title=Kwasi Appiah wins top SWAG award |website=Graphic.com.gh|date=19 May 2014|access-date=26 June 2019}}</ref>
* Calcio Trade Ball Order of the Star Award: 2017<ref>{{cite web |date=14 June 2017 |title=Gyan, Appiah and Abedi Pele win awards at 2017 Calcio Trade Ball |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/KABA-lied-in-his-account-about-Major-Mahama-s-lynching-GAF-548095 |access-date=17 August 2022 |website=GhanaWeb}}</ref>

'''Records'''
* Al Ain [[List of Al Ain FC records and statistics#All competitions 2|second all-time top scorer]]: 128 goals<ref name="Top Scorers">{{cite web |title=Top Scorers |url=http://www.alainteam.com/Records/bin-lib/Top.asp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040120172628/http://www.alainteam.com/Records/bin-lib/Top.asp |archive-date=20 January 2004 |access-date=17 July 2014 |work=alainteam.com}}</ref>
* Al Ain [[List of Al Ain FC records and statistics#UAE Pro League|second all-time Pro League top scorer]]: 95 goals<ref>{{cite web |last1= |first1= |date= |title=Top Scorers |url=https://alainclub.ae/en/a-role-model-of-faithfullness-to-its-legends/ |access-date=5 February 2022 |website=AlAinClub.ae}}</ref>
* Al Ain [[List of Al Ain FC records and statistics#Players' individual honours and awards while playing with 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 scorers by season|UAE Pro League top scorer]] awards: 3 (shared with [[Fahad Khamees]], [[Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba|Kodjo Laba]])
* Most [[GCC Golden Boot]] (Arabian Golden Boot) awards: 3
* [[Ghana national football team#Top goalscorers|Ghana national team all-time top goalscorer]]: 51 goals<ref>{{cite web |date=16 June 2022 |title=Meet the top 10 scorers in Black Stars history |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Meet-the-top-10-scorers-in-Black-Stars-history-1562123 |access-date=17 August 2022 |website=GhanaWeb |archive-date=18 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718081954/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Meet-the-top-10-scorers-in-Black-Stars-history-1562123 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Ghana national football team#Most appearances|Ghana national team second all-time appearance holder]]: 109 appearances<ref>{{cite web |date=15 June 2022 |title=Meet the top 10 most capped Black Stars players of all time |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Meet-the-top-10-most-capped-Black-Stars-players-of-all-time-1561136 |access-date=17 August 2022 |website=GhanaWeb |archive-date=18 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718053337/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Meet-the-top-10-most-capped-Black-Stars-players-of-all-time-1561136 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Most [[FIFA World Cup]] goals for Ghana: 6 goals<ref>{{cite web |date=25 July 2014 |title=Asamoah Gyan |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=208353 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131121044109/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=208353/ |archive-date=21 November 2013 |access-date=30 July 2014 |publisher=FIFA}}</ref>
* Youngest goalscorer for Ghana national team: 17 years, 362 days (for Ghana vs [[Somalia national football team|Somalia]], 2003)<ref name=":1">{{cite news|date=16 November 2003|title=Ghana 5 Somalia 0|publisher=Ghanaweb|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/artikel.php?ID=46763}}</ref>
* [[Africa Cup of Nations records and statistics#Most tournament appearances|Most tournaments representing Ghana at Africa Cup of Nations]]: 7 tournaments (shared with [[André Ayew]])
* [[Africa Cup of Nations records and statistics#Most tournaments with a goal|Most Africa Cup of Nations tournaments with a goal]]: 6 tournaments (shared with [[Samuel Eto'o]], [[Kalusha Bwalya]], [[André Ayew]])
* [[FIFA World Cup top goalscorers|Most FIFA World Cup goals scored by an African player]]: 6 goals<ref>{{cite web |last=Verschueren |first=Gianni |title=Asamoah Gyan Sets Record for Most Career World Cup Goals by an African Player |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2110806-asamoah-gyan-sets-record-for-most-career-world-cup-goals-by-an-african-player |access-date=17 August 2022 |website=Bleacher Report}}</ref>


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Asamoah Gyan
Asamoah Gyan in 2008
Personal information
Full name Asamoah Gyan[1]
Date of birth (1985-11-22) 22 November 1985 (age 39)[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-up Africa Cup of Nations 2010
Runner-up Africa Cup of Nations 2015
Third place Africa Cup of Nations 2008
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2][4][5][6]
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
  1. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Cup
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Appearances in AFC Champions League
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Appearance in UAE Super Cup

International

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See the main article: List of international goals scored by Asamoah Gyan
Appearances and goals by national team and year[7][9]
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

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Rennes

Al Ain

Shabab Al Ahli

Ghana

Individual

Records

References

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  1. ↑ 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. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Asamoah Gyan at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Full: Exclusive Interview with Asamoah Gyan [Part 1]". YouTube. Dan Kwaku Yeboah TV. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Gyan UAE Football League competitions stats". PLC. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Asamoah Gyan career stats". Football Database.eu. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "Gyan UAE competitions stats". UAE FA. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Gyan, Asamoah at National-Football-Teams.com
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Gyan French competitions stats". Ligue1.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "Asamoah Gyan - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF.
  10. ↑ "Rennes vs. Guingamp - Coupe de France Final". Soccerway. 9 May 2009. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "Asamoah Gyan wins UAE league with Al Ain". GhanaWeb. 18 April 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "Ghana vs. Cote D'Ivoire 4 – 2". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  13. ↑ Wyatt, Ben (9 February 2008). "Third place". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "Ghana's Asamoah Gyan is named as 2010 BBC winner". BBC Sport. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  15. ↑ "Asamoah Gyan shares Golden Shoe award with entire Al Ain club". GhanaSoccernet. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  16. ↑ "Gyan Wins Golden Boot". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  17. ↑ 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.
  18. ↑ "جيان جلاد الحراس يهدي الكأس إلى العين". AlBayan.ae. 18 May 2014.
  19. ↑ "President's Cup 2013/2014". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  20. ↑ "President's Cup 2014/2015". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  21. ↑ "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.
  22. ↑ "Pitroipa named Player of Tournament". BBC Sport. 11 February 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  23. ↑ "Gyan, Appiah win awards". Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  24. ↑ "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.
  25. ↑ 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.
  26. ↑ "Asamoah Gyan Wins SWAG Top Award". Modern Ghana. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  27. ↑ "Kwasi Appiah wins top SWAG award". Graphic.com.gh. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  28. ↑ "Gyan, Appiah and Abedi Pele win awards at 2017 Calcio Trade Ball". GhanaWeb. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  29. ↑ "Top Scorers". alainteam.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2004. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  30. ↑ "Top Scorers". AlAinClub.ae. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
  31. ↑ "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.
  32. ↑ "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.
  33. ↑ "Asamoah Gyan". FIFA. 25 July 2014. Archived from the original on 21 November 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  34. ↑ "Ghana 5 Somalia 0". Ghanaweb. 16 November 2003.
  35. ↑ 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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