Asamoah Gyan

**Asamoah Gyan** ( ; 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.

### Club

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|National cup|colspan="2"|League cup|colspan="2"|Continental|colspan="2"|Other|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|Liberty Professionals|2003|Ghana Premier League|16|10|–|–|–|–|16|10||||||
|rowspan="4"|Udinese||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||||||
|rowspan="3"|Modena (loan)|2004–05|Serie B|28|7|0|0|–|–|–|28|7||||
|2005–06|Serie B|25|8|1|0|–|–|–|26|8||||||
|rowspan="4"|Rennes||Ligue 1|16|1|2|0|1|0|1|0|–|20|1||
|2009–10|Ligue 1|29|13|1|0|0|0|–|–|30|13|||||
|2010–11|Ligue 1|3|0|0|0|0|0|–|–|3|0|||||
|rowspan="3"|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|||||
|Al Ain (loan)|2011–12|UAE Pro League|18|22|1|2|5|3|—|0|0|24|27|||
|rowspan="4"|Al Ain|2012–13|UAE Pro League|22|31|2|0|0|0|4|1|1|0|29|32|
|2013–14|UAE Pro League|26|29|4|6|2|0|12|12|1|0|45|47|||
|2014–15|UAE Pro League|17|13|1|4|0|0|6|5|1|0|25|22|||
|rowspan="3"|Shanghai SIPG|2015|Chinese Super League|10|4|1|1|–|–|–|11|5||||
|2016|Chinese Super League|10|3|1|0|–|4|0|–|15|3|||||
|Shabab Al-Ahli (loan)|2016–17|UAE Pro League|14|6|1|0|3|3|7|2|1|0|26|11||
|rowspan="3"|Kayserispor|2017–18|Süper Lig|12|1|5|3|–|–|–|17|4||||
|2018–19|Süper Lig|14|4|3|1|–|–|–|17|5||||||
|NorthEast United|2019–20|Indian Super League|8|4|–|–|–|–|8|4||||||
|Legon Cities|2020–21|Ghana Premier League|6|0|1|0|–|–|–|7|0|||||

### International

|National team|Year||Goals|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="17"|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|||

## Honours

**Rennes**
- Coupe de France runner-up: 2008–09

**Al Ain**
- UAE Pro League: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15
- 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, 2015; third place: 2008

**Individual**
- BBC African Footballer of the Year: 2010
- African Footballer of the Year runner-up: 2010
- CAF Team of the Year: 2010, 2013, 2014
- UAE Pro League top scorer: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
- AFC Champions League top scorer: 2014
- AFC Champions League Dream Team: 2014
- AFC Foreign Player of the Year: 2014
- GCC Golden Boot: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
- UAE President's Cup top scorer: 2013–14, 2014–15
- Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2010, 2013
- Ghana Men's Player of the Year Award: 2012
- Ghana Football Awards Player of the Decade: 2011–2020
- Ghana Player of the Year: 2010, 2014
- Calcio Trade Ball Order of the Star Award: 2017

**Records**
- Al Ain second all-time top scorer: 128 goals
- Al Ain second all-time Pro League top scorer: 95 goals
- 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
- Ghana national team second all-time appearance holder: 109 appearances
- Most FIFA World Cup goals for Ghana: 6 goals
- Youngest goalscorer for Ghana national team: 17 years, 362 days (for Ghana vs Somalia, 2003)
- 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