Top facts about Asamoah Gyan, The Baby Jet

Asamoah Gyan (born November 22, 1985) is a Ghanaian professional footballer and previous captain of the Ghanaian national team. He recently featured as a forward for Legon Cities FC.

Asamoah Gyan’s age

is 36. Here you can find out the most important facts about Asamoah Gyan, the former Ghana captain.

The first fact about Asamoah Gyan is that he started his career in 2003 with Ghanaian Premier League team Liberty Professionals, managed to score ten goals in sixteen games.

He then spent 3 seasons with Serie A club Udinese, including two periods on loan at Modena, where he scored fifteen times in 53 league games, and 11 times in 39 league matches.

Gyan signed Ligue 1 club Rennes in 2008 and scored fourteen goals in 48 league outings over two seasons. Gyan joined Premier League team

in 2010, breaking the club's transfer record and scoring ten goals in thirty-four Premier League games over two seasons.

Gyan joined UAE Pro-League side Al Ain on loan in 2011 and quickly became the league's top goalscorer, netting 24 times in 27 games.

An important fact about Asamoah Gyan is that he joined Al Ain permanently the next season, becoming the league's top goalscorer once again while helping Al Ain maintain the UAE Pro-League championship, scoring an incredible 28 goals in 32 games.

Gyan scored 44 goals in 40 games for Al Ain in the 2013–14 season. With 51 goals, Gyan is the all-time top goalscorer for the Ghana national team.

At the FIFA World Cups in 2006, 2010, and 2014, he represented

. He is the highest African goal scorer in World Cup history with six goals. Gyan has also represented Ghana in the 2004 Summer Olympics and in seven Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, finishing third in 2008 and second in 2010 and 2015.

Top facts about Asamoah Gyan:

The journeyman striker appeared in three World Cups, from Germany to Brazil, and became a symbol of the beautiful game not just in Ghana but across Africa. Gyan, who is now based in Turkey, has had quite the trip, one that has been littered with money, scandal, and a slew of goals.

His performances in Italy's second division, where he scored 15 goals in two seasons, won him a spot in Ghana's World Cup roster for the 2006 tournament in Germany.

Many people thought that selecting a teenager who had yet to prove himself against top-level opposition was a risk for Ghanaian coach Ratomir Dujkovi, but by the time the squad was chosen that summer, Gyan had already made ten appearances for his country and scored eight goals, helping them to their first-ever World Cup qualification.

Asamoah Gyan early life

Gyan was born in Accra and had his primary and secondary education at the Seven Great Princess Academy in Dansoman. Regarding

Asamoah Gyan’s childhood

, it is worth mentioning that he graduated in 1999.

Speaking about

Asamoah Gyan’s parents

, it should be mentioned that he is the son of Cecelia Amoako, his mother, and Baffour Gyan, his father. Baffour and Opoku Asamoah are his two brothers.

Asamoah Gyan personal life

Asamoah Gyan has been married since 2007 and has two daughters with his wife. His brother Baffour Gyan is also a professional footballer and plays for Al Nasr Benghazi in Libya.

Asamoah Gyan also appears as a singer under the stage name Baby Jet. In the summer of 2010, he and the African rapper Castro (Theophilus Tagoe) reached number 1 in the Ghanaian music charts with the song "African Girls".

In July 2014, Castro and his girlfriend Janet Bandu disappeared while on a weekend trip on a Jet Ski tour of the coast off Ada on the River Volta.

The police started an investigation into the incident. Rumors surfaced that Asamoah Gyan, who had also taken the weekend getaway in question but not the jet ski tour with a number of other people, was to blame for the couple's disappearance.

Asamoah Gyan professional career

Asamoah Gyan is called Ghana’s talisman as he remains one of their most prolific goal scorers ever. He played for the UAE club for four seasons which was followed by one season in China and then a return to the UAE club in Dubai.

Gyan was voted the African Footballer of the Year in 2010. He was also named the CAF Team of the Year three times in 2010, 2013, and 2014. The CAF Team of the Year is an annual football award given by the Confederation of African Football during the CAF Awards.

Asamoah Gyan club career

An important fact about Asamoah Gyan is that he began his professional career with the Ghanaian team Liberty Professionals in Accra.

In his lone top-flight season with the club, he appeared in 16 league matches and scored 10 goals in the Ghana Premier League. He was the league's third leading goal scorer at the end of the season.

Udinese

A notable

fact about Asamoah Gyan

is that he served 2 years on loan at Serie B team Modena after signing for Udinese in 2003 to get competitive experience. Following several impressive performances at the 2006 World Cup, he drew the attention of Russian team

.

Gyan came to Udinese in early 2006, but the club dropped out of a January transfer window arrangement to sell him on February 17, 2007.

The striker was set to sign a three-year contract with Lokomotiv Moscow for $10.5 million, the fourth highest transfer price in Russian soccer history. "Udinese did not sign the striker they wanted to replace me," Gyan told reporters. "I've been informed I'll have to spend the balance of the season in Italy."

Gyan signed an upgraded five-year contract deal to continue with Udinese until 30 June 2012 on 10 August 2007, along with Fabio Quagliarella, as a reward for his excellent pre-season form.

"I choose to remain here because it is one of the best leagues in the world," Asamoah said. "There is the chance of me performing regular football here to improve my game." Gyan and Quagliarella scored a brace each in Udinese's 7–0 friendly triumph later that evening to commemorate their contract extensions.

On July 29, 2007, Udinese signed him to a long-term contract after his strong pre-season showing, which included a hat-trick in a friendly against Serie B side Spezia on July 25. In 2006–07, Gyan scored eight goals to assist the Stadio Friuli team finish 10th in Serie A.

An important

fact about Asamoah Gyan

is that he was plagued by injuries during the 2007–08 season, and he never played for

again after January 2008, despite only appearing in 13 Serie A games and scoring three times.

Rennes

Gyan was signed for four years by Ligue 1 club Stade Rennais for a €8 million transfer fee on July 11, 2008.

Gyan scored 14 goals in 48 appearances for Rennes. He became a well-known goal scorer at the conclusion of his time at

, netting 13 league goals in the 2009–10 season. Gyan, on the other hand, only appeared in three games in Ligue 1 the following season, bringing his total appearances to 53, before joining Sunderland.

Sunderland

A notable

fact about Asamoah Gyan

is that he signed a four-year contract with Premier League team Sunderland for a club record £13 million on August 31, 2010.

At Sunderland, Gyan was subsequently handed the number 33 jersey. After coming in as a replacement for Danny Welbeck, he scored on his Sunderland debut against Wigan Athletic on September 11th.

The game finished in a 1–1 tie, with Antoln Alcaraz netting the equalizer for Wigan. He scored the lone goal for Sunderland in their League Cup defeat at the hands of West Ham United on his debut.

An important fact about Asamoah Gyan is that he scored twice in a 2–0 victory against

in his debut Premier League appearance for the club on November 6.

Gyan's first goal occurred in the 9th minute when goalkeeper Asmir Begovi parried a Nedum Onuoha shot, with Gyan on hand to tap in the rebound, and his second goal came in the 86th minute to give the Black Cats a 2–0 victory.

Three days later, he scored the equalizer in a 1–1 draw against

at White Hart Lane, lifting Sunderland to seventh place in the rankings. He also scored a goal in Sunderland's 3–0 win against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. On January 1, 2011, Gyan scored Sunderland's third goal in a 3–0 win against Blackburn Rovers.

On January 16, 2011, he made his debut against Newcastle United, scoring a 94th-minute equalizer to deny Newcastle their second victory of the season against Sunderland.

On February 5, 2011, Gyan added to his outstanding goal total with a goal against Stoke City. On February 12, 2011, he scored an 11th-minute goal against Tottenham.

Gyan's next goal came on April 23 in a 4–2 Sunderland victory against Wigan Athletic, a match that Gyan was forced to leave early due to a hamstring injury that will keep him out for the rest of the season.

Gyan recovered in time to play in Sunderland's last game of the season against West Ham, but he didn't add to his total, ending with 10 league goals in his debut season in English football. For the 2011–12 season, Gyan wore the number 3 jersey, the same number he wears for Ghana.

Al Ain

On the 10th of September 2011, it was announced on the Sunderland website that Gyan will be loaned to Al Ain FC for a season.

Chairman Niall Quinn emphasized the financial advantages of the arrangement for both Sunderland and the player, with reports of a cost of up to £6 million being paid for the loan duration, with Gyan getting up to four times his previous salary.

The Ghanaian concluded the season with Al Ain by helping them win their eleventh league title and was the league's leading goalscorer with 22 goals.

When Martin O'Neill took over as Sunderland manager on December 8, 2011, he explored bringing Gyan back from his loan stint with the club. On July 6, 2012, Gyan agreed to a five-year deal with Al Ain for over £6 million each season.

In the 2013 season, he was the top goalscorer in the UAE league, helping his side retain the championship. Gyan revealed on his personal website on July 24, 2014, that he has signed a contract extension with Al-Ain, giving him a better deal and binding him to the club until 2018.

SIPG

Gyan announced on his personal website on July 7, 2015 that he has left Al Ain and was scheduled to join Chinese Super League team Shanghai SIPG.

After that, Shanghai SIPG announced that they had signed Gyan from Al Ain for an unknown amount. Gyan's weekly pay of £227,000 with his Chinese team was subsequently exposed, quickly making him one of the highest-paid football players in the world.

Kayserispor

Gyan joined the Turkish club Kayserispor on July 5, 2017. Gyan departed Kayserispor on August 9th, 2019.

North East United

On September 19, 2019, he joined NorthEast United of the Indian Super League. He scored his first goal for Northeast United FC against Odisha FC on October 26, 2019, in the 84th minute of the game, as his side won 2–1.

He was formally released from the club on 15 January 2020 after suffering an injury that would keep him out for the remainder of the season. Irish striker Andy Keogh was recruited as a replacement. During his tenure with Northeast United, he scored four goals in eight matches.

Legon

An important fact about Asamoah Gyan is that he returned to Ghana on November 1, 2020, to join Legon Cities on a loan for over a million dollars.

He made his debut appearance on November 27, 2020, in a goalless draw against Medeama, replacing Raphael Ocloo in the 71st minute, marking a 17-year comeback to the Ghana Premier League after leaving his hometown club Liberty Professionals to join for Italian club Udinese.

Gyan made his Royals debut against Uncle 'T' in the 2021 Ghanaian FA Cup Round of 64 match, which finished in a 2–1 win at Accra Sports Stadium thanks to a brace from Richmond Antwi.

Asamoah Gyan international career

A notable fact about Asamoah Gyan is that he made his international debut three days before his 18th birthday, when he was 17 years old.

Gyan scored in the 90th minute of Ghana's senior international debut against Somalia on November 19, 2003. He came on in the 77th minute for Nana Arhin Duah in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier, three days before his 18th birthday, to help Ghana win the game and become the country's youngest ever scorer.

During that victorious World Cup qualifying campaign, he scored four goals in seven games, helping Ghana qualify for their first World Cup in history. He was a member of the 2004 Ghana Olympic team, which was eliminated in the first round after finishing third in Group B.

After 68 seconds, he also netted the quickest goal of the competition. Ghana's first ever goal in a FIFA World Cup match came against the Czech Republic on June 17 at the RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne, Germany, setting the Black Stars on their path to a 2–0 triumph.

Later in the game, he missed a penalty and earned a yellow card for attempting to take the penalty too early, putting him out of the final group game. He was sent off in the 81st minute of Ghana's round of 16 loss to

after receiving his second booking of the game (for diving).

Gyan and his brother Baffour opted to leave the Black Stars after their unimpressive 1–0 victory against Namibia on January 24, 2008, at the Africa Cup of Nations.

The brothers had packed their belongings and were about to depart the team hotel when teammates convinced them to remain. Asamoah Gyan led a Ghana side decimated by injury to the finals of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations. Gyan scored three of Ghana's four goals in the tournament.

An important fact about Asamoah Gyan is that he scored a penalty in the 85th minute of Ghana's 1–0 victory against Serbia in the 2010 World Cup opener.

He struck the crossbar in the 92nd minute before being replaced shortly before the final whistle to a standing ovation. He scored a penalty in the 26th minute of Ghana's second game against Australia, tying the score and earning his side a 1–1 draw.

He scored a goal in extra time in Ghana's round of 16 encounter against the United States, helping them to win 2–1 and become the tournament's third African side to reach the quarter finals, after Cameroon and Senegal.

Following Luis Suárez's goal-line handling, he missed a penalty kick with no time left at the conclusion of extra time, hitting the crossbar and forcing a penalty shootout to settle the game. In the ensuing penalty shootout, he converted his kick, but Uruguay went on to win the shootout 4–2.

Gyan missed a critical penalty attempt in a major competition for the second time in his career as he missed a penalty kick in the 2012 African Cup of Nations semi-final. Ghana eventually lost 1–0.

Gyan opted to take an "indefinite hiatus" from international football after missing the penalty attempt. He confirmed his comeback to the Black Stars squad on May 8, 2012.

He became the country's top goalscorer on June 7, 2013, when he scored two goals in a 3–1 victory against Sudan in a World Cup qualifier, surpassing Abedi Pele's 33 goals.

Gyan was chosen to Ghana's roster for the 2014 FIFA World Cup on June 2, 2014. He led the Black Stars to a 2–1 loss over the United States in the team's first match.

In a 2–2 tie with Germany, he scored his first goal of the season, amounting

's mark of five FIFA World Cup goals. He became the highest African striker in World Cup finals history after scoring the Black Stars' goal in their 2–1 loss to

in the last group match.

Gyan missed Ghana's first match at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, a 2–1 defeat to Senegal, due to a "mild attack" of malaria. He returned for the Black Stars' second encounter, netting a last-minute winner against tournament favorites Algeria in a 1–0 victory.

Gyan's over-a-year international exile came to an end in October 2018 when he was called up to the Ghanaian team for two 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against Sierra Leone.

On the 20th of May 2019, a month before the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, he announced his retirement from international football. Following a chat with Ghana's president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Gyan altered his decision the next day.

Asamoah Gyan lost chance at World Cup

For the first time in history, the World Cup was spreading out the red carpet for African talents, and Ghana had qualified for the tournament with Algeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and the event's pioneering hosts, South Africa. After Siphiwe Tshabalala put the hosts ahead against Mexico in their first match, the continent was engulfed in football fever for weeks.

Every African country banded together to support one another throughout the continent, and Ghana, led by Gyan, became the neutrals' favorite. Ghana earned four points from their first two group games after the striker converted two penalties, the first against Serbia and the second against Australia.

A close loss to Germany would do little to damper their spirits, especially since they face the United States in the knockout rounds.

The Black Stars were the only African team still standing when they met the Americans in Rustenburg, with the others having been eliminated during the group rounds. Ghana was bearing not just the dreams of a country, but also the hopes of a continent.

sped past the Americans and tapped past Tim Howard at the near post to give Ghana the lead, but Landon Donavon equalized to send the game to extra time.

Boateng's optimistic pass forward fell between the USA's central defenders, but before they could cope with it, an energised Gyan raced between them, seized the ball under his spell, and blasted it past Howard, sending the majority of the Royal Bafokeng Stadium into raptures. He became an instantaneous African icon.

Gyan, like a tragic hero in a Shakespeare play, cut the figure of a tragic hero when they played Uruguay in the quarter-finals. Luis Suárez of Ajax was La Celeste's talisman, with two goals against South Korea driving them into their last-16 encounter, similar to Gyan.

Ghana was the underdog once again, having to face Uruguay despite the fact that no African nation had ever advanced to the World Cup semi-finals. Muntari scooped up the ball 40 yards from goal in first-half stoppage time and shot it past Fernando Muslera in the Uruguay goal.

Diego Forlán equaled that moment of brilliance shortly after the interval, curling home a spectacular free-kick to bring his side level.

Fans all around the continent were on the verge of jumping out of their skin. The hosts, South Africa, had all of the support in the stadium, but it was all directed at Ghana.

The remainder of the game went by with few obvious opportunities, and extra time came and went. However, two athletes' reputations were about to be shaped by a few minutes of craziness.

Suárez was sent off after he swatted away Stephen Appiah's header on his own goal line in stoppage time in extra time as Ghana pushed for a late winner. Ghana now had the opportunity to rewrite history and become the greatest African World Cup side of all time, and Asamoah Gyan was the man in charge.

Gyan's game is known for its flamboyance and explosivity rather than for its calmness. In training, you wouldn't trust Gyan to score a pressure penalty, but an entire continent had to trust him to score one to get his nation to the semi-finals.

The ping of the crossbar, together with visions of a happy, demonic Suárez celebrating off the field, must still reverberate in his mind. After missing the penalty kick, Gyan came up mere minutes later and scored Ghana's first penalty in the shoot-out.

However, not all of his Ghanaian colleagues were able to follow suit, as the Black Stars were lost following misses from John Mensah and Dominic Adiyiah. Suárez was labelled a cheat by fans all around the globe, while Gyan was relegated to the sad hero position.

Asamoah Gyan goal celebration

Gyan's odd dance would go down in Premier League history when he scored on his Black Cats debut to put his new club ahead away at Wigan, latching onto Jordan Henderson's cross from deep to volley past Ali Al-Habsi as English football fans got sight of Gyan's strange dance.

The Ghanaian netting was seen at White Hart Lane and Stamford Bridge, and the dance was performed at several Premier League stadiums. Gyan was instrumental in one of Sunderland's most memorable triumphs in recent memory, shooting their second goal past Petr ech to seal a 3-0 victory away at Chelsea.

Gyan made his way over to the away supporters to do his dances after the ball had struck the goal, seeming somewhat perplexed as to what was going on, and was joined, comically, by Bolo Zenden near the corner flag. Gyan's famed forms need a little of rhythm, as the Dutchman demonstrated.

Some quick facts about Asamoah Gyan:

A notable

fact about Asamoah Gyan

is that he drew attention from a number of European clubs heading into the competition that summer, but these clubs were held back by the young striker's seeming obscurity.

Anyone who didn't follow Italian lower league football hadn't seen Gyan play; they'd heard rumors about his rapid speed, powerful shooting, and amazing strength but hadn't seen him in action.

The anticipation in Ghana grew with each passing day leading up to the tournament, and with the African country drawn against Italy, the United States, and a powerful Czech Republic, few outside Ghana expected the debutants to advance to the final 16.

The eventual winners, Italy, would deny them an initial victory, but the jubilant Ghanaians defeated

,

, and Tomá Rosick in the second round of matches.

Gyan poked the ball past ech from the outside of the box to give Ghana an unexpected lead in what turned out to be the quickest goal of the tournament. The quickness of Gyan and his attack partner, Matthew Amoah, was causing difficulties for the Czechs, and Tomá Ujfalui was sent off for bringing Amoah down in the penalty area halfway through the second half.

The ecstatic Gyan took the initiative to bury it at home, but was reprimanded for wasting time. His second yellow of the tournament guaranteed he'd be banned for Ghana's crucial final group encounter against the United States.

In any case, Gyan's penalty hit the post, but it didn't matter since Sulley Muntari extended Ghana's advantage late in the game to give them their first World Cup victory. A second triumph followed against Bruce Arena's Americans, but Gyan would have to wait another four years to face the North Americans.

Despite the comeback of their striker, Ghana were defeated by a Brazilian lineup that included Ronaldo,

,

, and Roberto Carlos. Gyan, on the other hand, did not have a trouble-free game, picking up two more bookings to add to his increasing list of yellow cards before being removed just after half-time.

The kid had a steep learning curve after receiving his second yellow card for diving, but the tournament did nothing to dent his growing reputation.

Spartak Moscow flirted with the striker and came close to signing him, only for Udinese to call off the deal and Gyan to sign a new five-year contract with the Friuli. Only two of those years were occupied by a striker who was unable to replicate his World Cup form on calcio surfaces.

Gyan returned to his native country, where the Africa Cup of Nations was being contested, midway through his last season in Serie A.

The heat was on the hosts, and Gyan was on the verge of leaving the camp following a series of personal insults after a group stage victory against Namibia. The coaching team encouraged him to continue, but Cameroon interrupted their progress in the semi-finals.

Gyan was signed by Rennes, a French team, in 2008, and he quickly regained his prior form. The explosive striker had more area to work in, and more significantly, more space in behind, since the French game was a bit more open than the one in Italy.

The rewards of his labor were finally seen in his second campaign, after a year of settling in. Rennes finished in the top part of the table because to his quickness and power, and he scored ten league goals for the first season in his career. Gyan found himself in top shape ahead of the most critical summer of his career after scoring 13 goals in Ligue 1 in 2009/10.

Rennes struggled to keep Gyan after his meteoric ascent to worldwide fame. Several Premier League teams were interested in signing the striker, and just when it seemed like he would have to remain in France, Steve Bruce's Sunderland rushed in on deadline day to sign him. He was the club's most expensive signing, costing about £13 million.

Asamoah Gyan social media

Regarding

Asamoah Gyan social media

, it should be mentioned that he has an Instagram page (

) with 1.4 million followers. In the page we can see various pictures of him with the fans and his family.

He also has a Twitter account (

) with more than 938k followers. He often posts new stuff on his Twitter page.

Asamoah Gyan body measurements

Speaking about

Asamoah Gyan body measurements

, it should be mentioned that the star is 186 cm and 77 kg.

Asamoah Gyan net worth and salary

Gyan’s several club moves brought with them varying cash numbers, and he has amassed a sizable fortune over the course of his career.

Gyan has stunned the public with his La Basilica De Baby Jet, a $3 million luxury residence with three levels, each with its own unique characteristics. He constructs his home with a stunning view of the Weija Dam. The mansion is claimed to include bulletproof doors as well as a variety of other intriguing features.

Asamoah Gyan is a car enthusiast who owns a variety of vehicles, including a Rolls Royce Phantom that supposedly costs $400,000 and a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG that costs $250,000.

Asamoah Gyan’s net worth

is now more than $23 million.

His net worth is increasing at the same time as his enterprises, which include Ma Vits Noodles and Rice, Asa Band, Boxing Promotion, Jetlink Events and Logistics, Baby Jet Plaza, Real Estate, and Transportation.

Gyan is claimed to be a businessman who owns a club in Ghana, which he started with his close buddy Nina in 2018.

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