Baffour Gyan
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File:Gyan.JPG Gyan in May 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 July 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[citation needed] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liberty Professionals | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997 | Liberty Professionals | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | AO Kalamata | 16 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | Liberty Professionals | ||
| 1999–2000 | Anagennisi Karditsas | 8 | (0) |
| 2000 | Liberty Professionals | 22 | (1) |
| 2000–2004 | Slovan Liberec | 62 | (11) |
| 2004–2006 | Dynamo Moscow | 40 | (3) |
| 2006–2009 | Saturn Moscow | 37 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Asante Kotoko | 33 | (15) |
| 2011–2013 | Al-Nasr Benghazi | 56 | (23) |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2008 | Ghana | 25 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Baffour Gyan (born 2 July 1980) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a striker.[1]
Club career
[edit | edit source]Gyan was born in Accra. He played for Dynamo Moscow, FC Saturn and Czech side Slovan Liberec.[2] After twelve years playing of playing football in Europe, he returned on 28 September 2009 back to his homeland Ghana and signed a three years contract with Asante Kotoko.[3]
International career
[edit | edit source]Gyan was a regular for Ghana and was part of the squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics. On 18 November 2007, he scored for Ghana in their 2–0 win against Togo in the Pre-2008 African Cup of Nations Tournament held in Accra, Ghana. He made 25 appearances for Ghana scoring 4 goals.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]He is the brother of Asamoah Gyan and attended the Adisadel College in Cape Coast Ghana.
In September 2014, Baffour Gyan handed himself over to the police when the Ashanti Regional Editor of the Daily Graphic, Daniel Kenu, accused him of having led some people to assault him: during a pre-match press conference for the black stars 2015 African Cup qualifier against Uganda, Kenu had asked Asamoah Gyan to clarify a rumour that he had a hand in the disappearance of his friend, Theophilus Tagoe alias 'Castro', a musician. Kenu said much later on, Baffour Gyan who had not been at the press conference, met him and assaulted him. Baffour denied the accusation. Though the case went to court, Kenu withdrew the case citing health reasons.[4]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]International
[edit | edit source]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2001 | 6 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 4 | |
- Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gyan goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 June 2001 | Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana | File:Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2002 African Cup of Nations qualification | [6] |
| 2 | 25 December 2001 | Stade Baréma Bocoum, Mopti, Mali | File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | [7] |
| 3 | 30 March 2003 | 7 November Stadium, Radès, Tunisia | File:Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar | 3–1 | 3–3 | Friendly | [8] |
| 4 | 18 November 2007 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | File:Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [9] |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Baffour Gyan at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- ^ Kotoko track Ghana's Appiah, Quincy Archived 17 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ My first game was difficult – Baffour Gyan
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Baffour Gyan at SoccerbaseLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1980 births
- Living people
- Men's association football forwards
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Ghana men's international footballers
- Ghana men's under-20 international footballers
- Olympic footballers for Ghana
- Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- 2002 African Cup of Nations players
- 2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Asante Kotoko S.C. players
- Super League Greece players
- Kalamata F.C. players
- Anagennisi Karditsa F.C. players
- Czech First League players
- FC Slovan Liberec players
- FC Dynamo Moscow players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- FC Saturn Ramenskoye players
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic
- Russian Premier League players
- Footballers from Accra
- Expatriate men's footballers in Kazakhstan
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Liberty Professionals F.C. players
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
- Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
- FC Astana players
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Kazakhstan
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen