Baffour Gyan (born 2 July 1980) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a striker.[1]
 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(s) | 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 | |||
Club career
editGyan 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
editGyan 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
editHe 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
editInternational
edit| 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 |  Lesotho
|
2–0 | 3–1 | 2002 African Cup of Nations qualification | [6] |
| 2 | 25 December 2001 | Stade Baréma Bocoum, Mopti, Mali |  Mali
|
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | [7] |
| 3 | 30 March 2003 | 7 November Stadium, Radès, Tunisia |  Madagascar
|
3–1 | 3–3 | Friendly | [8] |
| 4 | 18 November 2007 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana |  Togo
|
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [9] |
References
edit- ^ Baffour Gyan at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Kotoko track Ghana's Appiah, Quincy Archived 17 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ My first game was difficult – Baffour Gyan
- ^ "Daniel Kenu withdraws assault case against Gyan".
- ^ "Baffour Gyan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Ghana vs. Lesotho". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Mali vs. Ghana". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Ghana vs. Madagascar". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Ghana vs. Togo". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
External links
edit- Baffour Gyan at Soccerbase
