Asamoah Gyan has decided to end his playing career. At the age of 37, the former Sunderland striker announced his retirement from professional football.
On June 20, 2023, during the 30th Afrximbank Annual General Meeting in Accra, Ghana, he announced that he had formally ended one phase of his career and would now work as a player scout, coach, and in other football-related roles.
Gyan began his career in 2003 with Ghanaian Premier League club Liberty Professionals scoring ten goals in sixteen matches then spent three seasons with Serie A club Udinese via two seasons loan at Modena netting on fifteen occasions in 53 league matches and at Udinese where he scored 11 times in 39 league matches.
In 2008, Gyan joined Ligue 1 club Rennes, netting fourteen times in forty-eight league matches during two seasons.
In 2010, after shining at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, he left the Ligue 1 club for Sunderland of the Premier League breaking the club’s transfer record and netting on ten occasions in thirty-four Premier League matches during two seasons.
In 2011, Gyan joined Al Ain of the UAE Pro-League on loan and became the league’s top-goalscorer, scoring 24 times in 27 matches
In the following season, Gyan permanently joined Al Ain and once again became the league’s top-goalscorer while he helped Al Ain retain the UAE Pro-League title, scoring an impressive 28 goals in 32 matches. In the 2013–14 season, Gyan scored on 44 occasions in 40 matches with Al Ain.
In addition, he has played for Shanghai SIPG in China, Al Ahli Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, and Kayserispor in Turkey.
Gyan is the all-time leading goalscorer of the Ghana national team, with 51 goals. He represented Ghana at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups.
With 6 goals, he is the top African goalscorer in the history of the World Cup. Gyan has also represented Ghana at the 2004 Summer Olympics and in seven Africa Cup of Nations in 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019, helping them finish in third-place in 2008 and runner-up in 2010 and 2015.
He launched his memoir, titled ” LeGYANdry” at the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel in Accra.
The 37-year-old is presently unattached and last competed for Ghana Premier League team Legon Cities in 2021.
On 20 June 2023, Gyan announced his retirement from active football.
Gyan, however, is thinking about having one final dance before ending a glittering, 20-year career.
