Christian Gyan: Career Stats, Clubs, Age & Nationality

Christian Gyan: profile

Christian Gyan (born 2 November 1978 in Tema, Ghana) was a Ghanaian footballer who played as a defender. He died on 29 December 2021.

Gyan's senior club career began in 1996 at Feyenoord Rotterdam. He played for 6 clubs in 3 countries between 1996 and 2011. His most appearances came at Feyenoord Rotterdam (1997–2007), where he made 93 appearances and scored 3 goals. Across all recorded club spells he totals 189 appearances and 3 goals.

At international level, Gyan represented Ghana (1998–2002), earning 23 caps and scoring 0 goals.

Tema has produced 32 footballers in our database, including Freddy Adu, Hans Sarpei and Matthew Amoah.

Nationality explained: Why does Christian Gyan play for Ghana?

Key facts

Senior international debut: 1998 (aged about 20)
Club career: 1996–2011 (16 seasons)
Countries played in: 3: Netherlands, Finland and United Kingdom
Club goals per game: 0.02 (3 in 189)
Height: 175 cm — taller than 28% of Ghanaian internationals on record
Latest move: RoPS (2010)
Shares a birthday with: Alphonso Davies, Charles Itandje and Hamed Koné (more)

Club career

Years	Club	League	Apps	Goals
1996–1997	Feyenoord Rotterdam	Eredivisie	0	0
1997–1998	Excelsior Rotterdam	Eredivisie	16	0
1997–2007	Feyenoord Rotterdam	Eredivisie	93	3
1998	Excelsior Rotterdam	Eredivisie	16	0
2006–2007	Excelsior Rotterdam	Eredivisie	16	0
2008	TPS Turku	Veikkausliiga	16	0
2008–2009	Wrexham A.F.C.	EFL Championship	16	0
2008–2009	TPS Turku	Veikkausliiga	16	0
2009	Wrexham A.F.C.	EFL Championship	0	0
2010	RoPS	Ykkösliiga	0	0
2010–2011	RKSV Leonidas	Eerste Klasse	–	–
	Total		189	3