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Asamoah Gyan
Be the first in the stands
Ghanaalso in the record as Asamoah GYAN · Photo: Puma · CC BY 3.0
Archive goals
31
for Ghana · 4 from the spot
Matches scored in
28
every one opens its match page below
Tournaments
4
most in the FIFA World Cup qualification (10)
Career span
2003–2017
first 2003-11-16 · last 2017-06-11
Counted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Asamoah Gyan is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is a former captain of the Ghana national team. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-08-26
In the line-ups
47 appearances in recorded line-ups · 2005–2017The archive holds 47 team sheets naming Asamoah Gyan in Ghana's starting line-up, from 2005-03-27 to 2017-06-11.
47 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
31 goals across 28 scoring matches · 4 tournaments · 2003–2017| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-06-11 |  Ethiopia | W5–0(h) | 9' | African Cup of Nations qualification | Kumasi |
| 2017-01-21 |  Mali | W1–0(n) | 21' | African Cup of Nations | Port-Gentil |
| 2015-06-14 |  Mauritius | W7–1(h) | 23' 30' | African Cup of Nations qualification | Accra |
| 2015-01-23 |  Algeria | W1–0(n) | 90' | African Cup of Nations | Mongomo |
| 2014-10-15 |  Guinea | W3–1(h) | 14' | African Cup of Nations qualification | Accra |
| 2014-10-11 | Guinea | D1–1(n) | 27' | African Cup of Nations qualification | Casablanca |
| 2014-09-10 |  Togo | W3–2(a) | 23' | African Cup of Nations qualification | Lomé |
| 2014-06-26 |  Portugal | L1–2(n) | 57' | FIFA World Cup | Brasília |
| 2014-06-21 |  Germany | D2–2(n) | 63' | FIFA World Cup | Fortaleza |
| 2013-10-15 |  Egypt | W6–1(h) | 5' 53' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Kumasi |
| 2013-06-16 |  Lesotho | W2–0(a) | 82' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Maseru |
| 2013-06-07 |  Sudan | W3–1(a) | 20' 57' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Omdurman |
| 2013-03-24 | Sudan | W4–0(h) | 19' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Kumasi |
| 2013-01-28 |  Niger | W3–0(n) | 6' | African Cup of Nations | Port Elizabeth |
| 2012-01-28 | Mali | W2–0(n) | 64' | African Cup of Nations | Franceville |
| 2011-10-08 | Sudan | W2–0(a) | 11' | African Cup of Nations qualification | Khartoum |
| 2010-06-26 |  United States | W2–1(n) | 93' | FIFA World Cup | Rustenburg |
| 2010-06-19 |  Australia | D1–1(n) | 25' (pen) | FIFA World Cup | Rustenburg |
| 2010-06-13 |  Serbia | W1–0(n) | 85' (pen) | FIFA World Cup | Pretoria |
| 2010-01-28 |  Nigeria | W1–0(n) | 21' | African Cup of Nations | Luanda |
| 2010-01-24 |  Angola | W1–0(a) | 15' | African Cup of Nations | Luanda |
| 2010-01-15 |  Ivory Coast | L1–3(n) | 90' (pen) | African Cup of Nations | Cabinda |
| 2008-01-20 | Guinea | W2–1(h) | 55' (pen) | African Cup of Nations | Accra |
| 2006-06-17 |  Czechia | W2–0(n) | 2' | FIFA World Cup | Cologne |
| 2005-10-08 |  Cape Verde | W4–0(a) | 75' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Praia |
Honours
20 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updatedMarquee honours
Most FIFA World Cup goals for Ghana
Most FIFA World Cup goals scored by an African player
Al Ain second-most AFC Champions League goals
| Team honours20 | ||||
| Most FIFA World Cup goals for Ghana | ×1 | |||
| Most FIFA World Cup goals scored by an African player | ×1 | |||
| Al Ain second-most AFC Champions League goals | ×1 | |||
| UAE Pro League | ×3 | 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15 | Al Ain | |
| UAE Super Cup | ×2 | 2012, 2016 | Al Ain ·1, Shabab Al Ahli ·1 | |
| Al Ain most league goals in a season | ×1 | 2012–13 | ||
| Al Ain second all-time Pro League top scorer | ×1 | |||
| Al Ain second all-time top scorer | ×1 | |||
| Ghana national team all-time top goalscorer | ×1 | |||
| Ghana national team second all-time appearance holder | ×1 | |||
| Most Africa Cup of Nations tournaments with a goal | ×1 | |||
| Most GCC Golden Boot (Arabian Golden Boot) awards | ×1 | |||
| Most tournaments representing Ghana at Africa Cup of Nations | ×1 | |||
| Most UAE Pro League top scorer awards | ×1 | |||
| UAE League Cup | ×1 | 2016–17 | Shabab Al Ahli | |
| UAE President's Cup | ×1 | 2013–14 | Al Ain | |
| Youngest goalscorer for Ghana national team | ×1 | 2003 | ||
| Individual honours22 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 9 | ||||
| GCC Golden Boot | ×3 | 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 | ||
| UAE Pro League top scorer | ×3 | 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 | ||
| UAE President's Cup top scorer | ×2 | 2013–14, 2014–15 | ||
| AFC Champions League top scorer | 2014 | |||
| Player of the year · 5 | ||||
| Ghana Player of the Year | ×2 | 2010, 2014 | ||
| AFC Foreign Player of the Year | 2014 | |||
| BBC African Footballer of the Year | 2010 | |||
| Ghana Men's Player of the Year Award | 2012 | |||
| Teams of the season · 6 | ||||
| CAF Team of the Year | ×3 | 2010, 2013, 2014 | ||
| Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament | ×2 | 2010, 2013 | ||
| AFC Champions League Dream Team | 2014 | |||
| More honours · 2 | ||||
| Calcio Trade Ball Order of the Star Award | 2017 | |||
| Ghana Football Awards Player of the Decade | 2011–2020 | |||
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