Asamoah Gyan popularly known in football circles as “Babyjet” has been playing professional football since 2003.
Gyan started playing professionally with Liberty Professionals, he made 16 appearances and scored 10 goals.
Gyan, 36, is clearly nearing the end of his career, but his recent comments about a potential comeback to the Black Stars have thrown him back into the limelight.
Gyan in an interview with the BBC said he is keen on playing for the Black Stars at the World Cup in Qatar.
The 37-year-old last appearance for Ghana was during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations [AFCON] in Egypt where the team exited at the Round of 16 against Tunisia.
Below are the top ten football accomplishments and records of Asamoah Gyan:
- Ghana’s all-time top scorer – 51 goals
- Ghana’s most-capped player – 109
- First Ghanaian to score at World Cup – against the Czech Republic
- Africa’s highest scorer at World Cup – 6 goals
- First player to score in 9 consecutive major international tournaments
- One of the fastest players to reach 50 international goals
- 5th highest scorer in UAE league
- Al Ain’s 2nd all-time top scorer
- Ghana player of the decade – GFA Awards
- BBC African Player of the Year – 2010
