Christian Gyan

Ghanaian-Dutch association football player

Christian Atta Gyan (2 November 1978 – 29 December 2021) was a Ghanaian-Dutch professional footballer. He played as a defender. Gyan played for the Ghana national football team 23 times between 1998 until 2002.

Christian Gyan
Personal information
Full name Christian Atta Gyan
Date of birth (1978-11-02)2 November 1978
Place of birth Tema, Ghana
Date of death 29 December 2021(2021-12-29) (aged 43)
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Gapoha
Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2007 Feyenoord 93 (3)
1998Excelsior (loan) 16 (0)
2006–2007Excelsior (loan) 16 (0)
2008–2009 TPS 16 (0)
2009 Wrexham 0 (0)
2010 RoPS 0 (0)
Total 131 (3)
National team
1998–2002 Ghana 23 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Gyan was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer in November 2021.[1] He died from the disease a month later on 29 December 2021 at the age of 43.[2]

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