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.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christian Atta Gyan | ||
Date of birth | 2 November 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Tema, Ghana | ||
Date of death | 29 December 2021 | (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) |
1998 | → Excelsior (loan) | 16 | (0) |
2006–2007 | → Excelsior (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]