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Asamoah Gyan is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who represented the Ghana national football team as a forward from 2003 to 2019. He made his debut appearance for Ghana on 16 November 2003, during a friendly against Somalia aged seventeen; three days before his eighteenth birthday.[1][2] He scored on his debut in the 81st minute after coming on in the 77th minute for Nana Arhin Duah.[1][3] He is currently the country's all-time top goalscorer with 51 goals in 109 appearances.
International goals
[edit]Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first.[4]
List of international goals scored by Asamoah Gyan | |||||||
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No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
1
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16 November 2003 | Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, Ghana | ![]() |
4–0
|
5–0
|
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | [1] |
2
|
25 June 2004 | Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique | ![]() |
1–0
|
1–0
|
Friendly | |
3
|
3 July 2004 | National Stadium, Kampala, Uganda | ![]() |
1–1
|
1–1
|
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | [5] |
4
|
23 March 2005 | Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya | ![]() |
1–0
|
2–2
|
Friendly | |
5
|
27 March 2005 | Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo | ![]() |
1–0
|
1–1
|
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | [6][7] |
6
|
8 October 2005 | Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde | ![]() |
3–0
|
4–0
|
2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | [8][9][10] |
7
|
14 November 2005 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ![]() |
2–1
|
3–1
|
Friendly | |
8
|
3–1
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9
|
4 June 2006 | Easter Road, Edinburgh, Scotland | ![]() |
1–0
|
3–1
|
Friendly | [11] |
10
|
17 June 2006 | RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany | ![]() |
1–0
|
2–0
|
2006 FIFA World Cup | [12] |
11
|
8 October 2006 | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | ![]() |
1–0
|
3–1
|
Friendly | |
12
|
3–1
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13
|
21 August 2007 | The Den, London, England | ![]() |
1–0
|
1–1
|
Friendly | [13][14] |
14
|
20 January 2008 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | ![]() |
1–0
|
2–1
|
2008 Africa Cup of Nations | [15][16] |
15
|
9 September 2009 | Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands | ![]() |
1–0
|
3–4
|
Friendly | [17] |
16
|
2–0
|
[18] | |||||
17
|
15 January 2010 | Estádio Nacional do Chiazi, Cabinda, Angola | ![]() |
1–3
|
1–3
|
2010 Africa Cup of Nations | [19] |
18
|
24 January 2010 | Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola | ![]() |
1–0
|
1–0
|
2010 Africa Cup of Nations | [20][21] |
19
|
28 January 2010 | Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola | ![]() |
1–0
|
1–0
|
2010 Africa Cup of Nations | [22] |
20
|
1 June 2010 | De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands | ![]() |
1–2
|
1–4
|
Friendly | [23] |
21
|
13 June 2010 | Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa | ![]() |
1–0
|
1–0
|
2010 FIFA World Cup | [24][25] |
22
|
19 June 2010 | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa | ![]() |
1–1
|
1–1
|
2010 FIFA World Cup | [26][27] |
23
|
26 June 2010 | Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg, South Africa | ![]() |
2–1
|
2–1 (a.e.t.)
|
2010 FIFA World Cup | [28] |
24
|
29 March 2011 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | ![]() |
1–1
|
1–1
|
Friendly | [29] |
25
|
7 June 2011 | Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju, South Korea | ![]() |
1–1
|
1–2
|
Friendly | [30][31] |
26
|
2 September 2011 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | ![]() |
1–0
|
2–0
|
2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | [32] |
27
|
8 October 2011 | Al-Hilal Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan | ![]() |
1–0
|
2–0
|
2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | [33] |
28
|
28 January 2012 | Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon | ![]() |
1–0
|
2–0
|
2012 Africa Cup of Nations | [34] |
29
|
10 January 2013 | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ![]() |
3–0
|
3–0
|
Friendly | [35] |
30
|
13 January 2013 | Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ![]() |
3–2
|
4–2
|
Friendly | [36] |
31
|
28 January 2013 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth, South Africa | ![]() |
1–0
|
3–0
|
2013 Africa Cup of Nations | [37] |
32
|
24 March 2013 | Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana | ![]() |
1–0
|
4–0
|
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [38][39] |
33
|
7 June 2013 | Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan | ![]() |
1–0
|
3–1
|
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [40][41] |
34
|
2–1
| ||||||
35
|
16 June 2013 | Setsoto Stadium, Maseru, Lesotho | ![]() |
2–0
|
2–0
|
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [42] |
36
|
14 August 2013 | Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey | ![]() |
1–2
|
2–2
|
Friendly | [43][44] |
37
|
2–2
| ||||||
38
|
15 October 2013 | Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana | ![]() |
1–0
|
6–1
|
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [45] |
39
|
4–1
| ||||||
40
|
9 June 2014 | Sun Life Stadium, Miami, United States | ![]() |
2–0
|
4–0
|
Friendly | [46] |
41
|
21 June 2014 | Castelão, Fortaleza, Brazil | ![]() |
2–1
|
2–2
|
2014 FIFA World Cup | [47] |
42
|
26 June 2014 | Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil | ![]() |
1–1
|
1–2
|
2014 FIFA World Cup | [48][49] |
43
|
10 September 2014 | Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo | ![]() |
1–1
|
3–2
|
2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | [50][51] |
44
|
11 October 2014 | Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco | ![]() |
1–0
|
1–1
|
2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | [52] |
45
|
15 October 2014 | Tamale Stadium, Tamale, Ghana | ![]() |
1–0
|
3–1
|
2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | [53][54] |
46
|
23 January 2015 | Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea | ![]() |
1–0
|
1–0
|
2015 Africa Cup of Nations | [55][56] |
47
|
14 June 2015 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | ![]() |
3–0
|
7–1
|
2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | [57][58] |
48
|
4–0
| ||||||
49
|
21 January 2017 | Stade de Port-Gentil, Port-Gentil, Gabon | ![]() |
1–0
|
1–0
|
2017 Africa Cup of Nations | [59] |
50
|
11 June 2017 | Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana | ![]() |
1–0
|
5–0
|
2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | [60] |
51
|
1 July 2017 | Pratt & Whitney Stadium, East Hartford, United States | ![]() |
1–2
|
1–2
|
Friendly |
Statistics
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External links
[edit]- Asamoah Gyan at RSSSF
- List of international goals scored by Asamoah Gyan at National-Football-Teams.com