Christian Gyan
Christian Attah 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Attah 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]
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