Christian Gyan

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 nameChristian Atta Gyan
Date of birth(1978-11-02)2 November 1978
Place of birthTema, Ghana
Date of death29 December 2021(2021-12-29) (aged 43)
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
Gapoha
Feyenoord
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–2007Feyenoord93(3)
1998Excelsior (loan)16(0)
2006–2007Excelsior (loan)16(0)
2008–2009TPS16(0)
2009Wrexham0(0)
2010RoPS0(0)
Total131(3)
National team
1998–2002Ghana23(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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