Baffour Gyan
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Baffour Gyan | ||
| Date of birth | 2 July 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Nasr Benghazi | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liberty Professionals | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997 | Liberty Professionals | 0 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | AO Kalamata | 16 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | Liberty Professionals | ||
| 1999–2000 | Anagennisi Karditsas | 8 | (0) |
| 2000 | Liberty Professionals | 22 | (1) |
| 2000–2004 | Slovan Liberec | 62 | (11) |
| 2004–2006 | Dynamo Moscow | 40 | (3) |
| 2006–2009 | FC Saturn Moscow | 37 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Asante Kotoko | 33 | (15) |
| 2011- | Al-Nasr Benghazi | 56 | (23) |
| National team | |||
| 2001–2008 | Ghana | 25 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Baffour Gyan (born 2 July 1980 in Accra) is a Ghanaian footballer who is currently playing for Al-Nasr Benghazi of Libya as a striker.[1]
Career
He has played for Dynamo Moscow, FC Saturn and Czech side, Slovan Liberec.[2] After twelve years playing of playing football in Europe, he returned on 28 September 2009 back to his homeland Ghana and signed a three years contract with Asante Kotoko.[3]
International career
He is a regular for Ghana and was part of the Ghana squad at the 2004 Summer Olympics. On 18 November 2007, he scored for Ghana in their 2-0 win against Togo in the Pre-2008 African Cup of Nations Tournament held in Accra, Ghana. He has 4 goals in 25 International games for Ghana. He is a current Member of the Ghana Senior Local National Team.
Personal life
He is the brother of Al Ain FC striker Asamoah Gyan and attended the Adisadel College in Cape Coast Ghana.
In September 2014, Baffour Gyan handed himself over to the police when the Ashanti Regional Editor of the Daily Graphic, Daniel Kenu, accused him of having lead some people to assault him: during a pre-match press conference for the black stars 2015 African Cup qualifier against Uganda, Kenu had asked Asamoah Gyan to clarify a rumour that he had a hand in the disappearance of his friend, Theophilus Tagoe alias 'Castro', a musician. Kenu said much later on, Baffour Gyan who had not been at the press conference, met him and assaulted him. Baffour denied the accusation. Though the case went to court, Kenu withdrew the case citing health reasons.[4]
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