Asamoah Gyan is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Al Ain of the UAE Pro-League and captains the Ghanaian national team. Gyan began his career in 2003 with Ghanaian Premier League club Liberty Professionals scoring a prolific ten goals in sixteen matches then spent three seasons with Serie A club Udinese via two seasons loan at Modena netting on fifteen occasions in fifty-three league matches and at Udinese where he netted the goal eleven times in thirty-nine league matches. In 2008, Gyan joined Ligue 1 club Rennes netting the goal fourteen times in forty-eight league matches during two seasons. In 2010, Gyan joined Premier League club Sunderland breaking the club's transfer record and netted the goal on ten occasions in thirty-four Premier League matches during two seasons. In 2011-2012 season, Gyan joined Al Ain of the UAE Pro-League on loan and become the league's top-goalscorer netting the goal prolifically twenty-four times in twenty-seven matches. 

November 22nd, 1985 in Accra (Age 39)