Despite being prolific for the national team, there’s a feeling the nomadic frontman underachieved at club level
Asamoah Gyan’s achievements with Ghana’s national team throughout an international career spanning 16 years are certainly admirable. The frontman made his debut for the Black Stars in 2003 and, at his most recent appearance in 2019, stands as the nation’s most-capped player and top goalscorer.
Those feats were somewhat unimaginable after his maiden appearance in that 5-0 thrashing of Somalia, despite a goal on his debut, minutes after his introduction by Ralf Zumdick.
That strike made him the youngest ever goalscorer in Ghana’s history, so it was only fitting he went on to become the Black Stars’ top marksman.