| Intro | Ghanaian footballer | ||||
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Athlete Football player Association football player |
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Ghana |
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Sports |
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| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth | 22 December 1988, Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana | ||||
| Age: | 31 years | ||||
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King Osei Gyan (born 22 December 1988 in Accra) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a midfielder. He earlier played for Germinal Beerschot, Viking and Halmstads BK.
Career
Gyan trained at the Right to Dream Academy in Ghana before leaving his home country for the United States to further his football career. While attending Dunn School, Gyan was honored as a 2005 NSCAA/adidas Boys High School All-America Team. That same year, he was awarded the 2005 NSCAA/adidas High School Boys State Player of the Year for the state of California. In 2006, he joins the youth system of English Premiership side Fulham, and in 2008 is loaned to Belgian Jupiler League side Germinal Beerschot until 2010 due to work permit issues. He was released in the summer of 2010.
In January 2011, Gyan joined Canadian club Toronto FC of Major League Soccer on trial for their pre-season in Antalya, Turkey. After a two-week training camp with Viking, he signed a contract with the Norwegian Premier League club.
Swedish side Halmstads BK signed him on a 1-year contract, after a week of tryouts, 11 February 2014.
International
Gyan represented Ghana at senior international level in a friendly fixture against Tanzania in 2008.