| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | King Osei Gyan | ||
| Date of birth | 22 December 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Viking | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| -2006 | Right to Dream Academy | ||
| 2006-2007 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2010 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | → Germinal Beerschot (loan)[1] | 57 | (2) |
| 2011– | Viking | 15 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008- | Ghana[2] | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 September 2007. † Appearances (Goals). |
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King Osei Gyan (born 22 December 1988 in Accra) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Norwegian Premier League club Viking. He earlier played for Germinal Beerschot.
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Gyan trained at the Right to Dream Academy in Ghana before leaving his home country for the United States to further his football career.[3] While attending Dunn School, Gyan was honored as a 2005 NSCAA/adidas Boys High School All-America Team.[4] That same year, he was awarded the 2005 NSCAA/adidas High School Boys State Player of the Year[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] After a two week training camp with Viking, he signed a contract with the Norwegian Premier League club.[8]
Gyan represented Ghana at senior international level in a friendly fixture against Tanzania in 2008.[9]
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