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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Baffour Gyan
| image = Gyan.JPG
| image_size = 250px
| fullname = Baffour Gyan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1980|7|2}}
| birth_place = [[Accra]], [[Ghana]]
| height = {{convert|1.80|m|ftin|abbr=on}}[http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.baffour.gyan.9789.en.html]
| currentclub = [[Al-Nasr (Benghazi)|Al-Nasr Benghazi]]
| clubnumber = 18
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Liberty Professionals]]
| years1 = 1997
| years2 = 1997–1998
| years3 = 1998–1999
| years4 = 1999–2000
| years5 = 2000
| years6 = 2000–2004
| years7 = 2004–2006
| years8 = 2006–2009
| years9 = 2010–2011
| years10 = 2011–
| clubs1 = [[Liberty Professionals]]
| clubs2 = [[AO Kalamata]]
| clubs3 = [[Liberty Professionals]]
| clubs4 = [[Anagennisi Karditsas]]
| clubs5 = [[Liberty Professionals]]
| clubs6 = [[Slovan Liberec]]
| clubs7 = [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]
| clubs8 = [[FC Saturn Moscow Oblast (1946-2011)|FC Saturn Moscow]]
| clubs9 = [[Asante Kotoko]]
| clubs10 = [[Al-Nasr (Benghazi)|Al-Nasr Benghazi]]
| caps1 = 0
| caps2 = 16
| caps3 =
| caps4 = 8
| caps5 = 22
| caps6 = 62
| caps7 = 40
| caps8 = 37
| caps9 = 33
| caps10 = 56
| goals1 = 0
| goals2 = 1
| goals3 =
| goals4 = 0
| goals5 = 1
| goals6 = 11
| goals7 = 3
| goals8 = 2
| goals9 = 15
| goals10 = 23
| nationalyears1 = 2001–2008
| nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]
| nationalcaps1 = 25
| nationalgoals1 = 4
| pcupdate =
| ntupdate =
}}
'''Baffour Gyan''' (born 2 July 1980 in [[Accra]]) is a [[Ghana]]ian [[football (soccer)|footballer]] who is currently playing for [[Al-Nasr (Benghazi)|Al-Nasr Benghazi]] of [[Libya]] as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]].<ref>{{NFT player|pid=7419}}</ref>

==Career==
He has played for [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]], [[FC Saturn Moscow Oblast (1946-2011)|FC Saturn]] and [[Czech Republic|Czech]] side, [[Slovan Liberec]].<ref>[http://sports.thinkghana.com/soccer/premierleague/news/200909/41184.php Kotoko track Ghana's Appiah, Quincy]</ref> 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]].<ref>[http://www.asantekotokofc.org/Newreel/2009/001109/baffour_debut.htm My first game was difficu.mt – Baffour Gyan]</ref>

==International career==
He is a regular for [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] and was part of the [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] squad at the [[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Summer Olympics]]. On 18 November 2007, he scored for [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] in their 2-0 win against [[Togo national football team|Togo]] in the Pre-[[2008 African Cup of Nations]] Tournament held in [[Accra]], [[Ghana]]. He has 4 goals in 25 International games for [[Ghana national football team|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 led 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.<ref>http://graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/30990-daniel-kenu-withdraws-assault-case-against-gyan.html</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Soccerbase}}

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[[Category:Superleague Greece players]]
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[[Category:Czech First League players]]
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Accra]]
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[[Category:Liberty Professionals F.C. players]]
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[[Category:Expatriate footballers in Russia]]
[[Category:FC Astana players]]
[[Category:Ghanaian expatriates in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Ghanaian expatriates in Russia]]
[[Category:Association football forwards]]

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