Jan Gyamerah

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Jan Gyamerah
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back [1]
Team information
Current team
SV Elversberg
Number 30
Youth career
–2009 FC Stadthagen
2009–2010 Arminia Bielefeld
2010–2013 VfL Bochum
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2015 VfL Bochum II 5 (0)
2013–2019 VfL Bochum 74 (1)
2019–2022 Hamburger SV 50 (0)
2020 Hamburger SV II 1 (0)
2022–2024 1. FC Nürnberg 53 (3)
2024–2025 1. FC Kaiserslautern 23 (0)
2025– SV Elversberg 0 (0)
International career
2012 Germany U17 2 (0)
2012–2013 Germany U18 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2025

Jan Gyamerah (born 18 June 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back for 2. Bundesliga club SV Elversberg. [2] [3]

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Early life

Gyamerah was born in 1995, the son of Ghanaian Stephen Gyamerah who came to Berlin to study in 1989 and whose German wife was born in Berlin. Born on a Sunday, he received the African nickname "Kwasi" (Asante for Sunday). [4] In 1999, the family moved to Stadthagen, Lower Saxony, where his sister, Yvonne, was born. [4]

Club career

VfL Bochum

Gyamerah first played for local club FC Stadthagen, before, via Arminia Bielefeld, moving to the youth department of VfL Bochum in January 2011. There, he progressed through the various youth teams and made his professional debut on 20 December 2013 in the 2. Bundesliga, when he came on as a substitute in the 66th minute for Danny Latza. [5]

Hamburger SV

On 14 February 2019, Gyamerah signed a three-year contract starting from the 2019–20 season with league rivals Hamburger SV. [6] Under head coach Dieter Hecking, Gyamerah immediately established himself in the starting lineup. On 11 September 2019, he contracted a calf fracture during practice and had to undergo surgery. [7] During his absence, Josha Vagnoman took over the right back position, before he also fell out with a long-term injury, [8] with Khaled Narey becoming the third player during the season to cover the position. After the winter break, newcomer Jordan Beyer, who had been loaned from first-placed Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach due to Gyamerah's and Vagnoman's injuries until the end of the season, was positioned as right back. [9]

At the beginning of March 2020, Gyamerah returned to team practice. [10] On the 26th matchday, which was regularly scheduled for 13 March 2020, Gyamerah was again selected for the matchday squad. However, the season was interrupted on the same day due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In early May, he suffered a muscle injury in the hip during the season break and missed the resumption of playing activities about a week later. [11] About a month later, Gyamerah returned to the matchday squad on the 30th matchday and made his first appearance in months in the following match, when he came on as a substitute. Before the end of the season, three more league appearances followed. Gyamerah made nine 2. Bundesliga appearances during his first season at the club.

Nürnberg

On 10 June 2022, Gyamerah signed with 1. FC Nürnberg. [12]

Kaiserslautern

On 26 July 2024, Gyamerah moved to 1. FC Kaiserslautern. [13]

Elversberg

On 4 July 2025, Gyamerah joined SV Elversberg on a two-year contract. [14]

International career

Gyamerah was born in Germany and is of Ghanaian descent. [15] He was a youth international for Germany. [3]

Career statistics

As of 2 March 2021 [16]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfL Bochum II 2012–13 Regionalliga West 3030
2013–14 2020
Total500050
VfL Bochum 2013–14 2. Bundesliga 200020
2014–15 000000
2015–16 000000
2016–17 23110241
2017–18 24010250
2018–19 25000250
Total74120761
Hamburger SV 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 9010100
2020–21 14000140
Total23010240
Hamburger SV II 2020–21 Regionalliga West 100010
Career total1031301061

References

  1. Jan Gyamerah at WorldFootball.net
  2. Jan Gyamerah at kicker (in German)
  3. 1 2 "Jan Gyamerah" (in German). German Football Association . Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  4. 1 2 Lange, Kerstin (22 June 2006). "Heute kann Ghana Fußballgeschichte schreiben". DEWEZET (in German). Deister- und Weserzeitung Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. Archived from the original on 18 November 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  5. "Aoudia verabschiedet sich frühzeitig". kicker (in German). 20 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  6. "HSV verpflichtet Jan Gyamerah". Hamburger SV (in German). 14 February 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  7. "Schwere Verletzung bei Jan Gyamerah". Hamburger SV (in German). 11 September 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  8. "Josha Vagnoman erleidet Bruch eines Fusswurzelknochens". Hamburger SV (in German). 31 October 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  9. "Jordan Beyer wechselt Leihweise zum HSV". Hamburger SV (in German). 14 January 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020. Der 19-Jährige, der bei den "Fohlen" noch langfristig unter Vertrag steht, besetzt damit eine Planstelle auf der Position des Rechtsverteidigers, die durch die schweren Verletzungen von Jan Gyamerah (Wadenbeinbruch) und Josha Vagnoman (Mittelfußbruch) frei geworden war.
  10. "Jan Gyamerah voll zurück im Training". Hamburger SV (in German). 4 March 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  11. "HSV: Gyamerah bleibt der Pechvogel". kicker (in German). 8 May 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  12. "Wolfsburg angelt sich Fischer, Gyamerah kommt vom HSV" (in German). Nürnberg. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  13. "FCK verstärkt Defensive mit Jan Gyamerah" [FCK strengthens defense with Jan Gyamerah] (in German). 1. FC Kaiserslautern. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  14. "Jan Gyamerah verstärkt die Elversberger Defensive" [Jan Gyamerah strengthens Elversberg's defense] (in German). SV Elversberg. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  15. "Der Pfeil von der Spree" (in German). FUNKE MEDIEN NRW GmbH. 7 January 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  16. Jan Gyamerah at Soccerway . Retrieved 2 March 2021.