Joe Gyau

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Joe Gyau
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Gyau with St. Pauli in 2012
Personal information
Full name Joseph-Claude Agyeman Gyau [1]
Date of birth (1992-09-16) September 16, 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Tampa, Florida, United States
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger, full-back
Team information
Current team
 Las Vegas Lights
Number 7
Youth career
2001–2007 Bethesda Roadrunners
2007–2009 IMG Soccer Academy
2009–2011 1899 Hoffenheim
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014 1899 Hoffenheim II 56 (9)
2012–2014 1899 Hoffenheim 2 (0)
2012–2013 → FC St. Pauli (loan) 15 (0)
2013 → FC St. Pauli II (loan) 2 (1)
2014–2016 Borussia Dortmund II 13 (2)
2014–2016 Borussia Dortmund 1 (0)
2017–2018 Sonnenhof Großaspach 46 (6)
2018–2019 MSV Duisburg 20 (2)
2019–2021 FC Cincinnati 51 (1)
2022–2023 Degerfors IF 48 (1)
2024– Las Vegas Lights 3 (0)
International career‡
2007–2009 United States U17 28 (2)
2010–2011 United States U20 4 (4)
2012 United States U23 4 (0)
2014–2019 United States 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 3, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 26, 2021

Joseph-Claude Agyeman Gyau (born September 16, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger for USL Championship club Las Vegas Lights. From 2014 through 2019, Gyau represented the United States national team and earned three caps.

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Early life

Born in Tampa, Florida, he grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland, [2] where he played youth soccer for the nearby Bethesda Roadrunners [3] before joining the IMG Soccer Academy in 2009. Gyau is of third-generation pedigree of professional footballers, being the son of former U.S. international Phillip Gyau and the grandson of Joseph "Nana" Gyau, a former Ghanaian international.

Club career

Gyau Signed for Hoffenheim with fellow teammate Charles Renken in 2009. The two were under the age of 18 and could not participate in any matches and were loaned to the Vancouver Whitecaps where they were a part of a residency program from 2009-2010. After the season in Canada It was agreed upon that the two would start out playing for Hoffenheims U19 squad. Shortly after arriving and leading the team in minutes Gyau was moved up to Hoffenheims U23 in 2011. Gyau, only 18, made numerous appearances catching the eye of the first team and was soon moved up once again. Gyau made his Debut for the first team in a DFB pokal match against Greuther Furth in 2011 at the young age of 19. In April 2012 Gyau would sign His first team contract and In August 2012, Gyau was loaned to 2. Bundesliga side FC St. Pauli from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim for the entire season, with an option for another season. [4] He made his League debut for Hoffenheim in April 2014, coming on in the final 21 minutes of a 0–0 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt. [5] In June 2014, Gyau joined Borussia Dortmund. Initially this would only be for the U23 but shortly after he was moved up to the first team to participate in their preseason. Gyau scored a last minute game winner in a friendly match against Heidenheim. Post preseason Gyau remained with the first team and was a regular in the 18 man roster. [6] On September 24, 2014, he made his first team debut for Borussia Dortmund against VfB Stuttgart, coming on in the 74th minute of the match which ended in a 2–2 draw. [7] After being out with injuries for nearly two years, he made his return with Borussia Dortmund II as a substitute on October 29, 2016. [8] [9]

Following Gyau's return to match fitness in January 2017, Gyau moved to 3. Liga side SG Sonnenhof Großaspach on an 18-month deal. During those 18 months Gyau was able to return to form scoring 6 goals and adding 4 assists, earning himself a summer transfer [10]

Gyau moved to MSV Duisburg for their 2018–19 season in Germany's 2nd Bundesliga, tallying 2 goals and 1 assist during the campaign. [11]

On August 8, 2019, it was announced that Gyau had signed for Major League Soccer side FC Cincinnati. [12] Gyau went on to make 51 total appearances for the club.

Gyau signed with Las Vegas Lights on February 16, 2024. [13]

International career

Gyau has been capped for the United States at the U-15, U-17, U-20, and U-23 levels. In March 2012, Gyau was called into the US U-23 team for Olympic qualifying matches. [14] The team did not qualify for that year's Summer Olympics.

In November 2012, Gyau was called up to the United States national team. [15] His first start for the US was on September 3, 2014, against the Czech Republic in a friendly match. [16] Gyau made his second start for the national team on October 10, 2014, in a friendly match against Ecuador. After playing less than 15 minutes, he came off the pitch with a suspected sprained left knee and was replaced by Bobby Wood. [17] On October 12, it was announced that Gyau had torn his lateral meniscus and suffered a bone bruise. [18]

In June 2019, Gyau made his first United States national team appearance since 2014 in a friendly match against Jamaica. [19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played November 8, 2020 [20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1899 Hoffenheim II 2010–11 Regionalliga 70——70
2011–12 Regionalliga222——222
2013–14 Regionalliga277——277
Total5690000569
1899 Hoffenheim 2011–12 Bundesliga 0010—10
2012–13 Bundesliga00——00
2013–14 Bundesliga20——20
Total20100030
FC St. Pauli (loan) 2012–13 2. Bundesliga 15010—160
FC St. Pauli II (loan) 2012–13 Regionalliga21——21
Borussia Dortmund 2014–15 Bundesliga10——10
Borussia Dortmund II 2014–15 3. Liga 112——112
2015–16 Regionalliga00——00
2016–17 Regionalliga20——20
Total1320000132
Sonnenhof Großaspach 2016–17 3. Liga161——161
2017–18 3. Liga305——305
Total4660000466
MSV Duisburg 2018–19 2. Bundesliga20200—202
FC Cincinnati 2019 Major League Soccer 80——80
2020 Major League Soccer211—1 [lower-alpha 1] 0221
Total2910010301
Career total18421201018721
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in MLS is Back Tournament

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  2. ↑ Steven Goff (January 10, 2013). "Silver Spring's Joe Gyau rising up European soccer ranks". Washington Post. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Joe Gyau Latest on Injury Rehab, Memories of Playing in DMV". DMV Soccer. August 17, 2015. Archived from the original on August 20, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.
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  9. ↑ Stejskal, Sam (September 22, 2016). "Nearly two years since his injury, USA's Joe Gyau nearing match fitness". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on October 31, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
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  11. ↑ ""Ein sehr spannender Neuzugang": Joseph-Claude Gyau wird ein Zebra". Archived from the original on June 20, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Club acquires midfielder Joseph-Claude Gyau". fccincinnati.com. August 8, 2019. Archived from the original on August 8, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
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