Jan Gyamerah
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back[1]
Team information
Current team
 1. FC Nürnberg
Number 28
Youth career
0000–2009 FC Stadthagen
2009–2010 Arminia Bielefeld
2010–2013 VfL Bochum
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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– 1. FC Nürnberg 33 (2)
International career
2012 Germany U17 2 (0)
2012–2013 Germany U18 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2023

Jan Gyamerah (born 18 June 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Nürnberg.[2][3]

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]

International career

Gyamerah was born in Germany and is of Ghanaian descent.[13] He was a youth international for Germany.[3]

Career statistics

As of 2 March 2021[14]
Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
VfL Bochum II 2012–13 Regionalliga West 3 0 — 3 0
2013–14 2 0 — 2 0
Total 5 0 0 0 5 0
VfL Bochum 2013–14 2. Bundesliga 2 0 0 0 2 0
2014–15 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 23 1 1 0 24 1
2017–18 24 0 1 0 25 0
2018–19 25 0 0 0 25 0
Total 74 1 2 0 76 1
Hamburger SV 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 9 0 1 0 10 0
2020–21 14 0 0 0 14 0
Total 23 0 1 0 24 0
Hamburger SV II 2020–21 Regionalliga West 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 103 1 3 0 106 1

References

  1. ^ Jan Gyamerah at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Jan Gyamerah" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Jan Gyamerah" (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  4. ^ a b Lange, Kerstin (22 June 2006). "Heute kann Ghana Fußballgeschichte schreiben". DEWEZET (in German). Deister- und Weserzeitung Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. 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. ^ "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.
  14. ^ Jan Gyamerah at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

External links

1. FC Nürnberg – current squad
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