Jan Gyamerah

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jan Gyamerah

| image =

| caption =

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|6|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Berlin, Germany

| height = 1.84 m

| position = Right-back{{WorldFootball.net|jan-gyamerah}}

| currentclub = 1. FC Kaiserslautern

| clubnumber = 32

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2009

| youthclubs1 = FC Stadthagen

| youthyears2 = 2009–2010

| youthclubs2 = Arminia Bielefeld

| youthyears3 = 2010–2013

| youthclubs3 = VfL Bochum

| years1 = 2013–2015

| clubs1 = VfL Bochum II

| caps1 = 5

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2013–2019

| clubs2 = VfL Bochum

| caps2 = 74

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2019–2022

| clubs3 = Hamburger SV

| caps3 = 50

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2020

| clubs4 = Hamburger SV II

| caps4 = 1

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2022–2024

| clubs5 = 1. FC Nürnberg

| caps5 = 53

| goals5 = 3

| years6 = 2024–

| clubs6 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern

| caps6 = 23

| goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2012

| nationalteam1 = Germany U17

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2012–2013

| nationalteam2 = Germany U18

| nationalcaps2 = 4

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| medaltemplates =

| club-update = 23 May 2025

| ntupdate =

}}

Jan Gyamerah (born 18 June 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back for {{German football updater|Kaisersla}} club 1. FC Kaiserslautern.{{Kicker|jan-gyamerah}}{{cite web|url=http://datencenter.dfb.de/profil/262929|language=German|title=Jan Gyamerah|publisher=German Football Association|accessdate=1 July 2017}}

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).{{cite news |last1=Lange |first1=Kerstin |title=Heute kann Ghana Fußballgeschichte schreiben |url=https://www.dewezet.de/startseite_artikel,-heute-kann-ghana-fussballgeschichte-schreiben-_arid,136420.html |access-date=11 December 2020 |work=DEWEZET |agency=Deister- und Weserzeitung Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG |date=22 June 2006 |language=German |archive-date=18 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118121319/https://www.dewezet.de/startseite_artikel,-heute-kann-ghana-fussballgeschichte-schreiben-_arid,136420.html |url-status=dead }} In 1999, the family moved to Stadthagen, Lower Saxony, where his sister, Yvonne, was born.

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.{{cite news |title=Aoudia verabschiedet sich frühzeitig |url=https://www.kicker.de/dresden-gegen-bochum-2013-bundesliga-1894738/analyse |access-date=11 December 2020 |work=kicker |date=20 December 2013 |language=German}}

=Hamburger SV=

On 14 February 2019, Gyamerah signed a three-year contract starting from the 2019–20 season with league rivals Hamburger SV.{{cite news |title=HSV verpflichtet Jan Gyamerah |url=https://www.hsv.de/news/hsv-verpflichtet-jan-gyamerah |access-date=11 December 2020 |work=Hamburger SV |date=14 February 2019 |language=German}} 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.{{cite news |title=Schwere Verletzung bei Jan Gyamerah |url=https://www.hsv.de/news/schwere-verletzung-bei-jan-gyamerah |access-date=11 December 2020 |work=Hamburger SV |date=11 September 2019 |language=German}} During his absence, Josha Vagnoman took over the right back position, before he also fell out with a long-term injury,{{cite news |title=Josha Vagnoman erleidet Bruch eines Fusswurzelknochens |url=https://www.hsv.de/news/josha-vagnoman-erleidet-bruch-eines-fusswurzelknochens |access-date=11 December 2020 |work=Hamburger SV |date=31 October 2019 |language=German}} 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.{{cite news |title=Jordan Beyer wechselt Leihweise zum HSV |url=https://www.hsv.de/news/jordan-beyer-wechselt-leihweise-zum-hsv |access-date=11 December 2020 |work=Hamburger SV |date=14 January 2020 |language=German |quote=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.}}

At the beginning of March 2020, Gyamerah returned to team practice.{{cite news |title=Jan Gyamerah voll zurück im Training |url=https://www.hsv.de/news/jan-gyamerah-voll-zurueck-im-training |access-date=11 December 2020 |work=Hamburger SV |date=4 March 2013 |language=German}} 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.{{cite news |title=HSV: Gyamerah bleibt der Pechvogel |url=https://www.kicker.de/hsv_gyamerah_bleibt_der_pechvogel-775192/artikel |access-date=11 December 2020 |work=kicker |date=8 May 2020 |language=German}} 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.{{cite web|publisher=Nürnberg|url=https://www.fcn.de/news/artikel/wolfsburg-angelt-sich-fischer-gyamerah-kommt-vom-hsv/|title=Wolfsburg angelt sich Fischer, Gyamerah kommt vom HSV|date=10 June 2022|access-date=25 July 2022|language=de}}

=Kaiserslautern=

On 26 July 2024, Gyamerah moved to 1. FC Kaiserslautern.{{cite web|publisher=1. FC Kaiserslautern|url=https://fck.de/de/fck-verstaerkt-defensive-mit-jan-gyamerah/|title=FCK verstärkt Defensive mit Jan Gyamerah|trans-title=FCK strengthens defense with Jan Gyamerah|date=26 July 2024|access-date=26 July 2024|language=de}}

International career

Gyamerah was born in Germany and is of Ghanaian descent.{{cite web|url=https://www.derwesten.de/sport/lokalsport/bochum/der-pfeil-von-der-spree-id7457591.html|language=German|title=Der Pfeil von der Spree|publisher=FUNKE MEDIEN NRW GmbH|date=7 January 2013|access-date=1 September 2017|archive-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202054757/http://www.derwesten.de/sport/lokalsport/bochum/der-pfeil-von-der-spree-id7457591.html|url-status=dead}} He was a youth international for Germany.

Career statistics

{{Updated|2 March 2021}}{{Soccerway | id= 260491 | name= Jan Gyamerah | accessdate= 2 March 2021 }}

rowspan=2\|Club !rowspan=2\|Season !colspan=3\|League !colspan=2\|Cup !colspan=2\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Division\|\|Apps\|\|Goals\|\|Apps\|\|Goals\|\|Apps\|\|Goals
rowspan="3"\|VfL Bochum II	2012–13	rowspan="2"\|Regionalliga West	3	0	colspan="2"\|—	3	0
2013–14	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	2	0
colspan="2"\|Total !5\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|5\|\|0
rowspan="7"\|VfL Bochum	2013–14	rowspan="6"\|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
colspan="2"\|Total !74\|\|1\|\|2\|\|0\|\|76\|\|1
rowspan="3"\|Hamburger SV	2019–20	rowspan="2"\|2. Bundesliga	9	0	1	0	10	0
2020–21	14	0	0	0	14	0
colspan="2"\|Total !23\|\|0\|\|1\|\|0\|\|24\|\|0
rowspan="1"\|Hamburger SV II	2020–21	rowspan="1"\|Regionalliga West	1	0	0	0	1	0
colspan="3"\|Career total !103\|\|1\|\|3\|\|0\|\|106\|\|1