Thu, 28 Oct, 2021
Shanghai: Asamoah Gyan marked his debut in China with a goal as he helped Shanghai SIPG to a 2-1 Chinese Super League (CSL) win over Tianjin Teda on Friday.
Ghana international Gyan, who recently left UAE champions Al Ain to join the Sven-Goran Eriksson-led side, struck in the 80th minute after coming on as a substitute to seal all three points for Shanghai who went third in the CSL standings courtesy of the result.
Gyan joined Al Ain from English Premier League side Sunderland in 2011 and led the side to three UAE Pro League titles, one President's Cup and one Super Cup, scoring 113 goals in all competitions.
He also helped Al Ain reach the semi-finals of the 2014 AFC Champions League, ending that campaign as top scorer with 12 goals. He was subsequently named the AFC's Foreign Player of the Year.
In the competition’s current edition, Gyan helped Al Ain reach the Round of 16 where they succumbed to an away-goals loss to fellow UAE side Al Ahli.
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