Name Ryan Gyaki Role Soccer player | Height 1.78 m Years Team Position Midfielder | |
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Date of birth (1985-12-06) 6 December 1985 (age 30) | ||
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Canada v. Mexico 2005 CONCACAF U20 - Ryan Gyaki
Ryan Gyaki (born 6 December 1985) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as an attacking midfielder. He was last signed with FC Hansa Rostock in Germany.
Contents
- Canada v Mexico 2005 CONCACAF U20 Ryan Gyaki
- Mens Soccer Season Recap
- Career
- International career
- Personal life
- References
Men's Soccer Season Recap
Career
Gyaki started his career with Calgary Storm and was discovered by Sheffield United in Cuba while touring with a Calgary select team. Unfortunately, after just one game with United's reserves in August 2005, he damaged knee ligaments and missed the entire 2005–06 promotion campaign. After five years with the Premiership and Championship outfit, he left United in 2007 subsequently joining Rostock and was on 27 May 2009 released by FC Hansa Rostock.
International career
In 2004–05 season, after recovering from torn abdominal muscles, Gyaki captained Canada and scored all four of their goals during qualifying for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in The Netherlands. He played 90 minutes in all three of Canada's games in the tournament against Colombia, Syria and Italy. He was named Canada Youth Player of the Year in 2005. Gyaki presented Canada in Seventeen games on Under-20 Level and scores four goals. He was rated as one of the top 10 players to watch at the under 20 world cup in 2005.
Personal life
Gyaki holds an Austrian passport and his girlfriend Vivienne Gliesche was Miss Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2007. His father is from Burgenland and his mother is from Wien, his grandparents raised in Oberwart in Austria.
