Ghana's 'baby jet' became the subject of rare European reviews after a quality performance against Germany in the ongoing FIFA 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Legendary Dutch striker Ruud Van Nistelrroy has questioned why Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan plys his trade in the UAE despite his obvious quality and talent.

Gyan scored in the Black Stars 2-2 draw with Germany whilst putting up a starring appearance that seems to have won over a man who knows his way around strikers.

"Why is Gyan playing in the UAE? I don't know what he is doing there .He should be playing with a top side in Europe. He had a tremendous game" Van Nistelrooy said on ESPN.

Gyan's goal was his fifth and took him level with legendary Cameroon striker Roger Milla as the African with the most World Cup goals.

Gyan played for Udinese in Italy and Sunderland in England  before he joined Al Ain on10 September 2011.

On 31 August 2010, Gyan signed for Premier League club  Sunderland on a four-year deal for record £13 million.He scored on his Sunderland debut against Wigan Athletic on 11 September after coming on as a substitute for Danny Welbeck.

His shock departure from Sunderland on a season long loan to club Al Ain FC was speculated to involve a fee of up to £6 million being paid for the loan period. Gyan also reportedly received up to four times his previous salary.

The Ghanaian finished the season with Al Ain by helping them capture their tenth league success and was the top goalscorer in the season with 22 league goals.

Gyan's international goals

Gyan – goals for Ghana
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	19 November 2003	Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra	Somalia	2–0	2–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
2.	25 June 2004	Estádio da Machava, Maputo	Mozambique	1–0	1–0	Friendly
3.	3 July 2004	National Stadium, Kampala	Uganda	1–1	1–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
4.	23 March 2005	Nairobi	Kenya	1–0	2–2	Friendly
5.	27 March 2005	Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa	DR Congo	1–0	1–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
6.	8 October 2005	Estádio da Várzea, Praia	Cape Verde	3–0	4–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
7.	14 November 2005	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	2–1	3–1	Friendly
8.				3–1
9.	4 June 2006	Easter Road, Edinburgh	South Korea	1–0	3–1	Friendly
10.	17 June 2006	RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne	Czech Republic	1–0	2–0	2006 FIFA World Cup
11.	8 October 2006	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul	South Korea	1–0	3–1	Friendly
12.				3–1
13.	21 August 2007	The Den, London	Senegal	1–0	1–1	Friendly
14.	20 January 2008	Accra Sports Stadium, Accra	Guinea	1–0	2–1	2008 Africa Cup of Nations
15.	9 September 2009	Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht	Japan	1–0	3–4	Friendly
16.				2–0
17.	15 January 2010	Estádio Nacional do Chiazi, Cabinda	Ivory Coast	1–3	1–3	2010 Africa Cup of Nations
18.	24 January 2010	Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda	Angola	1–0	1–0	2010 Africa Cup of Nations
19.	28 January 2010	Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda	Nigeria	1–0	1–0	2010 Africa Cup of Nations
20.	1 June 2010	De Kuip, Rotterdam	Netherlands	1–2	1–4	Friendly
21.	13 June 2010	Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria	Serbia	1–0	1–0	2010 FIFA World Cup
22.	19 June 2010	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg	Australia	1–1	1–1	2010 FIFA World Cup
23.	26 June 2010	Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg	United States	2–1	2–1	2010 FIFA World Cup
24.	29 March 2011	Wembley Stadium, London	England	1–1	1–1	Friendly
25.	7 June 2011	Jeonju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju	South Korea	1–1	1–2	Friendly
26.	2 September 2011	Accra Sports Stadium, Accra	Swaziland	1–0	2–0	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
27.	8 October 2011	Al-Hilal Stadium, Khartoum	Sudan	1–0	2–0	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier
28.	28 January 2012	Stade de Franceville, Franceville	Mali	1–0	2–0	2012 Africa Cup of Nations
29.	10 January 2013	Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi	Egypt	3–0	3–0	Friendly
30.	13 January 2013	Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi	Tunisia	3–2	4–2	Friendly
31.	28 January 2013	Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth	Niger	1–0	3–0	2013 Africa Cup of Nations
32.	24 March 2013	Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi	Sudan	1–0	4–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
33.	7 June 2013	Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum	Sudan	1–0	3–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
34.				2–1
35.	16 June 2013	Setsoto Stadium, Maseru	Lesotho	2–0	2–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
36.	14 August 2013	Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul	Turkey	1–2	2–2	Friendly
37.				2–2
38.	15 October 2013	Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi	Egypt	1–0	6–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier
39.				4–1
40.	9 June 2014	Sun Life Stadium, Miami	South Korea	2–0	4–0	Friendly
41.	21 June 2014	Castelão, Fortaleza	Germany	2–1	2–2	2014 FIFA World Cup