“Ransford Gyan is one of the most talented players to emerge from the high school soccer arena in the past decade. A wizard with the ball at his feet, Gyan has that rare ability to create chances for his team in the blink of an eye. Lightning quick and sublimely skillful, he does things on a soccer pitch comparable to what you see at the professional level. Playing with a target on his back all season as the reigning Gatorade Boys Soccer National Player of the Year, Gyan raised his game and found multiple ways to help his team win even though he was regularly surrounded by a handful of defenders. The left-footed maestro delivered a masterpiece performance in his final high school season.”

J.R. Eskilson

National Analyst for PrepSoccer.com

Athletic Excellence

The returning Gatorade National Player of the Year, the 5-foot-4, 135-pound senior midfielder scored 28 goals and passed for 14 assists this past season, leading the Gray Bees (15-1) to the state prep tournament title game. Also the state’s two-time returning Gatorade Player of the Year, Gyan scored at least one goal in all 16 of St. Benedict’s games. A three-time First Team All-New Jersey Prep selection, he’s ranked as the nation’s No. 11 recruit in the Class of 2024 by PrepSoccer.com and led his team to a pair of state championships in a Gray Bees’ uniform, including the 2023 Prep Soccer Fab 50 national title. In 2022, he won the United States Youth Soccer Association National Championship Tournament Gold Boot Award.

Academic Achievement

Gyan has maintained a 3.68 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to play soccer on scholarship at Clemson University this fall.

Exemplary Character

Gyan has volunteered on behalf of Newark’s St. Mary’s Parish Toussaint Food Parish since 2020 and has donated his time as a volunteer coach for five- and six-year-old players in association with the CSA Newark Roots Program since 2019. He has also served as a coach for the Gray Bees Soccer Camp three years running. On Saturdays, he has assisted the monks at Newark Abbey distributing food to the homeless.