Joseph-Claude "Joe" Gyau is an American soccer player who currently plays for Borussia Dortmund II in the German Regionalliga W.
Background
Born in Tampa, Florida, he grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland, where he played youth soccer for the nearby Bethesda Roadrunners before joining the Image Soccer Academy in 2009. Gyau is of third-generation pedigree of professional football players, being the son of former United States. international Philip Gyau and the grandson of Joseph "Nana" Gyau, a former Ghanaian international.
Career
On 30 August 2012, Gyau was loaned to 2. Bundesliga side Football Club Saint Pauli from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim for the entire season, with an option for another season. Gyau made his first team debut for Hoffenheim on 26 April 2014 coming on in the final 21 minutes of a 0–0 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt.
On 30 June 30 2014, Borussia Dortmund announced the completion of a transfer agreement for Gyau to join its Under-23 squad.
On 24 September 2014, Gyau made his first team debut for Borussia Dortmund against VfB Stuttgart, coming on in the 74th minute of the match which ended in a 2-2 draw. International
In March 2012, Gyau was called into the United States U-23 Men"s Olympic Qualifying team
On 11 November 2012, he was called up to the United States national team Gyau"s first start for the United States Men"s National Team was 3 September 2014 against the Czechoslovakian Republic in a friendly match.
Gyau made his second start for the national team on 10 October 2014 in a friendly match against Ecuador.
After playing less than 15 minutes, Gyau came off the pitch with a suspected sprained left knee and was replaced by Bobby Wood. On October 12, it was announced that Gyau had torn his lateral meniscus and suffered a bone bruise.
Membership
Gyau has been capped for the United States at the U-15, U-17, U-20, and U-23 levels and is currently a member of the U-23 team pool.