10 weird jersey numbers worn by footballers

Asamoah Gyan – 3 (Ghana)

Ghana's all time top scorer dons a number that surprises many

Asamoah Gyan is a name that is forever etched in the memoirs of the game of football. The Ghanian’s missed penalty in his side’s quarter-final clash against Uruguay still evokes sad emotions from millions of football fans.

While the former Rennes and Sunderland man enjoyed a rather illustrious career since moving to Europe with Udinese in 2003, his choice of jersey number cannot be termed illustrious by any stretch.

Gyan, who is Ghana’s all time top scorer with 51 goals in 105 appearances, dons the number 3 jersey for not only his country but also his current club Kayserispor.

For an out and out striker who has over 184 club goals in 319 appearances, it's a surprise to us that Gyan prefers to wear the aforementioned number which is generally associated with defenders rather than the illustrious 9 or 10 that attackers often don. The attacker even went on to explain his decision in an interview with The Mirror UK.

He was quoted as saying, “Three is the shirt I wore as a teenager in Ghana. It is a powerful number. If you are lifting something heavy, you count to three before you lift. If you want to warn someone, you warn them once, then twice and the third time you take action.”