#10  Ransford Gyan

Drafted 27th overall in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft to New York City FC

Awards and Recognition

2025 Season

ACC Offensive Player of the Week x2 (Sept. 2, Sept. 9)

MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist
First Team All-South Region
ACC Midfielder of the Year
No. 3 Player on TopDrawerSoccer’s Midseason Watchlist

2024 Season
First Team All-South Region
ACC Freshman of the Year
Second Team All-ACC
ACC All-Freshman Team
Academic All-ACC Team
TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Best XI First Team
TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Postseason 100 – No. 1
TopDrawerSoccer Freshman of the Year
Program’s Newcomer of the Year 

2025 Season (Sophomore)

• Started all 17 games
• Ranked first on the team in goals (8) and tied for first with eight assists
• Netted first career braces vs UAB (9/2) and Pitt (9/9)

2024 Season (Freshman)

• Appeared in 22 games with 19 starts
• Was fourth on the team in goals (5) and tallied 6 assists
• Had two game-winning goals on the season
• Scored first-career goal at Louisville (10/11)
• Tallied game-winning assists against Louisville and Stanford in the ACC Tournament

Before Clemson

• Two-time Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year (2023 and 2024)
• Three-time Gatorade New Jersey Boys Soccer Player of the Year (2021-24)
• Won the Non-Public Prep A Tournament state championship in 2022-23
• Won the Golden Boot at the United States Youth Soccer Association’s 2022 Under-18 National Championships as his club team, Cedar Stars Academy, captured the national title
• A Three-time First Team All-New Jersey Prep honoree
• No. 11 recruit in the Class of 2024 by PrepSoccer.com

Personal

• Son of Theresa Muah and Peter Gyan.