Mia Gyau

Mia Irene Gyau (born June 22, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender. She played college soccer for the Duke Blue Devils before playing professionally for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and in France for Stade de Reims.

Early life Gyau was born on June 22, 1998, in Silver Spring, Maryland, and is a native of Colesville. She attended Bullis School, where she ran track and set the school record for the 800–meter run and the 3200–meter run. Gyau did not play high school soccer, but she played club soccer with the Bethesda Lions boys team. In her freshman year at Duke, she played in all 23 games for the Blue Devils and scored one goal. The next three years of Gyau's college career would be riddled with injury. In her second season, Gyau tore her ACL and MCL, sidelining her for the majority of the season. She ended up only appearing in three games and playing 216 minutes across the time period. Gyau underwent three surgeries

In her fifth and final year of college, Gyau played in 21 games, starting each one. She scored one goal and played a college-high 1,737 minutes of soccer. Gyau finished her college career with 59 games played and 3 goals. Gyau made her professional debut on May 1, 2022, coming on as a substitute for Christen Westphal in a 1–0 victory over the Houston Dash. During the match, Gyau served up a cross that was flicked on by Katie Johnson and then kicked into the back of the net by Jodie Taylor, marking the Wave's first-ever regular season goal. Gyau went on to play sporadically, appearing in a total of 5 matches for the Wave during the 2022 NWSL Season and playing 137 minutes.

During the Wave's 2023 campaign, Gyau played one minute of the regular season, in a May 20 game against Houston. First, Gyau played a full 90 minutes in a 3–0 defeat to the OL Reign on May 31, 2023. In her second career Challenge Cup appearance, Gyau played 45 minutes in a 2–1 loss to Angel City FC on June 28, 2023. The defeat would be her final game with the San Diego Wave. On November 21, 2023, the Wave waived Gyau as part of the club's end-of-season roster decisions. Gyau ended her time in San Diego having played in 6 regular season games and 2 cup matches. Gyau arrived in Marne at the tail end of January and made her club debut with Reims on February 9, 2024, in a 3–0 defeat to Montpellier. In the game, Gyau came on as a substitute in the 76th minute for teammate Jade Rastocle. Later on in the campaign, Gyau played a full match in Reims' playoff defeat to Lyon on May 12, 2024. She also started in the third-place playoff, which ended up being a defeat to Paris FC on penalty kicks. Despite joining Reims midway through the season, Gyau ended her first year in France with 8 league appearances and 802 minutes in all competitions.

Personal life Gyau's father, Phillip Gyau, is a former professional soccer player and played in six games for the United States men's national soccer team. Her brother, Joe Gyau, plays for the Las Vegas Lights and has three international caps.

Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

2022

5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2023 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0

6 0 2 0 0 0 8 0

2023–24

8 0 0 0 2 0 10 0 2024–25 17 0 2 0

19 0

25 0 0 0 2 0 29 0

31 0 4 0 2 0 37 0

Honors San Diego Wave

NWSL Shield: 2023