Dennis Gyamfi

Dennis Gyamfi
Personal information
Full name Dennis Gyamfi[1]
Date of birth (2001-12-30) 30 December 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Leiderdorp, Netherlands
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
Hanworth Sports
0000–2016 Brentford
2016–2020 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Dinamo Zagreb II 27 (1)
2023–2024 Den Bosch 41 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:20, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Dennis Gyamfi (born 30 December 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right back.

Gyamfi grew up in England and is a product of the Leicester City and Brentford academies. He began his senior career with Dinamo Zagreb II in 2020 and transferred to Den Bosch in 2023.

Club career

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Youth career and Dinamo Zagreb II

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A right back, Gyamfi began his career with spells in the youth systems at English clubs Hanworth Sports, Brentford and Leicester City.[3][4] At the end of the 2019–20 season, he turned down the offer of a three-year professional contract with Leicester City and became a free agent.[3] Gyamfi signed a 3+1⁄2-year contract with Croatian First League club Dinamo Zagreb on a free transfer in December 2020.[5][6] He made 26 Croatian Second League appearances and scored one goal for the reserve team prior to its disbandment at the end of the 2021–22 season.[7][8]

In July 2022, Gyamfi joined League One club Cheltenham Town on trial and made four pre-season friendly appearances, but was not offered a contract.[9] He failed to win a call into a Dinamo Zagreb matchday squad during the first half of the 2022–23 season and departed the Stadion Maksimir in January 2023.[7][10]

Den Bosch

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Following a successful trial spell,[11][12] Gyamfi signed a 2+1⁄2-year contract with Eerste Divisie club Den Bosch on 31 January 2023.[10] He made 42 appearances over the course of poor 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons for the club.[7][13][14] Gyamfi's contract was terminated by mutual consent on 1 August 2024.[15]

International career

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Gyamfi is eligible to play for Netherlands, Ghana and England at international level.[3] In November 2019, Gyamfi was named in the Netherlands U19 squad as a standby for two friendly matches.[16] He did not win a call into either matchday squad.[17][18]

Personal life

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Born in the Netherlands of Ghanaian descent, Gyamfi moved to Hounslow with his family at age seven in 2009.[4][19] He is fluent in the Dutch language.[10] His brothers Gideon, Johnson and Pierluigi also became footballers.[3][20] Gyamfi attended Loughborough College.[21]

Career statistics

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As of match played 10 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dinamo Zagreb II 2020–21[7] Croatian Second League 6 0 ― 6 0
2021–22[7] Croatian Second League 20 1 ― 20 1
Total 26 1 ― 26 1
Den Bosch 2022–23[7] Eerste Divisie 15 0 ― 15 0
2023–24[7] Eerste Divisie 26 0 1 0 27 0
Total 41 0 1 0 42 0
Career total 67 1 1 0 68 1
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup

References

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  1. ^ "2019/20 Retained List of Players" (PDF). premierleague.com. p. 19. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  2. ^ Dennis Gyamfi at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ a b c d Fifield, Dominic. "Dennis Gyamfi: Earthquakes in Zagreb and following in Dani Olmo's Dinamo footsteps". The Athletic. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Dinamo se pojačao wunderkindom iz Premier lige, a mladi Nizozemac je progovorio o ovom velikom transferu: 'Nisam dvojio ni sekunde'". tportal.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  5. ^ Palmer, Jon (6 July 2022). "Dinamo Zagreb wing-back to appear for Robins". GloucestershireLive. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Dennis Gyamfi novi igrač Dinama". gnkdinamo.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g Dennis Gyamfi at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Službeno: Od sljedeće sezone bez drugih momčadi prvoligaških klubova u Drugoj HNL". Nacional (in Croatian). Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  9. ^ Palmer, Jon (19 July 2022). "New wing-back starts for Robins". GloucestershireLive. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  10. ^ a b c "Dennis Gyamfi tekent contract bij FC Den Bosch". FC Den Bosch (in Dutch). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  11. ^ "FC Den Bosch huurt Schotse verdediger Ibane Bowat (20) van Fulham". de Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Ryan Leijten staat ook in het thuisduel met MVV nog aan de kant bij FC Den Bosch" (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  13. ^ "Tables – Eerste Divisie – Netherlands – Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Tables – Eerste Divisie – Netherlands – Results, fixtures, tables and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  15. ^ "FC Den Bosch neemt afscheid van Dennis Gyamfi en Rhino Goutier". FC Den Bosch (in Dutch). 1 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Onder 19: Stekelenburg selecteert twintig spelers". www.onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Gelijkspel Onder 19 in hoogstaand oefenduel met Tsjechië". www.onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  18. ^ "Onder 19 maakt er tegen Mexico opnieuw een spektakel van". www.onsoranje.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  19. ^ "Dennis Gyamfi ambassadeur voor Jeugdfonds Sport & Cultuur". FC Den Bosch (in Dutch). 8 December 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  20. ^ "Ghanaian teen midfielder Gyamfi scores for Leicester in a Premier League game". Ghana Sports Online. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  21. ^ "College alumni will have a big say in the story of the new football season". Loughborough College. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
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