Edwin Gyimah
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 March 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sekhukhune United | ||
Number | 39 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2010 | Sekondi Hasaacas | ||
2010–2011 | All Stars | ||
2011–2015 | SuperSport United | 53 | (1) |
2014–2015 | → Mpumalanga Black Aces (loan) | 23 | (1) |
2015–2017 | Orlando Pirates | 30 | (0) |
2017 | Helsingborg | 24 | (2) |
2018–2019 | Bidvest Wits | 19 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Black Leopards | 48 | (0) |
2021– | Sekhukhune United | 60 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2012–2016 | Ghana | 9 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 October 2022 |
Edwin Gyimah (born 9 March 1991) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender and midfielder for the Ghana national football team and Sekhukhune United.[1]
Career
[edit]Club
[edit]Gyimah was born in Sekondi-Takoradi.[2] Before joining SuperSport United in 2011, Gyimah played for All Stars and Sekondi Hasaacas in his home country.[3] Gyimah left SuperSport in 2015 after 1 goal in 53 games, a spell that also included a loan to Mpumalanga Black Aces.[1] After leaving SuperSport, he joined Orlando Pirates.[1] Two years and 30 appearances followed before Gyimah left the club by mutual consent on 16 February 2017.[4] He went on to play one season with Helsingborg in Superettan, the Swedish second tier, before returning to South Africa and Bidvest Wits in early 2018.[5]
International
[edit]He made his international debut for Ghana in 2012.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 18 February 2017.[1]
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental[c] | Other[d] | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Orlando Pirates | 2015–16 | South African Premier Division | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
2016–17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
Total | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |||
Career total | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
- ^ Includes the Nedbank Cup.
- ^ Includes the Telkom Knockout.
- ^ Includes the CAF Confederation Cup.
- ^ Includes the MTN 8.
- ^ One appearance in the 2016 MTN 8
International
[edit]- As of 18 February 2017.[6]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Ghana | |||
2012 | 1 | 0 | |
2013 | 0 | 0 | |
2014 | 4 | 0 | |
2015 | 1 | 0 | |
2016 | 2 | 0 | |
2017 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 8 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- SuperSport United
- Nedbank Cup (1): 2011–12[1]
- Telkom Knockout (1): 2014[7]
References
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- ^ a b c d e f Edwin Gyimah at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ Kickoff PSL Yearbook 2012/2013, p. 43
- ^ "WA ALL STARS FC – 2010-2011 SEASON REVIEW". WEST AFRICAN FOOTBALL. 14 July 2011. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Pirates part ways with Gyimah". Orlando Pirates. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Edwin Gyimah lämnar HIF". Helsingborgs IF. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ a b Edwin Gyimah at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Telkom Knockout (League Cup)". Soccerway. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.