Dennis Gyamfi Explained

Dennis Gyamfi
Full Name:Dennis Gyamfi[1]
Birth Date:2001 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Leiderdorp, Netherlands
Height:1.73m
Position:Right back
Youthclubs1:Hanworth Sports
Youthyears2:–2016
Youthclubs2:Brentford
Youthyears3:2016–2020
Youthclubs3:Leicester City
Years1:2020–2023
Clubs1:Dinamo Zagreb II
Caps1:27
Goals1:1
Years2:2023–2024
Clubs2:Den Bosch
Caps2:41
Goals2:0
Club-Update: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

Youth career and Dinamo Zagreb II

A right back, Gyamfi began his career with spells in the youth systems at English clubs Hanworth Sports, Brentford and Leicester City.[2] [3] 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. Gyamfi signed a -year contract with Croatian First League club Dinamo Zagreb on a free transfer in December 2020.[4] [5] 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.[6]

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.[7] 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.

Den Bosch

Following a successful trial spell,[8] [9] Gyamfi signed a -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.[11] [12] Gyamfi's contract was terminated by mutual consent on 1 August 2024.[13]

International career

Gyamfi is eligible to play for Netherlands, Ghana and England at international level. In November 2019, Gyamfi was named in the Netherlands U19 squad as a standby for two friendly matches.[14] He did not win a call into either matchday squad.[15] [16]

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands of Ghanaian descent, Gyamfi moved to Hounslow with his parents at age seven in 2009.[17] He is fluent in the Dutch language. His brothers Gideon, Johnson and Pierluigi also became footballers.[18] Gyamfi attended Loughborough College.[19]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dinamo Zagreb II2020–21Croatian Second League6060
2021–22Croatian Second League201201
Total261261
Den Bosch2022–23Eerste Divisie150150
2023–24Eerste Divisie26010270
Total41010420
Career total67110681
  1. Web site: 2019/20 Retained List of Players . 15 February 2021 . premierleague.com . 19.
  2. Web site: Fifield . Dominic . Dennis Gyamfi: Earthquakes in Zagreb and following in Dani Olmo's Dinamo footsteps . subscription . 14 May 2021 . The Athletic.
  3. Web site: Dinamo se pojačao wunderkindom iz Premier lige, a mladi Nizozemac je progovorio o ovom velikom transferu: 'Nisam dvojio ni sekunde' . 25 December 2020 . tportal.hr . hr-HR.
  4. Web site: Palmer . Jon . 6 July 2022 . Dinamo Zagreb wing-back to appear for Robins . 6 July 2022 . GloucestershireLive . en.
  5. Web site: Dennis Gyamfi novi igrač Dinama . 25 December 2020 . gnkdinamo.hr . hr-HR.
  6. Web site: Službeno: Od sljedeće sezone bez drugih momčadi prvoligaških klubova u Drugoj HNL . 6 July 2022 . Nacional . hr.
  7. Web site: Palmer . Jon . 19 July 2022 . New wing-back starts for Robins . 20 July 2022 . GloucestershireLive . en.
  8. Web site: FC Den Bosch huurt Schotse verdediger Ibane Bowat (20) van Fulham . 17 January 2023 . de Gelderlander . nl.
  9. Web site: Ryan Leijten staat ook in het thuisduel met MVV nog aan de kant bij FC Den Bosch . 29 January 2023 . nl.
  10. Web site: 31 January 2023 . Dennis Gyamfi tekent contract bij FC Den Bosch . 1 February 2023 . FC Den Bosch . nl.
  11. Web site: Tables – Eerste Divisie – Netherlands – Results, fixtures, tables and news . 1 June 2023 . Soccerway.
  12. Web site: Tables – Eerste Divisie – Netherlands – Results, fixtures, tables and news . 22 May 2024 . Soccerway.
  13. Web site: 1 August 2024 . FC Den Bosch neemt afscheid van Dennis Gyamfi en Rhino Goutier . 2 August 2024 . FC Den Bosch . nl-NL.
  14. Web site: Onder 19: Stekelenburg selecteert twintig spelers . 15 February 2021 . www.onsoranje.nl . nl.
  15. Web site: Gelijkspel Onder 19 in hoogstaand oefenduel met Tsjechië . 15 February 2021 . www.onsoranje.nl . nl.
  16. Web site: Onder 19 maakt er tegen Mexico opnieuw een spektakel van . 15 February 2021 . www.onsoranje.nl . nl.
  17. Web site: 8 December 2023 . Dennis Gyamfi ambassadeur voor Jeugdfonds Sport & Cultuur . 4 January 2024 . FC Den Bosch . nl-NL.
  18. Web site: 14 April 2019 . Ghanaian teen midfielder Gyamfi scores for Leicester in a Premier League game . 15 February 2021 . Ghana Sports Online . en-US.
  19. Web site: 28 July 2022 . College alumni will have a big say in the story of the new football season . 31 July 2022 . Loughborough College . en.

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