Personal information | |||
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Full name | Darko Boateng Gyabi [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 18 February 2004||
Place of birth | Catford, London, England | ||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Plymouth Argyle (on loan from Leeds United) | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2015 | Cray Wanderers | ||
2015–2018 | Millwall | ||
2018–2022 | Manchester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Leeds United | 2 | (0) |
2024 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2024– | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | England U15 | 2 | (0) |
2019–2020 | England U16 | 8 | (1) |
2021–2022 | England U18 | 2 | (0) |
2022–2023 | England U19 | 4 | (1) |
2023– | England U20 | 8 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:37, 14 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:58, 24 November 2023 (UTC) |
Darko Boateng Gyabi (born 18 February 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL Championship club Plymouth Argyle, on loan from fellow Championship club Leeds United.
Having played for Cray Wanderers between the ages of eight and 11, [3] Gyabi joined Millwall in 2015. In 2018, Gyabi left to join the academy of Manchester City. [4] He played for City's under-21 side in three EFL Trophy games during the 2020–21 season. [5]
On 4 July 2022, Gyabi joined Leeds United on a four-year contract for a £5 million transfer fee in part of a swap deal involving Kalvin Phillips. [6] [7] On 9 November 2022 he made his debut for Leeds in the EFL Cup against Wolverhampton Wanderers. [8] [9] The next month saw him make his Premier League debut on 28 December 2022 in the 3-1 defeat to Manchester City as a second-half substitute. [10]
On 11 January 2024, Gyabi joined fellow Championship club Plymouth Argyle on loan until the end of the 2023-24 season. [11] On 26 March 2024 Gyabi's loan was cut short due to a season ending injury. [12]
On 2 July 2024, Gyabi returned to Plymouth Argyle for a second, season-long, loan spell. [13]
Gyabi is of Ghanaian descent. [14]
In September 2021, Gyabi made his debut representing the England under-18 team. [15] [16]
On 21 September 2022, Gyabi made his England U19 debut during a 2-0 2023 U19 Euro qualifying win over Montenegro. [17]
On 10 May 2023, Gyabi was included in the England squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup. [18] [19] He scored in a group stage victory over Uruguay and also played in their round of sixteen elimination against Italy. [20] [21]
Gyabi is right footed and plays mainly as a box-to-box midfielder; he has been described as being a player who catches the eye with his skill in tight areas with ability to dribble through midfield. [22]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester City U21 | 2020–21 [5] | — | — | — | — | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
2021–22 [23] | — | — | — | — | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Leeds United U21 | 2022–23 [24] | — | — | — | — | 3 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
Leeds United | 2022–23 [24] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2023–24 [25] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
2024–25 [26] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2023–24 | Championship | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2024–25 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
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