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

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. ^{[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

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

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

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

As of match played 10 May 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [lower-alpha 1]		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

1. "2019/20 Retained List of Players" (PDF). premierleague.com. p. 19. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
2. Dennis Gyamfi at WorldFootball.net
3. Fifield, Dominic. "Dennis Gyamfi: Earthquakes in Zagreb and following in Dani Olmo's Dinamo footsteps" . The Athletic. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
4. "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. 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. "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.

External links

• Dennis Gyamfi at Soccerbase
• Dennis Gyamfi at onsoranje.nl
• Dennis Gyamfi at the Croatian Football Federation