User:Derby 95/sandboxGyamfi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 March 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Sunyani, Ghana | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hammarby IF | ||
| Youth career | |||
| MŠK Žilina Africa | |||
| –2022 | Rising Stars FC | ||
| → 2022 | Hammarby IF (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Hammarby IF | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Hammarby TFF (res.) | 27 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2023 | |||
Kingsley Gyamfi (born 15 March 2004) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Hammarby IF in Allsvenskan.[1]
Early life[edit]
Born and raised in Sunyani, Ghana, Gyamfi moved to Accra at age two. He started to play youth football with local club MŠK Žilina Africa, before joining the academy of Rising Stars FC.[2][3]
In 2022, Gyamfi moved to the youth academy of Hammarby IF in Sweden on a one year-loan.[4] He won the P19 Allsvenskan with the club in his debut season abroad.[5][6]
Club career[edit]
Hammarby IF[edit]
On 30 January 2023, Gyamfi moved to Hammarby on a permanent transfer, signing a four year-contract.[4] He spent the year on loan at feeder team Hammarby TFF in Ettan, Sweden's third tier, making 27 appearances and putting on strong perfomances.[1][7][8][9] At the end of the season, Gyamfi was picked for the all-star game "Morgondagens Stjärnor" (English: "The Stars Of Tomorrow"), where two teams play against each other consisting of the best young players from the league.[10]
- ^ a b "Kingsley Gyamfi" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ ""Ingen har tagit hand om mig" – Fotboll Sthlm möter Kingsley Gyamfi" (in Swedish). Fotboll Sthlm. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Young Ghanaian Center-back Kingsley Gyamfi joins Hammarby in Sweden". Sportsworld Ghana. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Bajen tecknar avtal med Alioum, Fofana och Kingsley" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Hammarby firade P19-guldet – så gick snacket!" (in Swedish). Unicoach. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Hammarby fick lyfta P19-pokalen" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Adjei och Gyamfi: "De som inte trodde på oss i Ghana ringer oss nu"" (in Swedish). Fotboll Sthlm. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Talangkollen: Säsongen 2023" (in Swedish). Ettan Fotboll. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Rankar: De 30 bästa spelarna i division 1" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Team Norra segrade igen" (in Swedish). Ettan Fotboll. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.