Edwin Gyimah

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 Black Leopards.[1]

Edwin Gyimah
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-03-09) 9 March 1991
Place of birth Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Black Leopards
Number 2
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– Black Leopards 2 (0)
National team‡
2012– Ghana 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:07, 19 November 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:30, 18 February 2017 (UTC)

Career

Club

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

He made his international debut for Ghana in 2012.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of 18 February 2017.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental[lower-alpha 3] Other[lower-alpha 4] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Orlando Pirates 2015–16 South African Premier Division 20040000000240
2016–17 1000030—1[lower-alpha 5]0140
Total 3004030—10380
Career total 3004030—10380
  1. Includes the Nedbank Cup.
  2. Includes the Telkom Knockout.
  3. Includes the CAF Confederation Cup.
  4. Includes the MTN 8.
  5. One appearance in the 2016 MTN 8

International
As of 18 February 2017.[6]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ghana
201210
201300
201440
201510
201620
201700
Total80

Honours

Club
SuperSport United
gollark: Very fast as long as you can provide power.
gollark: 3000 RF per block, plus I think some for hardness.
gollark: ALL OF IT.
gollark: Builder + quarry card, basically.
gollark: * note: needs all your RF

References
  1. Edwin Gyimah at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  2. Kickoff PSL Yearbook 2012/2013, p. 43
  3. "WA ALL STARS FC – 2010-2011 SEASON REVIEW". WEST AFRICAN FOOTBALL. 2011-07-14. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  4. "Pirates part ways with Gyimah". Orlando Pirates. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  5. "Edwin Gyimah lämnar HIF". Helsingborgs IF. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  6. "Edwin Gyimah". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  7. "Telkom Knockout (League Cup)". Soccerway. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
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