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 | Leeds United | ||
Number | 18 | ||
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) |
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 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]
Gyabi is of Ghanaian descent.[13]
In September 2021, Gyabi made his debut representing the England under-18 team.[14][15]
On 21 September 2022, Gyabi made his England U19 debut during a 2-0 2023 U19 Euro qualifying win over Montenegro.[16]
On 10 May 2023, Gyabi was included in the England squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[17][18] He scored in a group stage victory over Uruguay and also played in their round of sixteen elimination against Italy.[19][20]
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.[21]
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[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
2021–22[22] | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Leeds United U21 | 2022–23[23] | — | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
Leeds United | 2022–23[23] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2023–24[24] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Career total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 0 |