Personal information | |||
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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]
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]
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]