Darko Gyabi

Darko Gyabi
Personal information
Full name Darko Boateng Gyabi[1]
Date of birth (2004-02-18) 18 February 2004[2]
Place of birth Catford, London, England
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[2]
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hull City
Number 24
Youth career
2012–2015 Cray Wanderers
2015–2018 Millwall
2018–2022 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2025 Leeds United 2 (0)
2024 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 10 (0)
2024–2025 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 43 (1)
2025– Hull City 20 (2)
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)
2023–2025 England U20 12 (2)
2024– England U21 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:51, 8 January 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:15, 10 April 2025 (UTC)

Darko Boateng Gyabi (born 18 February 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Hull City.

Club career

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, his loan was cut short due to a season ending injury.[12]

On 2 July 2024, Gyabi returned to Plymouth Argyle for a second, season-long, loan spell.[13] on 21 December he scored his first career goal against Middlesbrough.

On 1 September 2025, Gyabi signed a three-year contract with Hull City having been allowed to leave Leeds United on a free transfer.[14] He made his debut on 13 September, when he came on as an 84th-minute substitute for John Lundstram in the 2–2 away draw against Swansea City.[15]

On 1 November 2025, Gyabi scored his first goal for Hull City in the 2–0 away victory against Norwich City, when he came on as a 76th-minute substitute and netted in the 87th-minute.[16]

International career

Gyabi is of Ghanaian descent.[17]

In September 2021, Gyabi made his debut representing the England under-18 team.[18][19]

On 21 September 2022, Gyabi made his England U19 debut during a 2–0 2023 U19 Euro qualifying win over Montenegro.[20]

On 10 May 2023, Gyabi was included in the England squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[21][22] He scored in a group stage victory over Uruguay and also played in their round of sixteen elimination against Italy.[23][24]

On 15 November 2024, Gyabi made his U21 debut as a substitute during a goalless draw with Spain in La Línea de la Concepción.[25]

Style of play

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.[26]

Career statistics

As of 11 January 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City U21 2020–21[5] ———3[a]030
2021–22[27] ———1[a]010
Total 0000004040
Leeds United U21 2022–23[28] ———3[a]030
Leeds United 2022–23[28] Premier League 101010—30
2023–24[29] Championship 1000100020
2024–25[30] Championship 000000—00
Total 2010200050
Plymouth Argyle (loan) 2023–24[29] Championship 1000000—100
2024–25[30] Championship 4313020—481
Total 531302000581
Hull City 2025–26[31] Championship 2021000—212
Career total 753504070913
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023™ SQUAD LIST: England (ENG)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 May 2023. p. 6. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Darko Gyabi: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Darko Gyabi". Proformance. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  4. ↑ Marshall, Tyrone (22 November 2018). "Man City sign 14-year-old midfielder Darko Gyabi". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Games played by Darko Gyabi in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  6. ↑ Dawes, Olly (4 July 2022). "Gyabi joins Leeds". HITC. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Leeds confirm Gyabi signing". BBC Sport. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  8. ↑ Sobot, Lee (9 November 2022). "Young Leeds United trio and 'keeper given debuts in ten Whites changes for Wolves cup clash". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  9. ↑ Smith, Emma (9 November 2022). "Wolves 1–0 Leeds". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  10. ↑ Dawkes, Phil (28 December 2022). "Leeds United 1–3 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "Gyabi joins on loan until end of season". www.pafc.co.uk. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "Darko Gyabi: On-loan Plymouth Argyle midfielder likely to miss rest of season". BBC Sport. 27 March 2024.
  13. ↑ "Darko Gyabi joins Plymouth Argyle on season-long loan from Leeds United". BBC Sport. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  14. ↑ "Hull bring in midfielders Gyabi and Hadziahmetovic". BBC Sport. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  15. ↑ "Swansea City 2–2 Hull City". BBC Sport. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  16. ↑ "Norwich City 0–2 Hull City". BBC Sport. 1 November 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  17. ↑ "Leeds Utd set to sign Ghanaian teenager Gyabi Darko for a fee of £5 million from Man City". FootballGhana. 24 June 2022. Archived from the original on 10 March 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  18. ↑ "Exclusive: Ghanaian teen midfielder Darko Gyabi gets England U-18 call-up". SportsWorld Ghana. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  19. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (3 September 2021). "Wales 1–1 England MU18s". England Football. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  20. ↑ Smith, Frank (21 September 2022). "Report: England MU19s 2–0 Montenegro". England Football. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  21. ↑ Veevers, Nick (10 May 2023). "England MU20s squad named for World Cup in Argentina". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  22. ↑ "Fifa Under-20 World Cup: England name squad for tournament". BBC Sport. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  23. ↑ "Under-20 World Cup: England beat Uruguay to move top of Group E and into last 16". BBC Sport. 25 May 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  24. ↑ "Italy oust England at U20 World Cup thanks to late penalty". ESPN. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  25. ↑ Harle, Tom (15 November 2024). "Report: Spain 0–0 England MU21s". England Football. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  26. ↑ Leigh, Neil. "Darko Gyabi". www.mancity.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Darko Gyabi in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  28. 1 2 "Games played by Darko Gyabi in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  29. 1 2 "Games played by Darko Gyabi in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  30. 1 2 "Games played by Darko Gyabi in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  31. ↑ "Games played by Darko Gyabi in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
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