Edwin Gyimah (born 9 March 1991) is a Ghanaian professional

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who plays as a defender and

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for the

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and Sekhukhune United.

Career

Club

Gyimah was born in

Sekondi-Takoradi Sekondi-Takoradi is a city in Ghana comprising the twin cities of Sekondi and Takoradi. It is the capital of Sekondi – Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly and the Western Region of Ghana. Sekondi-Takoradi is the region's largest city and an indus ...

. Before joining

SuperSport United SuperSport United Football Club (often known as SuperSport) is a South African professional football club based in Atteridgeville in Pretoria in the Gauteng province. The team currently plays in the Dstv Premiership. United is known as ''Matsats ...

in 2011, Gyimah played for All Stars and Sekondi Hasaacas in his home country. Gyimah left SuperSport in 2015 after 1 goal in 53 games, a spell that also included a loan to

Mpumalanga Black Aces Black Aces were a South African football club that played in the Premier Soccer League. Aces usually played their home games in the Mpumalanga province but were based and trained in Johannesburg. History The original club was founded in 1937 by ...

. After leaving SuperSport, he joined

Orlando Pirates Orlando Pirates Football Club (often known as "The Buccaneers") is a South African professional football club based in the Houghton suburb of the city of Johannesburg and plays in the top-tier system of Football in South Africa known as DStv ...

. Two years and 30 appearances followed before Gyimah left the club by mutual consent on 16 February 2017. He went on to play one season with

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, the Swedish second tier, before returning to South Africa and

Bidvest Wits Bidvest Wits Football Club, (simply often known as Wits University F.C. or Wits) was a South African professional football club from Johannesburg which played in the Premier Soccer League the first-tier of South African league football system. ...

in early 2018.

International

He made his international debut for

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in 2012.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

;SuperSport United *

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(1): 2011–12 *

Telkom Knockout The Telkom Knockout was a South African professional football knockout competition which comprised the 16 teams in the South African Premier Soccer League. The competition was established in 1982 and was first known as the Datsun Challenge. Under ...

(1):

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References

1991 births Living people Footballers from Sekondi-Takoradi Ghanaian men's footballers Ghana men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. players Legon Cities FC players SuperSport United F.C. players Mpumalanga Black Aces F.C. players Orlando Pirates F.C. players Helsingborgs IF players Bidvest Wits F.C. players Black Leopards F.C. players Sekhukhune United F.C. players Superettan players South African Premier Division players 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's soccer players in South Africa Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Ghana men's A' international footballers 2011 African Nations Championship players {{Ghana-footy-bio-stub