Daniel Egyin (born 5 November 1990) is a Ghanaian professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who plays as
defender for
Ghana Premier League
The Ghana Premier League is the top professional association football league in Ghana organized by the Ghana Football Association and formed in 1958 to replace a previous league incarnation, the Gold Coast Club Competition which ran from 1933 ...
side
Medeama S.C. He previously played for and captained both
Sekondi Hasaacas
Sekondi Hasaacas FC is a Ghanaian professional association football club based in Sekondi-Takoradi. The club won the Ghana Premier League in 1977 and is currently participating in the Division One League, Ghana, Division One League following rele ...
and
Bechem United.
Club career
Sekondi Hasaacas
Egyin played for
Sekondi Hasaacas
Sekondi Hasaacas FC is a Ghanaian professional association football club based in Sekondi-Takoradi. The club won the Ghana Premier League in 1977 and is currently participating in the Division One League, Ghana, Division One League following rele ...
and served as captain of the side in 2016. During the
2016 Ghana Premier League, he served as captain and played in 26 league matches but could not prevent Sekondi Hasaacas from being relegated to the
Ghana Division One League. As a standout performer within the season, he was linked with transfers to
Medeama SC and
Bechem United after his contract with Sekondi expired.
Bechem United
In October 2016, Egyin signed for Ahafo-based club
Bechem United F.C. for a free transfer. He signed a two-year contract as the club sort to boost their squad ahead of their debut CAF Confederation Cup campaign and the
2017 Ghanaian Premier League.
He made his league debut on 22 February 2017, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 loss
Kumasi Asante Kotoko. In his debut season, he played 23 out of 30 league matches, helping the club to place 10th and prevent relegation on the final day of the season after a 1–0 victory over Accra Great Olympics.
In 2018, in his second season, after the departure of
Asante Agyemang, he was appointed as the new club captain of the side.
In April 2018, after a poor start to the season, Egyin admitted that the departure of several first team players like striker
Ahmed Toure and captain
Asante Agyemang had affected their outfit but the club remained optimistic of surviving.
In the 2018 Ghana Premier League season, he played in 14 league matches and scored 2 goals out of 15 matches before the league was abandoned due to the
dissolution of the
Ghana Football Association
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) is the sports governing body, governing body of association football in Ghana, based in the capital city, Accra. Founded in 1957 to replace the Gold Coast (British colony), Gold Coast Football Association whi ...
(GFA) in June 2018, as a result of the
Anas Number 12 Expose.
Medeama SC
In February 2019, Egyin was signed by
Tarkwa
Tarkwa is a town and is the capital of Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal District, Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal district, a district in the Western Region, Ghana, Western Region southwest of South Ghana. Frequently dubbed as the "Golden City" by its indigenous ...
-based side
Medeama SC who missed out on securing him in 2016. He signed a 2-year contract with the club as his contract with Bechem United had expired.
He played in all matches during the
2019 GFA Normalization Committee Special Competition, to help Medeama to a 3rd-place finish in group A.
During the
2019–20 Ghana Premier League season, he played in all 15 league matches before the league was cancelled as a result of the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
References
Notes
External links
Daniel Egyinat
Medeama S.C. official website
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Living people
1990 births
Men's association football defenders
Ghanaian men's footballers
Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. players
Bechem United F.C. players
Medeama S.C. players
Ghana Premier League players
Place of birth missing (living people)
21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen