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

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who plays as a defender and

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. He was capped for the

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Career

Club

Gyimah was born in

Sekondi-Takoradi Sekondi-Takoradi ( ) is a city in Ghana comprising the Twin cities (geographical proximity), twin cities of Sekondi and Takoradi. It is the capital of Sekondi Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly, Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan District and the Weste ...

. Before joining

SuperSport United SuperSport United Football Club (often known as SuperSport) is a South African professional association football, football club based in Atteridgeville in Pretoria in the Gauteng province. The team currently plays in the South African Premier Di ...

in 2011, Gyimah played for

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and

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 ...

in his home country. Gyimah left SuperSport in 2015 after 1 goal in 53 games, a spell that also included a loan to

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. After leaving SuperSport, he joined

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. 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

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in early 2018. He was released by

Sekhukhune United Sekhukhune United F.C. is a South African soccer club from Burgersfort, Sekhukhune District, Limpopo, that plays in the South African Premiership. Formed when the owner of African All Stars, playing in the SAFA Second Division, purchased the Na ...

in the summer of 2024.

International

He made his international debut for

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in 2012.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

;SuperSport United *

Nedbank Cup The Nedbank Cup is the current name of South Africa's Premier Soccer League, premier club association football, soccer knockout tournament. While many formats have been used over the years, the tournament has always been based on the idea of gi ...

(1): 2011–12 *

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(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 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen {{Ghana-footy-bio-stub