1188 Darko Gyabi

Biography

London-born midfielder Darko Gyabi joined Hull City on a free transfer from Leeds United on the August 2025 transfer deadline day and spent the early months of the 2025/26 season on the fringes of Sergej Jakirovic’s first team squad.

Darko Boateng Gyabi was born in Catford, South East London to parents with Ghanaian heritage. During his childhood years he played junior football for Cray Wanderers and Millwall before joined Manchester City’s academy setup in November 2018. In September 2020 he made his senior debut in an EFL Trophy tie against Scunthorpe United, adding two more appearances in the same competition during the next three months – he also played and scored regularly for Manchester City’s Under-18 Premier League side during the 2020/21 season. In September 2021 he added another senior appearance in the EFL Trophy against Doncaster Rovers, taking his Manchester City tally to 4 appearances.

In July 2022 Darko joined Premier League side Leeds United for a notional £5 million fee as part of a swap deal that saw England midfielder Kalvin Phillips join Manchester City. He made his senior debut for Leeds in an October 2022 EFL Trophy tie against Tranmere Rovers, having already been an unused substitute for several Premier League matches. Over the next two months he played in further Cup ties and made his Premier League debut against former club Manchester City in December 2022.

After two early season appearances for Leeds, Darko joined Championship side Plymouth Argyle in January 2024 on a half season loan. he made his Pilgrims debut against Huddersfield Town in January 2024 but after 10 appearances his loan was terminated in March 2024 after he sustained an injury. After recovering during the summer of 2024, Gyabi returned to Plymouth Argyle in July 2024 for a season long loan that saw him miss only three league matches (two of which were against his parent club Leeds United) – he scored one goal in 48 appearances as the Pilgrims were relegated to League One. He left Leeds United for Hull City in August 2025 having made 8 senior appearances for the Whites.

Gyabi was part of the England youth team setup during his teenage years, making his debut for England’s Under-15s against Belgium in February 2019 and making a second appearance in October 2019 against Norway. During the 2019/20 season he made 10 appearances for the Under-16 side, scoring one goal in August 2019 against Ireland. In September 2021 he made his first appearance for England Under-18s against Wales, adding a second in March 2022 against Sweden. In September 2022 he made his debut for England Under-19s against Montenegro, scoring a goal in his second appearance a week later against Denmark – he took his tally to 4 Under-19 appearances with two more starts in March 2023, when he captained the side.

In May 2023 Gyabi was selected for the England Under-20 squad competing in the Under-20 World Cup hosted by Argentina – he scored once against Uruguay in four appearances. During the 2023/24 season he added further appearances at Under-20 level, taking his tally to two goals in 12 appearances. In November 2024 he made two appearances for the England Under-21 side against Spain and Netherlands.

Details

Nationality: England
Date/Place of Birth: 18 February 2004, Catford
Hull City First Game: 13 September 2025, Swansea City A (Championship), 21 years, 207 days old
Hull City Final Game: [current player]

Clubs

Manchester City (2020-2022), Leeds United (2022-2025), Plymouth Argyle (2024, loan), Plymouth Argyle (2024-2025, loan), Hull City (2025-current)

Hull City Record

Career: 10 apps, 1 goals