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based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameDarko Boateng Gyabi
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age22
Date of birth18 Feb 2004
Height196 cm
Shirt number#24
ClubHull City
Central midfielder
20
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
699
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Hull City.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

D. Gyabi is a 22-year-old central midfielder at Hull City, rated 62.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 33rd of 169 on scout potential in the Championship and 233rd of 1777 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (15.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.7 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gyabi.

Judged on this season alone, Gyabi graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 26th of 35 of the 35 central midfielders in the Championship, on 2 goals, 0 assists and 2.704 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 30 → 10). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 63, top 12% of the 35 central midfielders in the Championship. At 22 Gyabi is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 27.4 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/26
62.5
Ratingi
4th of 35 central midfielders
9.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
15.9%
Minutes
limited game time
2.7
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Hull City finished 6th of 24 · an upper-table side

20
Apps
2.7
Def. / 90
17
Tackles
3
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.26 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 15.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 62.5, Gyabi carries the 4th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Championship of 35 — though on just 20 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles17
Interceptions3
Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.