Eugene Dennis (footballer)

Eugene Dennis
Eugene Dennis in a Ishøj IF jersey
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-11-16) 16 November 1996 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Buduburam, Ghana
Position(s) Center-back
Team information
Current team
 Ishøj IF
Youth career
2012-2013 GAC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Hershey FC 13 (2)
2017–2022 Philadelphia Lone Star FC 28 (4)
2022– Ishøj IF 8 (0)
International career‡
2022– Liberia 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:54, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:20, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Eugene Dennis (born 16 November 1996) is a Liberian professional footballer who plays as center-back for Ishøj IF and the Liberia national team.[2][3][4]

Personal life

Dennis was born in Buduburam, Ghana, to Liberian refugee parents.

Club career

Hershey FC

Eugene moved to the Hershey FC in the summer 2016.

Philadelphia Lone Star FC

Eugene moved to the USL League Two club Philadelphia Lone Star FC in 2017.[5]

Ishøj IF

On 1 February 2022, Ishøj IF announced the signing of Eugene on a one-year deal.[6][7][8]

International career

He made his debut for Liberia in a friendly against Sierra Leone on 27 March 2022.[9] He played his second international game on 29 March in a 1–2 friendly loss to Burundi.[10][11] He played again for Liberia in a 2023 AFCON Qualifier against Morocco on 13 June.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Eugene Dennis". FBref.com. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Allerød FK mod Ishøj IF". solrodfc.dk. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Eugene Denis". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  4. ^ "E. Dennis". besoccer.com. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  5. ^ "eugene dennis4". philadelphialonestarfc.com. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Ishøj-spiller fik debut for Liberia: Kæmpestort". bold.dk. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  7. ^ "ALLERØD FK - ISHØJ IF //". dbusjaelland.dk. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  8. ^ "General Information for Ishøj IF in 2021/22". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Sierra Leone1 : 0Liberia". globalsportsarchive.com. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Liberia1 : 2Burundi". globalsportsarchive.com. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Burundi2 - 1 Liberia". footballdatabase.eu. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  12. ^ "LIBERIA'S HEAD COACH PETER BUTLER CALLS 16 PROFESSIONALS FOR 2023 AFCON QUALIFIER". news-mogul.com. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.


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