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Eugene Dennis (footballer)

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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

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

Club career

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Hershey FC

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Eugene moved to the Hershey FC in the summer 2016.

Philadelphia Lone Star FC

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

Ishøj IF

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

International career

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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

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  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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