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Plethora of New Arrivals at Dulwich

Dulwich Hamlet, relegated to the Pitching In Isthmian League Premier Division, have been extremely busy re-building their squad ahead of the 2023/24 season.

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New boss Hakan Hayrettin has brought in experience and youth to his group. Twenty-three-year-old defender Jerry Gyebi has joined Hamlet from former league rivals and now Southern League Premier Division South side Hungerford Town. He had moved to the Crusaders in June 2022 from Isthmian Premier side Enfield Town. He had signed for Enfield in August 2020 from the sadly now defunct Southern Premier South side Walton Casuals, where he moved to in December 2019. He started his career with Yeovil Town and featured for the Glovers` first team in a pre-season friendly against AFC Bournemouth but his other experience of senior football came during a loan spell at Poole Town. He was told he would not be offered a professional contract at Yeovil at the end of the 2017/18 season, so he headed to the Slovenia second division to join NK Ankaran. In January 2019 he moved on again, this time to Swedish side IK Mora. Upon returning to England, he had a brief spell with then-Southern Division One South outfit Barnstaple Town before joining the Stags. Ryley Scott is a 21-year-old midfielder who moves to Hamlet from Vanarama National League side Dagenham & Redbridge. He had moved to the Daggers in August 2021 following a successful trial. He spent his youth days between the academies of West Ham United and Ipswich Town, before joining Isthmian North side Bury Town on loan, where he made a handful of appearances. After leaving Ipswich, he joined up with Portuguese side Farense 1910 where he also made a number of appearances. He has had further loan spells with Concord Rangers and Lewes. Experienced midfielder Adrian Clifton (pictured), who ended last season on loan with Hamlet’s former league rivals Hampton & Richmond Borough, has also put pen-to-paper for Dulwich. The 34-year-old Montserrat international had re-joined National League side Maidenhead United in July 2022 from league rivals Boreham Wood. He had signed for Wood in early September 2021 from another National League rival, Dagenham & Redbridge, where he had been since September 2020. He was a May 2019 signing for Bromley from league rivals Maidenhead having returned to the Magpies in the summer of 2017 after two seasons away from York Road. He trained with Arsenal as a youngster, then began his senior career in the Isthmian League with Romford, Waltham Forest and East Thurrock United. He stepped up to the National League South with Maidenhead in 2013, his attacking runs from midfield leading to him winning the 2014 managers` player of the year award. A move to Havant & Waterlooville in 2015 was marred by injury and he moved to Staines Town in the summer of 2016 before re-joining Maidenhead in July 2017. Another vastly experienced arrival is defender Craig Braham-Barrett. The 34-year-old moves to Hamlet from National League South side Tonbridge Angels. He had moved to Angels in June 2021 from league rivals Dartford, where he had been since January 2021. He signed for Hemel Hempstead Town in June 2019 from rivals Welling United. He is eligible to play international football for both Jamaica and Montserrat, qualifying through his Grandmother. In March 2018 he was called up by Montserrat for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Curacao. However, he declined to take part to concentrate on his club football with Chelmsford City. However, he did accept a call up in August 2018 to play against El Salvador, again in a World Cup qualifier playing the full 90 minutes in a 2-1 defeat. He made 82 League appearances for Cheltenham Town and he has played previously in the National League for Braintree Town, Dover Athletic and Macclesfield Town and has featured in the National League South for Chelmsford City, Sutton United, Havant & Waterlooville and Welling. Former Boreham Wood’s long-serving midfielder Mark Ricketts has also moved to Dulwich. The 28-year-old had been with Wood since the summer of 2016 after arriving from Woking following a successful seven-year period with the Cards from 2009 to 2016. He began his career at Charlton Athletic, graduating from their youth team in 2005. He enjoyed a loan spell with MK Dons before signing for Ebbsfleet United in 2006. After 94 appearances at Stonebridge Road, including winning the FA Trophy at Wembley, the midfielder joined Woking in the summer of 2009.

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