Adam Adeoye Oluwaseyi Yusuff (born 25 May 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Dartford on a dual registration deal with Hornchurch.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Adeoye Oluwaseyi Yusuff[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 May 1994[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Lewisham, England | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Dartford (dual registration with Hornchurch) | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Stevenage | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Stevenage | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Biggleswade United (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2012–2013 | St Neots Town | 13 | (2) |
| 2013 | Banbury United | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | AFC Hornchurch | 3 | (1) |
| 2013 | Aveley | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Chatham Town | 37 | (23) |
| 2014–2016 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 19 | (2) |
| 2015 | → St Albans City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Leatherhead (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → East Thurrock United (loan) | 7 | (4) |
| 2016 | → Welling United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2016 | Chatham Town | 5 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Heybridge Swifts | 21 | (5) |
| 2017–2019 | Folkestone Invicta | 81 | (43) |
| 2019 | Dulwich Hamlet | 9 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Tonbridge Angels (loan) | 6 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Dover Athletic | 11 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Cray Valley Paper Mills | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | Braintree Town | 4 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Folkestone Invicta | 67 | (35) |
| 2023– | Hornchuch | 42 | (15) |
| 2024– | → Dartford (dual registration) | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:10, 12 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editYusuff started his career in the youth system at Stevenage, signing a two-year scholarship in the summer of 2010.[3] In March 2012, he joined South Midlands League Premier Division side Biggleswade United on work experience.[4] During his time with the club he scored eight goals, including a hat-trick and man-of-the-match display in a 4–2 win over Oxhey Jets.[5]
In April 2012, he was released by Stevenage after he had completed his scholarship.[3] Following his release he enrolled with the Tresham College of Further and Higher Education in Kettering, where he played for the under-21 development side in the Conference Reserve League.[3]
In October 2012, he signed for Southern Football League Premier Division side St Neots Town, where he went on to make fifteen appearances in all competitions scoring twice.[4]
In January 2013, he moved to fellow Southern Football League Premier Division side Banbury United for a brief period, only making two appearances.[4]
In February 2013, he joined Football League Championship side Ipswich Town on trial, featuring in a 4–3 reserve side win over Colchester United.[3]
He started the 2013–14 season with Isthmian League Premier Division side AFC Hornchurch after impressing in pre-season, and he was mainly used in the role of impact substitute, scoring late in games against Margate and Wealdstone.[6] He made a total of fifteen appearances for the Urchins scoring three times.[7]
In November 2013, he joined Isthmian League Division One North side Aveley to get more match practice, however he stayed with the club for less than a month.[7]
Shortly after he signed for fellow Isthmian League Division One North side Chatham Town. He enjoyed a successful ten-month spell at the club scoring 24 goals in 38 appearances, which attracted interest from many Football League clubs.[6] After netting seven goals in the first nine games of the 2014–15 campaign for Chatham, he was signed by Football League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge in September 2014 for an undisclosed fee, signing a one-year contract with the club.[8][9] Despite turning professional, he kept his job working as a waiter in a Wagamama restaurant in Kent.[10] He made his professional debut in the same month in a 3–2 defeat to Cambridge United, replacing Andre Boucaud as a substitute.[11] His first professional goals for the club came in October 2014, where he scored a brace in the 2–1 victory over Accrington Stanley.[12]
In September 2015, he joined National League South side St Albans City on a one-month loan deal.[13]
In October 2015, he joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Leatherhead on a one-month loan deal.[14]
In November 2015, he was sent out on loan again to the Isthmian League Premier Division joining East Thurrock United.[15]
In February 2016, he joined National League side Welling United on loan until the end of the season along with Ian Gayle.[16]
In May 2016 as his contract expired, he was released along with eleven players as Dagenham were relegated to the National League.[17] In June 2016, following his release he rejoined former club Chatham Town on a free transfer.[18]
He left Folkestone after 102 appearances which saw him score 51 goals and joined Dulwich Hamlet in 2019 before moving to Dover Athletic where he spent the remainder of the 2019–20 season before being released.[19]
Yusuff returned to Folkestone Invicta in May 2021.[20] During the 2021–22 season he scored a total of 29 goals across all competitions, the club finished in sixth place in the Isthmian Premier Division and finished four points outside the play-offs, just behind fifth place Cheshunt, who were promoted to national league south. Yussuf and Folkestone also made it to the Kent Senior Cup final, losing 6–2 to Dartford and taking home a runners-up medal.
On 10 February 2023, Yusuff joined league rivals Hornchurch for an undisclosed fee.[21]
On 7 October 2024, Yusuff joined Dartford on a dual registration deal.[22]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 12 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stevenage | 2011–12[23] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Biggleswade United (loan) | 2011–12[23] | Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division | No data currently available | |||||||||
| St Neots Town | 2012–13[23] | Southern League Premier Division | 13 | 2 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
| Banbury United | 2012–13[23] | Southern League Premier Division | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| AFC Hornchurch | 2013–14[24] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| Aveley | 2013–14[25] | Isthmian League Division One North | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chatham Town | 2013–14[23] | Isthmian League Division One North | 28 | 16 | — | — | — | 28 | 16 | |||
| 2014–15[23] | Isthmian League Division One North | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | ||
| Total | 37 | 23 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 38 | 24 | |||
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 2014–15[26] | League Two | 18 | 2 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16[26] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| St Albans City (loan) | 2015–16[23] | National League South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Leatherhead (loan) | 2015–16[27][28] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| East Thurrock United (loan) | 2015–16[29] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | |||
| Welling United (loan) | 2015–16[26] | National League | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Chatham Town | 2016–17[23] | Isthmian League Division One South | 5 | 1 | No data currently available | 5 | 1 | |||||
| Heybridge Swifts | 2016–17[30] | Isthmian League Division One North | 21 | 5 | — | — | — | 21 | 5 | |||
| Folkestone Invicta | 2017–18[31] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 43 | 27 | 4 | 2 | — | 5[d] | 1 | 52 | 30 | |
| 2018–19[32] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 38 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[e] | 5 | 45 | 21 | ||
| Total | 81 | 43 | 4 | 2 | — | 13 | 6 | 97 | 51 | |||
| Dulwich Hamlet | 2019–20[23] | National League South | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 14 | 4 | |
| Tonbridge Angels (loan) | 2019–20[23] | National League South | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||
| Dover Athletic | 2019–20[26] | National League | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Cray Valley Paper Mills | 2020–21[33] | Isthmian League South East Division | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 11 | 6 | |
| Braintree Town | 2020–21[26] | National League South | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Folkestone Invicta | 2021–22[34] | Isthmian Premier Division | 40 | 15 | 5 | 6 | — | 11[f] | 8 | 56 | 29 | |
| 2022–23[35] | Isthmian Premier Division | 27 | 20 | 4 | 2 | — | 4[g] | 3 | 35 | 25 | ||
| Total | 67 | 35 | 9 | 7 | — | 15 | 11 | 91 | 54 | |||
| Hornchurch | 2022–23[36] | Isthmian Premier Division | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[h][i] | 0 | 20 | 5 | |
| 2023–24[37] | Isthmian Premier Division | 22 | 10 | 4 | 5 | — | 1[j] | 0 | 27 | 15 | ||
| 2024–25[38] | National League South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 42 | 15 | 4 | 5 | — | 4 | 0 | 50 | 20 | |||
| Dartford (dual registration) | 2024–25[39] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1[k] | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 354 | 137 | 30 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 17 | 421 | 180 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Southern League Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- ^ Two appearances and one goal in Alan Turvey Trophy, two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Isthmian League Premier Division play-offs
- ^ Four appearances and three goals in Alan Turvey Trophy, three appearances and two goals in FA Trophy
- ^ Five appearances and four goals in FA Trophy, three appearances and two goals in Alan Turvey Trophy and three appearances and two goals in Kent Senior Cup
- ^ Three appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Alan Turvey Trophy
- ^ One appearance in the Essex Senior Cup
- ^ Two appearance in the Isthmian Premier Division play-offs
- ^ One appearance in FA Trophy
- ^ One appearance in the Kent Senior Cup
References
edit- ^ "The Football League Retained List". The Football League. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Ade Yusuff". 11v11. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Non-league teenagers get Ipswich Town chance". EADT. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ a b c David Shadbolt (29 January 2014). "Further Additions to the First Team Squad". Banbury United F.C. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "Player's Appearances – Yusuff Ade". Football Mitoo. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Daggers sign Chatham Town striker". Barking & Dagenham Post. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Double up leaves stattos scratching". Isthmian League. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "Adeoye Yusuff: Dagenham sign striker for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ Luke Cawdell (13 September 2014). "Dagenham & Redbridge sign former Stevenage striker Adeoye Yusuff from Chatham Town". Kent Online. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "Adeoye Yusuff: Dagenham striker still a waiter despite turning pro". BBC Sport. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "Dag & Red 2 –3 Cambridge". BBC Sport. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "Yusuff on cloud nine after first Daggers goals". Barking & Dagenham Post. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Striker Goes On Loan". Dagenham & Redbridge. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ "Now Yusuff's Loaned to Tanners". Non League Pitchero. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Now Yusuff is Loaned to Rocks". Non League Pitchero. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ "WINGS BRING IN THREE". Non League Pitchero. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Dagenham & Redbridge goalkeeper Liam O'Brien one of 11 players released by club following relegation from the Football League". Barking & Dagenham Post. 15 May 2016. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ "Ade Yussuf is back at Chatham after being released by Dagenham & Redbridge". Kent Online. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
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- ^ "Former Dagenham, Dover and Dulwich striker Ade Yusuff returns to Folkestone Invicta". Kent Online. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Club Statement". www.folkestoneinvictafc.co.uk. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Yusuff heads to Dartford on dual registration". www.hornchurchfc.com. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Ade Yusuff Profile". Aylesbury United. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "AFC Hornchurch – Appearances – Ade Yusuff – 2013-2014". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Aveley – Appearances – Ade Yusuff – 2013-2014". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "A. Yussuff". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Leatherhead – Appearances – Adam Yusuff – 2015-2016". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Leatherhead – Appearances – Adam Yusff – 2015-2016". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "East Thurrock United – Appearances – Adam Yusuff – 2015-2016". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Heybridge Swifts – Appearances – Adam Adeoye Yusuff – 2016-2017". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Folkestone Invicta – Appearances – Ade Yusuff – 2017-2018". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Folkestone Invicta – Appearances – Ade Yusuff – 2018-2019". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Cray Valley PM – Appearances – Ade Yusuff". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ "Folkestone Invicta – Appearances – Ade Yusuff – 2021-2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Folkestone Invicta – Appearances – Ade Yusuff". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- ^ "Hornchurch – Appearances – Ade Yusuff – 2022-2023". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Hornchurch – Appearances – Ade Yusuff". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Hornchurch – Appearances – Ade Yusuff". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Dartford – Appearances – Ade Yusuff". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
External links
edit- Adeoye Yusuff at Soccerbase
