Nana Emeka Boakye-Yiadom (born 13 May 1996) is an English footballer who last played for Clapton.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nana Emeka Boakye-Yiadom[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | West Ham United | ||
| 2013–2014 | Barnsley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Barnsley | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Leatherhead | 16 | (5) |
| 2017 | → Waltham Forest (dual reg.) | 2 | (2) |
| 2017 | Waltham Forest | 1 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Dulwich Hamlet | 30 | (3) |
| 2018 | → Leatherhead (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 2018 | Concord Rangers | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | AFC Hornchurch | 10 | (0) |
| 2019 | Barking | 26 | (8) |
| 2020 | Clapton | 6 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:00, 2 July 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editBoakye-Yiadom began his career with the West Ham United academy before appearing on trial at Barnsley's under-18's.[2][1][3] Boakye-Yiadom signed a professional contract with Barnsley in May 2014.[4] He made his Football League debut on 9 August 2014 in 78th minute of a 1–0 home defeat to Crawley Town,[5] almost scoring when he glanced a header wide in stoppage time.[6]
After making four appearances, Boakye-Yiadom was among seven players released by the club.[7][8]
After a year without a club, Boakye-Yiadom joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Leatherhead in December 2016.[9] On 1 January 2017, Boakye-Yiadom made his Leatherhead debut in 0–0 draw with Merstham, replacing Richard Seixas in the 54th minute.[10] On 29 April 2017, Boakye-Yiadom scored twice for Waltham Forest in a 3–2 victory against Southend Manor.[11]
Boakye-Yiadom rejoined Waltham Forest for the start of the 2017–18 season, scoring in their opening day Essex Senior League draw at Hullbridge Sports,[12] before moving to Dulwich Hamlet for the start of the Isthmian League Premier season,[13] scoring his first goals for the club with a hat-trick against Hastings United in a 3–1 FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round win on 2 September 2017.[14][15]
On 31 March 2018, Boakye-Yiadom returned to Leatherhead on a loan deal until the end of the campaign.[16]
On 11 May 2018, Boakye-Yiadom joined National League South side Concord Rangers on a one-year deal, reuniting with former manager, Sammy Moore.[17] In September 2018, Boakye-Yiadom signed for AFC Hornchurch. In February 2019, after making 16 appearances for Hornchurch in all competitions, scoring three times, Boakye-Yiadom signed for Barking.[18] In January 2020, Boakye-Yiadom joined Clapton.[19]
Personal life
editBoakye-Yiadom was born in England and is of Ghanaian descent.[20]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 1 September 2018.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barnsley | 2013–14[21] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[21] | League One | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Leatherhead | 2016–17[21] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 16 | 5 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | ||
| Waltham Forest (dual reg.) | 2016–17[22] | Essex Senior League | 2 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Waltham Forest | 2017–18[23] | Essex Senior League | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Dulwich Hamlet | 2017–18[24] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 30 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 8[a] | 1 | 40 | 7 | |
| Leatherhead (loan) | 2017–18[25] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | |||
| Concord Rangers | 2018–19[21] | National League South | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 70 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 81 | 18 | ||
- ^ Four appearances and one goal in Isthmian League Cup, two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in London Senior Cup
References
edit- ^ a b "Premier League-Squad List 2012/13" (PDF). Premier League. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ "U18s Hit Eight In Friendly". Barnsley F.C. 5 August 2013. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ^ "West Ham's 25-man Premier League squad: Find out who has made the cut for the new season". Daily Mirror. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ^ "Nana Boakye-Yiadom signs first professional contract at Barnsley Football Club". Barnsley. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "Barnsley 0-1 Crawley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ Gledhill, Robert (11 August 2014). "Barnsley 0 Crawley Town 1: Red card repeat by Jennings costly for Barnsley". The Yorkshire Post. Leeds. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Barnsley FC Retained List". Barnsley F.C. 7 May 2015. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ^ "Barnsley: Lewin Nyatanga offered deal as seven players leave". BBC Sport. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Squad News". Leatherhead Official Site. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Merstham held to a goalless draw by Leatherhead". Surrey Mirror. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Waltham Forest v Southend Manor". Waltham Forest F.C. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- ^ "Report: Hullbridge Sports 2-2 Waltham Forest". Waltham Forest F.C. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Waltham Forest strike duo step up with Hamlet". nonleaguedaily.com. 10 August 2017. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Dulwich Hamlet 3 - 1 Hastings United". footballwebpages.co.uk. 2 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ Lawrence, John (3 September 2017). "Yiadom's late treble delivers progress". The Non-League Paper. p. 32. Retrieved 1 May 2021 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Welcome Back". Leatherhead Official Site. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "Concord Rangers FC on Twitter". Concord Rangers Official Twitter. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Nana Boakye-Yiadom". A.F.C Hornchurch. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ "Nana Boakye-Yiadom Player Stats". Full Time FA. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Ghanaian youngster Boakye-Yiadom appears on Barnsley substitute bench on relegation day". social_image.
- ^ a b c d "N. Boakye-Yiadom". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Nana Boakye-Yiadom". Walthamstow Official Site. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Boakye-Yiadom and Faal step up to join Hamlet". Walthamstow Official Site. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Appearances - Nana Boakye-Yiadom". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Appearances - Nana Boakye-Yiadom". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
External links
edit- Nana Boakye-Yiadom at Soccerbase
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