Adam Adeoye Oluwaseyi Yusuff (born 25 May 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for 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 | Hornchurch | ||
| 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 | 15 | (3) |
| 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 | 47 | (20) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:30, 10 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
Yusuff 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 21/22 season he scored a total of 29 goals across all competitions, the club finished in 6th place in the Isthmian Premier Division and finished 4 points outside the play-offs, just behind 5th place Cheshunt F.C., who were promoted to national league south. Yussuf and Folkestone also made it to the Kent Senior Cup final, losing 6–2 to Dartford F.C.and taking home a runners-up medal. On 10 February 2023, Yusuff joined league rivals Hornchurch for an undisclosed fee.[21]
Career statistics
- As of match played 10 July 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stevenage | 2011–12[22] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Biggleswade United (loan) | 2011–12[22] | Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division | No data currently available | |||||||||
| St Neots Town | 2012–13[22] | Southern League Premier Division | 13 | 2 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
| Banbury United | 2012–13[22] | Southern League Premier Division | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| AFC Hornchurch | 2013–14[23] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| Aveley | 2013–14[24] | Isthmian League Division One North | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Chatham Town | 2013–14[22] | Isthmian League Division One North | 28 | 16 | — | — | — | 28 | 16 | |||
| 2014–15[22] | 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[25] | League Two | 18 | 2 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16[25] | 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[22] | National League South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Leatherhead (loan) | 2015–16[26][27] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| East Thurrock United (loan) | 2015–16[28] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | |||
| Welling United (loan) | 2015–16[25] | National League | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Chatham Town | 2016–17[22] | Isthmian League Division One South | 5 | 1 | No data currently available | 5 | 1 | |||||
| Heybridge Swifts | 2016–17[29] | Isthmian League Division One North | 21 | 5 | — | — | — | 21 | 5 | |||
| Folkestone Invicta | 2017–18[30] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 43 | 27 | 4 | 2 | — | 5[d] | 1 | 52 | 30 | |
| 2018–19[31] | 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[22] | National League South | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 14 | 4 | |
| Tonbridge Angels (loan) | 2019–20[22] | National League South | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||
| Dover Athletic | 2019–20[25] | National League | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Cray Valley Paper Mills | 2020–21[32] | Isthmian League South East Division | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 11 | 6 | |
| Braintree Town | 2020–21[25] | National League South | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Folkestone Invicta | 2021–22[33] | Isthmian Premier Division | 40 | 15 | 5 | 6 | — | 11[f] | 8 | 56 | 29 | |
| 2022–23[34] | Isthmian Premier Division | 27 | 20 | 4 | 2 | — | 4[g] | 3 | 35 | 25 | ||
| Total | 67 | 35 | 9 | 7 | — | 15 | 11 | 91 | 54 | |||
| Hornchurch | 2022–23[35] | Isthmian Premier Division | 20 | 18 | 5 | 6 | — | 1[h] | 0 | 20 | 18 | |
| 2023–24[36] | Isthmian Premier Division | 27 | 15 | 4 | 5 | — | 1[i] | 0 | 27 | 15 | ||
| Career total | 354 | 149 | 35 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 15 | 414 | 185 | ||
References
External links
- Adeoye Yusuff at Soccerbase
