Adi Yussuf

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Adi Yussuf
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Yussuf in 2019
Personal information
Full name Abdillahie Abdalla Yussuf [1]
Date of birth (1992-02-20) 20 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Zanzibar, Tanzania
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Kettering Town
Youth career
2008–2011 Leicester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011 Leicester City 0 (0)
2011Tamworth (loan) 10 (2)
2011–2013 Burton Albion 25 (1)
2013–2014 Lincoln City 2 (0)
2013Gainsborough Trinity (loan) 2 (1)
2014Harrogate Town (loan) 2 (0)
2014Histon (loan) 6 (2)
2014–2015 Oxford City 39 (27)
2015–2016 Mansfield Town 26 (5)
2016–2017Crawley Town (loan) 16 (2)
2017 Grimsby Town 11 (2)
2017–2018 Barrow 21 (5)
2018–2019 Solihull Moors 57 (19)
2019–2021 Blackpool 0 (0)
2019–2020Solihull Moors (loan) 9 (0)
2020Boreham Wood (loan) 4 (0)
2020–2021Wrexham (loan) 16 (5)
2021Chesterfield (loan) 10 (2)
2021–2022 Yeovil Town 35 (5)
2022 St Joseph's 0 (0)
2022 Gateshead 8 (0)
2022–2023 Brackley Town 10 (0)
2023–2024 Banbury United 20 (5)
2024– Kettering Town 1 (1)
International career
2019– Tanzania 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:23, 27 February 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:51, 23 March 2022 (UTC)

Abdillahie Abdalla Yussuf (born 20 February 1992) is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Kettering Town.

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He has previously played in the Football League for Leicester City, Burton Albion, Lincoln City, Mansfield Town, Crawley Town, Grimsby Town and Blackpool. He has also played for a number of non-league clubs such as Tamworth, Gainsborough Trinity, Harrogate Town, Histon, Oxford City, Barrow, Solihull Moors, Boreham Wood, Wrexham, Chesterfield and Gateshead, with a spell in Gibraltar with St Joseph's.

He has been capped four times by Tanzania since making his international debut in 2019.

Club career

Leicester City

Born in Zanzibar, Tanzania, Yussuf began his career with Leicester City for its youth and reserve teams. [2] He failed to make an appearance for the club, and on 21 May 2011, with the impending expiry of his contract, Yussuf was released by Leicester City. [3]

On 1 January 2011, Yussuf signed for Conference National side Tamworth on a one-month loan deal. [4] Yussuf made his Tamworth debut on 1 January 2011, coming on as a 45th-minute substitute for Scott Barrow in a Conference National fixture away to Kettering Town, and it turned out to be a winning start to his career with the club as Tamworth went on to win the game 1–0, thanks to an own-goal from Paul Furlong. [5]

Burton Albion

Following a successful trial period with Burton Albion during the pre-season of 2011–12, the club signed Yussuf on a one-year deal on 2 August 2011. [6] Yussuf's first goal for Burton came in the 6–3 away victory against Barnet on 29 October 2011. Having found first-team opportunities hard to come by, Yussuf had to wait until 11 August 2012 to score his second Albion goal, the opener in a 2–2 draw against Sheffield United in the League Cup, Albion eventually going on to win on penalties.

Lincoln City

On 23 May 2013, Yussuf signed for Conference National side Lincoln on a one-year deal. [7] After making only two appearances for the Imps, Yussuf found more success out on loan, with spells at Gainsborough Trinity, Harrogate Town and Histon throughout the season, scoring a total of three goals in 10 games throughout the season.

Oxford City

On 1 August 2014, Yussuf joined Oxford City, signing a one-year deal with the Conference North club. [8] On 9 August 2014, Yussuf made his Oxford City debut in a 1–0 away victory against Hyde United, playing the full 90 minutes. [9] Yussuf scored twice in Oxford City's 3–2 victory over Solihull Moors, netting his first goals for the club in the fifth and 27th minute. [10] On 15 November 2014, Yussuf registered his 10th league goal of the campaign, in a 2–1 home victory over Brackley Town. [11] On 7 February 2015, Yussuf scored his first hat-trick for Oxford City, in a 5–0 victory at Brackley Town. [12]

Mansfield Town

On 5 June 2015, Yussuf signed for Mansfield Town on a free transfer from Oxford City. [13] On 8 August 2015, Yussuf made his Mansfield Town debut in a 1–1 draw with Carlisle United, replacing Nathan Thomas in the 74th minute. [14] On 3 October 2015, Yussuf scored his first Mansfield Town goal in a 4–3 away victory over Dagenham & Redbridge, scoring the winner in the 85th minute. [15] On 11 March 2016, Yussuf received a five-game ban and a £700 fine from the FA for urinating at the back of the stand while warming-up as an unused substitute during the League Two fixture against Plymouth Argyle. [16] [17]

Yussuf joined Crawley Town on a six-month loan on 2 August 2016. [18] Four days later, Yussuf made his Crawley Town debut in a 1–0 victory over Wycombe Wanderers, replacing Enzio Boldewijn in the 95th minute. [19] On 24 September 2016, Yussuf scored his first goal for Crawley in a 3–2 away victory over Morecambe, opening the scoring in the 72nd minute. [20] On 26 December 2016, Crawley manager Dermot Drummy confirmed that Yussuf's loan deal had been terminated. [21]

Grimsby Town

Yussuf joined League Two side Grimsby Town on 1 January 2017, agreeing an 18-month contract on a free transfer. [22] [23] Two days later, he scored on his debut to seal a 3–1 victory for Grimsby and end Carlisle United's unbeaten home record. [24] Away at Hartlepool United in his second match, Yussuf opened the scoring to make it two goals in his first two appearances for the "Mariners".

Barrow

On 29 July 2017, Yussuf joined National League Barrow on a one-year deal. [25]

Solihull Moors

On 25 January 2018, following his release from Barrow, Yussuf joined fellow National League club Solihull Moors on a one-and-a-half-year deal. [26] He scored a brace in two minutes on his debut against Dagenham & Redbridge before he was substituted in the 69th minute. [27] He scored four goals in their FA Cup run to the second round. [28]

Blackpool

In May 2019, following the expiry of his Solihull Moors' contract, he signed for Blackpool on a two-year deal, with an option for a third year. [29]

He was released by the club at the end of the 2020–21 season, after the club had won promotion to the Championship.

On 17 September 2019, Yussuf returned to Solihull on loan until January 2020. [30]

On 28 August 2020, Yussuf signed for Wrexham on a season long loan. [31] He made his debut on 3 October in a 2–1 opening day victory over Boreham Wood. [32] Two weeks later he opened his account for the club with a double in an eventual 4–3 defeat to Wealdstone. [33] On 30 January 2021, he marked what proved to be his final match for the club with the second goal in a 2–0 victory over King's Lynn Town. [34] On 1 February 2021, the loan was terminated and Yussuf returned to Blackpool. [35]

On 2 February 2021, Yussuf joined National League side Chesterfield on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season. [36]

Yeovil Town

On 17 August 2021, Yussuf joined National League side Yeovil Town following his release from Blackpool. [37] At the end of the 2021–22 season, Yussuf was released by Yeovil following the expiry of his contract. [38]

St Joseph's

On 4 July 2022, it was revealed that Yussuf had moved to Gibraltar to join St Joseph's, with the striker being announced as part of their Europa Conference League squad to face Larne. [39]

Gateshead

On 2 September 2022, Yussuf returned to England to join National League club Gateshead. [40]

Brackley Town

On 9 December 2022, Yussuf joined National League North side Brackley Town following his release from Gateshead. [41]

International career

Yussuf was called up to the Tanzania squad in August 2015. [42] He again linked up with the Tanzanian national squad in March 2016; [43] however, he was unable play in any matches due to a suspension. [17] In May 2019, Yussuf was included in Tanzania's preliminary 39-man squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. [44]

Yussuf made his international debut on 16 June 2019 in a friendly match against Zimbabwe in Cairo, Egypt. He also most recently played for the Tanzania national team in a friendly vs Central African Republic.

Career statistics

As of match played 22 April 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Leicester City 2010–11 Championship 00000000
Tamworth (loan)2010–11 [28] Conference Premier 10200102
Burton Albion 2011–12 [45] League Two 17100101 [lower-alpha 2] 0191
2012–13 [45] League Two8000311 [lower-alpha 2] 0121
Total251004120312
Lincoln City 2013–14 [28] Conference Premier200020
Gainsborough Trinity (loan) 2013–14 [28] Conference North 210021
Harrogate Town (loan) 2013–14 [28] Conference North200020
Histon (loan) 2013–14 [28] Conference North810081
Oxford City 2014–15 [28] Conference North3927003 [lower-alpha 3] 24229
Mansfield Town 2015–16 [46] League Two26520101 [lower-alpha 2] 0305
Crawley Town (loan) 2016–17 [47] League Two16220104 [lower-alpha 2] 1233
Grimsby Town 2016–17 [47] League Two112000000112
Barrow 2017–18 [28] National League 215103 [lower-alpha 3] 0255
Solihull Moors 2017–18 [28] National League1350000135
2018–19 [28] National League4414446 [lower-alpha 4] 35421
Total571944636726
Blackpool 2019–20 [48] League One 0000000000
2020–21 [49] League One0000000000
Total0000000000
Solihull Moors (loan) 2019–20 [28] National League90102 [lower-alpha 5] 1111
Boreham Wood (loan)2019–20 [28] National League30001 [lower-alpha 6] 040
Wrexham (loan) 2020–21 [28] National League166101 [lower-alpha 3] 0186
Chesterfield (loan) 2020–21 [28] National League10200102
Yeovil Town 2021–22 [28] [50] National League355416 [lower-alpha 7] 44510
St Joseph's 2022–23 [28] Gibraltar National League 00002 [lower-alpha 8] 020
Gateshead 2022–23 [28] National League802000100
Brackley Town 2022–23 [28] National League North 10000100
Career total3107817561311136395
  1. Includes FA Cup
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  3. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  4. One appearance in National League play-offs, five appearances and three goals in FA Trophy
  5. One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance and one goal in Scottish Challenge Cup
  6. One appearance in National League play-offs
  7. Two appearances and two goals in FA Trophy, four appearances and two goals in Somerset Premier Cup
  8. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 23 March 2022 [51]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Tanzania 201930
202210
Total40

Honours

Individual

Adi Yussuf Foundation

Adi created the Adi Yussuf Foundation in 2017 after a visit to Zanzibar island in Tanzania and saw the poverty and orphaned children on the streets. Since then he has been collecting donations and sending them to help the children. [54] The latest project for the Adi Yussuf Foundation is to raise money to build an orphanage in Tanga, Tanzania.

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