Gassan Ahadme

Gassan Ahadme

Personal information
Full name	Gassan Ahadme Yahyai [1]
Date of birth	(2000-11-17) 17 November 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Vic, Spain
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s)	Second-striker
Team information
Current team	Charlton Athletic
Number	9
Youth career
0000	Gimnástic Manresa [3] [4]
2019–2020	Norwich City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2022	Norwich City	0	(0)
2021	→ Real Oviedo B (loan)	6	(0)
2021–2022	→ Portsmouth (loan)	5	(0)
2022	Burton Albion	20	(6)
2022–2024	Ipswich Town	6	(0)
2023	→ Burton Albion (loan)	7	(1)
2023–2024	→ Cambridge United (loan)	29	(11)
2024–	Charlton Athletic	19	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 5 April 2025 (UTC)

Gassan Ahadme Yahyai (born 17 November 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a second-striker for EFL League One club Charlton Athletic. Born in Spain, he represented Morocco at youth international level.

Club career

Born in Vic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Ahadme began his career with Norwich City.

Ahadem spent time on loan at Real Oviedo B. ^[5]

He moved on loan to Portsmouth in July 2021. ^[6] He scored his first goal for the club on 9 November 2021 in an EFL Trophy tie against Crystal Palace U21s. ^[7]

He signed for Burton Albion in January 2022. ^[8] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 loss to former club Portsmouth on 8 February 2022. ^[9] Ahadme would later score the fastest goal for Burton Albion in the EFL in a 4–3 defeat to Cambridge United, scoring in 11 seconds. ^[10]

Ahadme joined Ipswich Town on 1 September 2022. ^{[11] [12]} He scored his first goal for the club in an FA Cup tie against Buxton on 27 November 2022. ^[13]

He returned on loan to Burton Albion in January 2023. ^[14]

He moved on loan to Cambridge United in June 2023. ^[15]

On 4 July 2024, Ahadme joined Charlton Athletic on a four-year contract. ^{[16] [17]}

International career

Born in Spain, Ahadme represented Morocco at youth international level. ^[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 April 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	Division	League		National cup [a]		League cup [b]		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Norwich City U23s	2019–20 [19]	—			—		—		2 [c]	1	2	1
Norwich City	2020–21 [20]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2021–22 [21]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Real Oviedo B (loan)	2020–21	Segunda División B	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Portsmouth (loan)	2021–22 [21]	League One	5	0	1	0	1	0	3 [c]	1	10	1
Burton Albion	2021–22 [21]	League One	14	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	3
	2022–23 [22]	League One	6	3	0	0	1	0	1 [c]	2	8	5
	Total		20	6	0	0	1	0	1	2	22	8
Ipswich Town	2022–23 [22]	League One	6	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	8	1
	2023–24 [23]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		6	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	8	1
Burton Albion (loan)	2022–23 [22]	League One	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
Cambridge United (loan)	2023–24 [23]	League One	29	11	1	1	1	0	2	1	33	13
Charlton Athletic	2024–25 [24]	League One	19	1	3	3	0	0	1 [c]	0	23	4
Career total			92	19	7	5	3	0	9	5	111	29

1. Includes FA Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

References

1. "Club List of Registered Players as at September 2024" (PDF). English Football League. p. 58 and 59. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
2. Gassan Ahadme at WorldFootball.net
3. Freezer, David (29 January 2019). "Moroccan striker announced as City's second youth signing of the day". Eastern Daily Press.
4. "El Nàstic juvenil perd el seu referent ofensiu, que marxa al Norwich City". Regió7. 30 January 2019.
5. "Morocco – G. Yahyai – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
6. "Portsmouth bolster striking options" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
7. "Pompey 3 Crystal Palace U21 0". portsmouthfc.co.uk. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
8. "Burton sign Norwich striker Ahadme" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
9. "Portsmouth 2–1 Burton". BBC. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
10. "Brewers luck runs out again despite dream start". 27 August 2022 – via www.derbytelegraph.co.uk.
11. "GASSAN AHADME JOINS IPSWICH FOR SIX FIGURE SUM". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk.
12. "Ipswich sign striker Ahadme and midfielder Camara" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
13. "Ipswich 4-0 Buxton". BBC. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
14. "Burton sign Kirk and re-sign Ahadme on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
15. "Cambridge sign Ipswich striker Ahadme on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
16. "GASSAN AHADME JOINS CHARLTON". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
17. "Gassan Ahadme: Charlton Athletic sign striker from Ipswich Town". BBC Sport. 4 July 2024.
18. "Gassan Ahadme joins Portsmouth on season-long loan". www.canaries.co.uk.
19. "Games played by Gassan Ahadme in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
20. "Games played by Gassan Ahadme in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
21. "Games played by Gassan Ahadme in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
22. "Games played by Gassan Ahadme in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
23. "Games played by Gassan Ahadme in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
24. "Games played by Gassan Ahadme in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

External links

• Gassan Ahadme at BDFutbol