Hisham Kasimu

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Hisham Kasimu
Personal information
Full name Hisham Kasimu [1]
Date of birth (1997-07-28) 28 July 1997 (age 27) [2]
Place of birth France [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Farnborough
Number 9
Youth career
Brentwood Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Team Solent 57 (62)
2018–2019Blackfield & Langley (dual-reg.)
2019–2020 Blackfield & Langley 29 (8)
2020–2022 AFC Totton 38 (24)
2022–2023 Farnborough 20 (9)
2023–2024 Sutton United 6 (0)
2024Farnborough (loan) 14 (1)
2024 Enfield Town 6 (1)
2024– Farnborough 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:57, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

Hisham Kasimu (born 28 July 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League South side Farnborough.

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Career

Kasimu began his career at Brentwood Town before opting to go study at Solent University. During this period, he also featured for the university's football side, Team Solent, [3] where scores a number of goals between 2017 and 2019. [4] [5] Kasimu signed for Blackfield & Langley permanently after spending a large duration of the 2018–19 campaign at the club on a dual-registration basis in between his studies. [6] [7] During the club's debut season in the Southern League Premier Division South campaign, he scored 12 goals in 38 appearances, [8] before making the move to AFC Totton ahead of the 2021–22 season following Blackfield & Langley's resignation back to the Wessex League. [9] Kasimu spent two years at AFC Totton, scoring 31 times in all competitions, before moving to newly-promoted Farnborough of the National League South in May 2022. [10]

He signed for English Football League club Sutton United in January 2023. [11] On 15 August 2023, Kasimu made his long-awaited debut, featuring for the final 15 minutes during Sutton's 1–0 home defeat to Gillingham. [12] In January 2024, he returned to Farnborough on loan until the end of the season. [13]

On 9 August 2024, Kasimu joined newly promoted National League South side Enfield Town. [14] In September 2024, he returned to Farnborough. [15]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Team Solent 2017–18 [4] Wessex League Premier Division263200002632
2018–19 [5] Wessex League Premier Division313010003230
Total576210005862
Blackfield & Langley (dual-reg.) 2018–19 Southern League Division One SouthNo data currently available
Blackfield & Langley 2019–20 [8] Southern League Premier Division South298425 [lower-alpha 1] 23812
AFC Totton 2020–21 [8] Southern League Division One South53001 [lower-alpha 2] 063
2021–22 [8] Southern League Division One South3321105 [lower-alpha 2] 73928
Total382410674531
Farnborough 2022–23 [8] [2] National League South 209622 [lower-alpha 2] 12812
Sutton United 2022–23 [16] League Two 0000
2023–24 [17] League Two6010112 [lower-alpha 3] 1102
Total60101121102
Farnborough (loan) 2023–24 [2] National League South141141
Enfield Town 2024–25 [2] National League South6161
Farnborough 2024–25 [2] [18] National League South31100041
Career total173106144111511203122
  1. Two appearances in the Southern League Cup, three appearances and two goals in the FA Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy.
  3. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

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