Adam Adeoye Oluwaseyi Yusuff (born 25 May 1994) is an English professional

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who plays as a striker for club Folkestone Invicta.

Career

Yusuff started his career in the

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, signing a two-year scholarship in the summer of 2010. In March 2012, he joined

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Premier Division side Biggleswade United on work experience. 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. In April 2012, he was released by Stevenage after he had completed his scholarship. Following his release he enrolled with the

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, where he played for the under-21 development side in the Conference Reserve League. In October 2012, he signed for

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Premier Division side St Neots Town, where he went on to make fifteen appearances in all competitions scoring twice. In January 2013, he moved to fellow Southern Football League Premier Division side Banbury United for a brief period, only making two appearances. In February 2013, he joined

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side

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on trial, featuring in a 4–3 reserve side win over

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. He started the 2013–14 season with

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Premier Division side

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after impressing in pre-season, and he was mainly used in the role of impact substitute, scoring late in games against

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and

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. He made a total of fifteen appearances for the Urchins scoring three times. In November 2013, he joined Isthmian League Division One North side

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to get more match practice, however he stayed with the club for less than a month. 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

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clubs. After netting seven goals in the first nine games of the 2014–15 campaign for Chatham, he was signed by

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side

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in September 2014 for an undisclosed fee, signing a one-year contract with the club. Despite turning professional, he kept his job working as a waiter in a

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restaurant in

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. He made his professional debut in the same month in a 3–2 defeat to

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, replacing Andre Boucaud as a substitute. His first professional goals for the club came in October 2014, where he scored a brace in the 2–1 victory over

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. In September 2015, he joined

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side St Albans City on a one-month loan deal. In October 2015, he joined Isthmian League Premier Division side

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on a one-month loan deal. In November 2015, he was sent out on loan again to the Isthmian League Premier Division joining East Thurrock United. In February 2016, he joined

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side

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on loan until the end of the season along with Ian Gayle. In May 2016 as his contract expired, he was released along with eleven players as Dagenham were relegated to the

. In June 2016, following his release he rejoined former club Chatham Town on a free transfer. He left Folkestone after 102 appearances which saw him score 51 goals and joined

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in 2019 before moving to Dover Athletic where he spent the remainder of the 2019–20 season before being released. Yusuff returned to Folkestone Invicta in May 2021. During the 2021–22 season he scored a total of 29 goals across all competitions, the club finished in sixth place in the Isthmian Premier Division and finished four points outside the play-offs, just behind fifth place

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, who were promoted to national league south. Yussuf and Folkestone also made it to the

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final, losing 6–2 to

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and taking home a runners-up medal. On 10 February 2023, Yusuff joined league rivals

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for an undisclosed fee. On 7 October 2024, Yusuff joined

on a dual registration deal. On 3 January 2025, Yusuff returned to Folkestone Invicta for a third spell.

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yusuff, Adeoye 1994 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Lewisham English men's footballers Stevenage F.C. players Biggleswade United F.C. players St Neots Town F.C. players Banbury United F.C. players Hornchurch F.C. players Aveley F.C. players Chatham Town F.C. players Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players St Albans City F.C. players Leatherhead F.C. players East Thurrock United F.C. players Welling United F.C. players Heybridge Swifts F.C. players Folkestone Invicta F.C. players Dover Athletic F.C. players Tonbridge Angels F.C. players Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players Cray Valley Paper Mills F.C. players Braintree Town F.C. players Dartford F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players Southern Football League players Men's association football forwards 21st-century English sportsmen