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

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who plays as a striker for

Hornchurch Hornchurch is a suburban town in East London, England, and part of the London Borough of Havering. It is located east-northeast of Charing Cross. It comprises a number of shopping streets and a large residential area. It historically formed ...

Career

Yusuff started his career in the

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Stevenage Stevenage ( ) is a large town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, about north of London. Stevenage is east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1(M), between Letchworth Garden City to the north and Welwyn Garden City to the south. In 1946, Ste ...

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

South Midlands League The South Midlands League was a football league covering Bedfordshire and some adjoining counties in England. It was founded in 1922 as the Bedfordshire County League and merged with the Spartan League in 1997 to form the Spartan South Midla ...

Premier Division side

Biggleswade United Biggleswade United Football Club is a football club based in Biggleswade, England. Affiliated to the Bedfordshire County Football Association, they are currently members of the and play at Second Meadow. History The modern club was establish ...

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

Tresham College of Further and Higher Education Tresham College of Further and Higher Education (formerly Tresham Institute of Further and Higher Education) is a further education college in the East Midlands of England. Specifically located within Northamptonshire, the main campus is locat ...

Kettering Kettering is a market and industrial town in North Northamptonshire, England. It is located north of London and north-east of Northampton, west of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene. The name means "the place (or territory) of ...

, where he played for the under-21 development side in the Conference Reserve League. 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. In January 2013, he moved to fellow Southern Football League Premier Division side

Banbury United Banbury United Football Club is a football club based in Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Spencer Stadium. History The club was established in 1931 as Spencer Sports Club, a works team of the ...

for a brief period, only making two appearances. In February 2013, he joined

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side

Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn professio ...

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

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...

. He started the 2013–14 season with

Isthmian League The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs. Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...

Premier Division side

AFC Hornchurch Hornchurch Football Club is a association football, football club based in Upminster, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Hornchurch Stadium. History 1881 club The first Hornchurch Football Club was founded in October 1 ...

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

Margate Margate is a seaside town on the north coast of Kent in south-east England. The town is estimated to be 1.5 miles long, north-east of Canterbury and includes Cliftonville, Garlinge, Palm Bay and Westbrook. The town has been a significant m ...

and

Wealdstone Wealdstone () is a district located in the centre of the London Borough of Harrow, England. It is located just north of Harrow town centre and is south of Harrow Weald, west of Belmont and Kenton, and east of Headstone. The area accommodates mos ...

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

Aveley Aveley is a town and former civil parish in the unitary authority of Thurrock in Essex, England, and forms one of the traditional Church of England parishes. Aveley is 16 miles (26.2 km) east of Charing Cross. In the 2021 United Kingdom ...

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 Chatham Town Football Club is an English association football club based in Chatham, Kent. It currently plays in the and is nicknamed "The Chats”. Former Premier League club Portsmouth and current Premier League club West Ham United played ...

. 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

Dagenham & Redbridge Dagenham & Redbridge Football Club is a professional association football club based in Dagenham, Greater London, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Often known simply as Dag ...

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

Cambridge United Cambridge United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Cambridge, England. They compete in EFL League one , the 3rd tier of the English football league system. The club is based at the Abbey Stadium on N ...

, replacing

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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

Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England. The club competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They have spent their complete histor ...

. 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 East Thurrock United Football Club is a football club based in Corringham, Essex, England. They are currently members of and play at Rookery Hill. History The club was founded on 27 April 1969 by a group of fans who felt that the area around ...

. In February 2016, he joined

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side

Welling United Welling United Football Club is a professional football club, based in Welling in the London Borough of Bexley, England. The club's first team play in the National League South, at the sixth tier of English football. History Welling United Foo ...

on loan until the end of the season along with

Ian Gayle Ian George Gayle (born 23 October 1992) is an English Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for Folkestone Invicta F.C., Folkestone Invicta. Club career Gayle was born in Welling, London Borou ...

. 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

Dulwich Hamlet Dulwich Hamlet Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in East Dulwich in south-east London, England. They are currently members of and play at Champion Hill. History The club was formed in 1893, by Lorraine 'Pa' Wilson. ...

in 2019 before moving to

Dover Athletic Dover Athletic Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in the town of Dover, Kent, England. The club currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1983 ...

where he spent the remainder of the 2019–20 season before being released. Yusuff returned to Folkestone Invicta in May 2021. 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. Cheshunt Football Club is a football club based in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Theobalds Lane. History Original club The original Cheshunt Football Club was formed around 1880 and played i ...

, 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. Dartford Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Dartford, Kent, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the club participates in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. The club was formed i ...

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

for an undisclosed fee.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yusuff, Adeoye 1994 births Living people People from the London Borough of Lewisham English 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 English Football League players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players Southern Football League players Association football forwards