Kasim Adams Nuhu (born 22 June 1995), also known simply as Kasim, or in Switzerland better known as Adams Nuhu, is a Ghanaian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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, on loan from

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club

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, and for the

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Club career

Born in

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, Kasim graduated with local

Medeama SC Medeama Sporting Club is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Tarkwa, Western Region. The club currently competes in the Ghana Premier League. The club was formerly known as Kessben F.C. before changing its name to Medeama Sporting Cl ...

's youth setup, and made his senior debut on 14 April 2013, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 away draw against Heart of Lions FC in the

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.Kasim Adams muestra sus credenciales en su debut con el Mallorca (Kasim Adams shows his credentials in his Mallorca debut)
; Última Hora, 29 September 2014 In November he moved to

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, being assigned to the club's youth setup.Kasim, un goleador en acogida (Kasim, a goalscorer in host)
Marca, 1 October 2014

Real Mallorca

In January 2014 Kasim joined

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. (, ca, Reial Club Deportiu Mallorca , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or just Mallorca is a Spanish professional football club based in Palma on the island of Majorca in ...

in a three-year loan deal, with a €200,000 buyout clause, and was initially assigned to the reserves in the

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. He appeared in 17 matches during

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and scored two goals (against Penya Ciutadella and CD Atlético Rafal), as his side returned to the

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at first attempt. On 28 September 2014, Kasim played his first match as a professional, starting and scoring a brace in a 3–3 home draw against

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in the Segunda División. He was subsequently made a starter by manager

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, overtaking

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and Joan Truyols. Kasim lost his first-team place after the arrival of new manager

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, being demoted to fifth choice. On 25 August 2016, he was loaned from Mallorca to Swiss club

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, for one year.

Young Boys

Now known as Nuhu, he was part of the Young Boys squad that won the

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, their first league title for 32 years.

1899 Hoffenheim

On 25 July 2018, it was announced that Kasim would join

on a five-year contract.

Loan to Fortuna Düsseldorf

On 8 August 2019, he was loaned out to

Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., commonly known as Fortuna Düsseldorf (), is a German football club in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, which competes in the 2. Bundesliga. Founded in 1895, Fortuna entered the league ...

until the end of 2019–20 season.

Loan to Basel

On 21 July 2022, Kasim joined

on loan, with an option to make the move permanent. Now better known as Adams Nuhu, he joined Basel's first team for their 2022–23 season under head coach

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. Adams Nuhu made his debut for his new club in the home game in the St. Jakob-Park on 24 July as Basel played a 1–1 draw against

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International career

On 12 November 2017, Kasim scored on his international debut for

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against

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Personal life

Kasim is the younger brother of

Ashanti Gold SC Ashanti Gold Sporting Club popularly known as AshGold is a Ghanaian football team based in the gold mining town of Obuasi, south of Kumasi the capital of Ashanti Region. The club are currently competing in the Ghana Premier League. History Ash ...

defender

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nuhu goal.''

Honours

Young Boys *

: 2017–18

References

External links

Mallorca official profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nuhu, Kasim 1995 births Living people Footballers from Kumasi Ghanaian footballers Ghana international footballers Association football defenders Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players RCD Mallorca B players RCD Mallorca players Swiss Super League players BSC Young Boys players Bundesliga players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players Fortuna Düsseldorf players FC Basel players Ghanaian expatriate footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in Germany 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players