Rashid Yussuff

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Rashid Yussuff
Personal information
Full name Rashid Olatokunbo Oladobe Alao Yussuff[1]
Date of birth (1989-09-23) 23 September 1989 (age 32)
Place of birth Poplar, London, England[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2006–2008 Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Charlton Athletic 0 (0)
2008 → Northwich Victoria (loan) 7 (0)
2009 → Ebbsfleet United (loan) 8 (1)
2009–2010 Gillingham 7 (0)
2010–2013 AFC Wimbledon 101 (12)
2014 Margate 0 (0)
2014 Hayes & Yeading United 11 (0)
2014–2015 Żebbuġ Rangers 16 (4)
2015–2017 Arka Gdynia 31 (3)
2017 ÍA Akranes 17 (0)
2018 Víkingur Ólafsvík 0 (0)
National team
2004–2005 England U16 4 (0)
2005–2006 England U17 2 (0)
2007 England U18 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:31, 7 January 2019 (UTC)

Rashid Olatokunbo Oladobe Alao Yussuff (born 23 September 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder.[3]

Career[]

Early years[]

Yussuff is of Nigerian descent but was born in Poplar, London on 23 September 1989. He is often nicknamed Toks as an abbreviation of his middle name Olatokunbo.[4] Yussuff began his career as a trainee at Charlton Athletic Academy in July 2006 at the age of 17. He scored 8 league goals for the under-18 squad in the 2007-08 Premier Academy League, as well as scoring 2 goals for the under-18s in the FA Youth Cup.[5] In spite of this, however, he failed to break into the first team and on 1 November 2008 the 19-year-old midfielder was loaned out to Conference side Northwich Victoria on an initial one-month deal.[6] Yussuff made his debut for Northwich Victoria on 8 November 2008 in a 1–0 defeat to Burton Albion.[7] He went on to make six more appearances for "The Vics" with his last match being a 1–0 defeat to Altrincham on 26 December 2008, after which he returned to his parent club.[8] The midfielder would make his only appearance for "The Addicks" as a 79th minute substitute for Lloyd Sam in the Third Round of the 2008-09 FA Cup in which Charlton Athletic beat Norwich City 1–0 at Carrow Road on 13 January 2009, in front of a crowd of 13,997.[9] On 26 March 2009, Yussuff was loaned out to Conference side Ebbsfleet United for the remainder of the 2008–09 season.[10] He made his debut for Ebbsfleet United on 31 March 2009 in a 1–0 win over Altrincham.[11] Yussuff scored his first professional league goal for Ebbsfleet United on 13 April 2009 in a 2–1 victory over Lewes.[12] Yussuff made 8 league appearances for "The Fleet" in total, the last being a 2–2 draw against Salisbury City on 26 April 2009 before returning to his parent club.[13] Yussuff was subsequently released by Charlton Athletic at the end of the 2008–09 season.

Gillingham[]

Yussuff joined League One side Gillingham on trial in July 2009, impressing manager Mark Stimson enough to be awarded a one-year contract for the 2009–10 season.[14] Yussuff made his Football League debut on 8 August 2009 as an 87th-minute substitute for Jack Payne in a 5–0 win over Swindon Town.[15] Yussuff also came on as a second-half substitute for Jack Payne in a 1–0 defeat to Norwich City in the Second Round of the 2009-10 Football League Trophy on 6 October 2009.[16] Yussuff would go on to make 7 more league appearances for Gillingham in the 2009–10 season, the last being a 1–1 draw against Hartlepool United on 26 January 2010.[17] Gillingham were relegated to League Two at the end of the 2009–10 season following a 3–0 defeat by Wycombe Wanderers on 8 May 2010.[18] This resulted in Mark Stimson being sacked on 10 May 2010.[19] Yussuff was subsequently released by the club on 11 May after new "Gills" manager Andy Hessenthaler decided not to renew his contract.[20]

AFC Wimbledon[]

On 30 June 2010, Yussuff signed for Conference side AFC Wimbledon.[21] He made his debut for "The Dons" on 17 August 2010 as an 83rd-minute substitute for Sammy Moore in a 2–0 win over Histon.[22] Yussuff's first starting appearance for "The Dons" came in a 1–0 defeat to Rushden & Diamonds on 24 August 2010.[23] He scored his first goal for AFC Wimbledon in a 2–1 win over Wrexham on 9 October 2010.[24] Yussuff was a key member of "The Dons" squad during their push for promotion, scoring 6 league goals in 40 appearances in the 2010–11 season.[25] The midfielder's biggest honour to date for "The Dons" came when manager Terry Brown selected him to start in the 2011 Conference play-off final against Luton Town on 21 May 2011 at the City of Manchester Stadium in front of a crowd of 18,195. The match went down to a penalty shoot-out after the game ended 0–0 in extra time with AFC Wimbledon eventually winning 4–3, resulting in promotion to the football league.[26] Yussuff will also be remembered as being part of the starting eleven in AFC Wimbledon's inaugural football league match against Bristol Rovers on 6 August 2011, which ultimately ended in a 3–2 defeat.[27] Yussuff scored his first football league goal in a 2–0 victory over Dagenham & Redbridge on 13 August 2011.[28] In total Yussuff scored 5 league goals in 40 appearances during the 2011–12 season.[29] Yussuff made his 100th league appearance for AFC Wimbledon in a 1–0 win over Aldershot Town on 16 March 2013.[30] In January 2014, Yussuff was released by AFC Wimbledon having made 150 league appearances for the club.[31]

Íþróttabandalag Akraness[]

On 31 March 2017 he signed a contract with ÍA Akranes.[32]

International career[]

Rashid Yussuff made his only appearance for England under-18s on 27 March 2007 in a 4–1 win over Netherlands under-18s, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute for Daniel Sturridge.[33]

Honours[]

AFC Wimbledon
  • Conference National Play-off Winners: 2010–11

References[]

  1. ^ Hugman, Barry J. (2010). The PFA footballers' who's who 2010–11. Mainstream publishing. p. 450. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  2. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 418. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  3. ^ Rashid Yussuff: From Malta to Poland & Iceland, the game never stands still englishplayersabroad.com
  4. ^ "Profile of Rashid Yussuff". AFC Wimbledon. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Two new signings confirmed". 1874 Northwich FC Supporters Trust. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  6. ^ "Two new signings confirmed". 1874 Northwich FC Supporters Trust. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
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  8. ^ "Games played by Rashid Yussuff in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  9. ^ "Norwich City 0 – 1 Charlton Athletic". BBC Football. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  10. ^ "Rashid rushes to rescue". Ebbsfleet United. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
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  14. ^ "Rashid Yussuff impresses Gillingham manager Mark Stimson". kentonline.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 July 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
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  22. ^ "AFC Wimbledon 2 – 0 Histon". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  23. ^ "Rushden & Diamonds 1 – 0 AFC Wimbledon". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  24. ^ "Wrexham 1 – 2 AFC Wimbledon". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  25. ^ "Games played by Rashid Yussuff in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  26. ^ "AFC Wimbledon 0 – 0 Luton Town (4–3 on pens)". BBC Football. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  27. ^ "AFC Wimbledon 2 – 3 Bristol Rovers". BBC Football. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  28. ^ "Games played by Rashid Yussuff in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  29. ^ "Games played by Rashid Yussuff in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  30. ^ "Aldershot Town 0 – 1 AFC Wimbledon". BBC Football. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  31. ^ "AFC Wimbledon boss Neal Ardley releases eight players". BBC Football. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
  32. ^ "Rashid Yussuff w ÍA Akranes" (in Polish). 90minut. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  33. ^ "England U18 4 – 1 Netherlands U18". 11v11.com. Retrieved 27 March 2013.

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