1. Abdillahie Abdalla Yussuf was born on 20 February 1992 and is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Redditch United on loan from Halesowen Town.
28 Facts About Adi Yussuf
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Adi Yussuf has previously played in the Football League for Leicester City, Burton Albion, Lincoln City, Mansfield Town, Crawley Town, Grimsby Town and Blackpool.
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Adi Yussuf has played for a number of non-league clubs such as Tamworth, Gainsborough Trinity, Harrogate Town, Histon, Oxford City, Barrow, Solihull Moors, Boreham Wood, Wrexham, Chesterfield and Gateshead, with a spell in Gibraltar with St Joseph's.
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Adi Yussuf has been capped four times by Tanzania since making his international debut in 2019.
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Adi Yussuf failed to make an appearance for the club, and on 21 May 2011, with the impending expiry of his contract, Yussuf was released by Leicester City.
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On 1 January 2011, Adi Yussuf signed for Conference National side Tamworth on a one-month loan deal.
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On 23 May 2013, Adi Yussuf signed for Conference National side Lincoln on a one-year deal.
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On 1 August 2014, Adi Yussuf joined Oxford City, signing a one-year deal with the Conference North club.
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On 5 June 2015, Adi Yussuf signed for Mansfield Town on a free transfer from Oxford City.
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Adi Yussuf joined Crawley Town on a six-month loan on 2 August 2016.
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Adi Yussuf joined League Two side Grimsby Town on 1 January 2017, agreeing an 18-month contract on a free transfer.
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Away at Hartlepool United in his second match, Adi Yussuf opened the scoring to make it two goals in his first two appearances for the "Mariners".
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On 29 July 2017, Adi Yussuf joined National League Barrow on a one-year deal.
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On 25 January 2018, following his release from Barrow, Adi Yussuf joined fellow National League club Solihull Moors on a one-and-a-half-year deal.
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Adi Yussuf scored four goals in their FA Cup run to the second round.
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On 17 September 2019, Adi Yussuf returned to Solihull on loan until January 2020.
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On 28 August 2020, Adi Yussuf signed for Wrexham on a season long loan.
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On 1 February 2021, the loan was terminated and Adi Yussuf returned to Blackpool.
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On 17 August 2021, Adi Yussuf joined National League side Yeovil Town following his release from Blackpool.
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On 4 July 2022, it was revealed that Adi Yussuf had moved to Gibraltar to join St Joseph's, with the striker being announced as part of their Europa Conference League squad to face Larne.
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On 2 September 2022, Adi Yussuf returned to England to join National League club Gateshead.
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On 9 December 2022, Adi Yussuf joined National League North side Brackley Town following his release from Gateshead.
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Adi Yussuf was called up to the Tanzania squad in August 2015.
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Adi Yussuf again linked up with the Tanzanian national squad in March 2016; however, he was unable play in any matches due to a suspension.
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In May 2019, Adi Yussuf was included in Tanzania's preliminary 39-man squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
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Adi Yussuf made his international debut on 16 June 2019 in a friendly match against Zimbabwe in Cairo, Egypt.
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In 2024, Adi Yussuf returned to former club Leicester City as part of the Premier League's Professional Player to Coach Scheme, helping increase the number of Black, Asian and minority ethnic players who transition into coaching.
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The latest project for the Adi Yussuf Foundation is to raise money to build an orphanage in Tanga, Tanzania.