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Hisham Kasimu

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Hisham Kasimu
Personal information
Full name Hisham Kasimu[1]
Date of birth (1997-07-28) 28 July 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth France[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Farnborough
Number 9
Youth career
Brentwood Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Team Solent 57 (62)
2018–2019Blackfield & Langley (dual-reg.)
2019–2020 Blackfield & Langley 29 (8)
2020–2022 AFC Totton 38 (24)
2022–2023 Farnborough 20 (9)
2023–2024 Sutton United 6 (0)
2024Farnborough (loan) 14 (1)
2024 Enfield Town 6 (1)
2024– Farnborough 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:57, 19 October 2024 (UTC)

Hisham Kasimu (born 28 July 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League South side Farnborough.

Career

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Kasimu began his career at Brentwood Town before opting to go study at Solent University. During this period, he also featured for the university's football side, Team Solent,[3] where scores a number of goals between 2017 and 2019.[4][5] Kasimu signed for Blackfield & Langley permanently after spending a large duration of the 2018–19 campaign at the club on a dual-registration basis in between his studies.[6][7] During the club's debut season in the Southern League Premier Division South campaign, he scored 12 goals in 38 appearances,[8] before making the move to AFC Totton ahead of the 2021–22 season following Blackfield & Langley's resignation back to the Wessex League.[9] Kasimu spent two years at AFC Totton, scoring 31 times in all competitions, before moving to newly-promoted Farnborough of the National League South in May 2022.[10]

He signed for English Football League club Sutton United in January 2023.[11] On 15 August 2023, Kasimu made his long-awaited debut, featuring for the final 15 minutes during Sutton's 1–0 home defeat to Gillingham.[12] In January 2024, he returned to Farnborough on loan until the end of the season.[13]

On 9 August 2024, Kasimu joined newly promoted National League South side Enfield Town.[14] In September 2024, he returned to Farnborough.[15]

Career statistics

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As of match played 12 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Team Solent 2017–18[4] Wessex League Premier Division 26 32 0 0 0 0 26 32
2018–19[5] Wessex League Premier Division 31 30 1 0 0 0 32 30
Total 57 62 1 0 0 0 58 62
Blackfield & Langley (dual-reg.) 2018–19 Southern League Division One South No data currently available
Blackfield & Langley 2019–20[8] Southern League Premier Division South 29 8 4 2 5[a] 2 38 12
AFC Totton 2020–21[8] Southern League Division One South 5 3 0 0 1[b] 0 6 3
2021–22[8] Southern League Division One South 33 21 1 0 5[b] 7 39 28
Total 38 24 1 0 6 7 45 31
Farnborough 2022–23[8][2] National League South 20 9 6 2 2[b] 1 28 12
Sutton United 2022–23[16] League Two 0 0 0 0
2023–24[17] League Two 6 0 1 0 1 1 2[c] 1 10 2
Total 6 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 10 2
Farnborough (loan) 2023–24[2] National League South 14 1 14 1
Enfield Town 2024–25[2] National League South 6 1 6 1
Farnborough 2024–25[2][18] National League South 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 1
Career total 173 106 14 4 1 1 15 11 203 122
  1. ^ Two appearances in the Southern League Cup, three appearances and two goals in the FA Trophy
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy.
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

References

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  1. ^ "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "H. Kasimu". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  3. ^ Gee, Wendy (16 October 2017). "New boy Kasimu on fire as Team Solent finally hit their Wessex stride with a 7-0 beating of Brockenhurst". Daily Echo. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Hisham Kasimu Player Stats". The FA. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Hashim Kasimu Player Stats". The FA. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  6. ^ "James Wood on Twitter". Twitter. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Blackfield & Langley vs. Gosport Borough" (PDF). Blackfield & Langley F.C. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Hisham Kasimu". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  9. ^ Clarkson, Jack. "Hisham Kasimu is re-confirmed as a Stag!". A.F.C. Totton. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  10. ^ Crocker, Tom (28 May 2022). "Hisham Kasimu leaves AFC Totton for Farnborough". Daily Echo. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Sutton sign striker Hisham Kasimu and MK Dons forward Matt Dennis". BBC. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Sutton United vs. Gillingham". Soccerway. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Hisham returns to Farnborough on loan". www.suttonunited.net. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  14. ^ "New Striker". etfc.london. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Kasimu is back!". farnboroughfc.co.uk. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Games played by Hisham Kasimu in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  17. ^ "Games played by Hisham Kasimu in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  18. ^ For FA Cup Second Qualifying Round: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round – Walton & Hersham 2 - 1 Farnborough". Football Web Pages. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.