Nana Emeka Boakye-Yiadom (born 13 May 1996) is an English footballer who last played for Clapton.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nana Emeka Boakye-Yiadom[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | West Ham United | ||
| 2013–2014 | Barnsley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Barnsley | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Leatherhead | 16 | (5) |
| 2017 | → Waltham Forest (dual reg.) | 2 | (2) |
| 2017 | Waltham Forest | 1 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Dulwich Hamlet | 30 | (3) |
| 2018 | → Leatherhead (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 2018 | Concord Rangers | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | AFC Hornchurch | 10 | (0) |
| 2019 | Barking | 26 | (8) |
| 2020 | Clapton | 6 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:00, 2 July 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Boakye-Yiadom began his career with the West Ham United academy before appearing on trial at Barnsley's under-18's.[2][1][3] Boakye-Yiadom signed a professional contract with Barnsley in May 2014.[4] He made his Football League debut on 9 August 2014 in 78th minute of a 1–0 home defeat to Crawley Town,[5] almost scoring when he glanced a header wide in stoppage time.[6]
After making four appearances, Boakye-Yiadom was among seven players released by the club.[7][8]
After a year without a club, Boakye-Yiadom joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Leatherhead in December 2016.[9] On 1 January 2017, Boakye-Yiadom made his Leatherhead debut in 0–0 draw with Merstham, replacing Richard Seixas in the 54th minute.[10] On 29 April 2017, Boakye-Yiadom scored twice for Waltham Forest in a 3–2 victory against Southend Manor.[11]
Boakye-Yiadom rejoined Waltham Forest for the start of the 2017–18 season, scoring in their opening day Essex Senior League draw at Hullbridge Sports,[12] before moving to Dulwich Hamlet for the start of the Isthmian League Premier season,[13] scoring his first goals for the club with a hat-trick against Hastings United in a 3–1 FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round win on 2 September 2017.[14][15]
On 31 March 2018, Boakye-Yiadom returned to Leatherhead on a loan deal until the end of the campaign.[16]
On 11 May 2018, Boakye-Yiadom joined National League South side Concord Rangers on a one-year deal, reuniting with former manager, Sammy Moore.[17] In September 2018, Boakye-Yiadom signed for AFC Hornchurch. In February 2019, after making 16 appearances for Hornchurch in all competitions, scoring three times, Boakye-Yiadom signed for Barking.[18] In January 2020, Boakye-Yiadom joined Clapton.[19]
Personal life
Boakye-Yiadom was born in England and is of Ghanaian descent.[20]
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 September 2018.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Barnsley | 2013–14[21] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[21] | League One | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Leatherhead | 2016–17[21] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 16 | 5 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | ||
| Waltham Forest (dual reg.) | 2016–17[22] | Essex Senior League | 2 | 2 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Waltham Forest | 2017–18[23] | Essex Senior League | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Dulwich Hamlet | 2017–18[24] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 30 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 8[a] | 1 | 40 | 7 | |
| Leatherhead (loan) | 2017–18[25] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | |||
| Concord Rangers | 2018–19[21] | National League South | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 70 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 81 | 18 | ||
References
External links
- Nana Boakye-Yiadom at Soccerbase
