Nana Boakye-Yiadom (footballer)

Nana Emeka Boakye-Yiadom (born 13 May 1996) is an English footballer who plays for Barking.

Nana Boakye-Yiadom
Personal information
Full name Nana Emeka Boakye-Yiadom[1]
Date of birth (1996-05-13) 13 May 1996
Place of birth England
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Barking
Youth career
0000–2013 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 12 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:28, 28 April 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Boakye-Yiadom began his career with the West Ham United academy before appearing on trial at Barnsley's Under 18.[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 a 1–0 home defeat to Crawley Town.[5]

After making four appearances, Boakye-Yiadom was among seven players released by the club.[6]

After a year without a club, Boakye-Yiadom joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Leatherhead in December 2016.[7] On 1 January 2017, Boakye-Yiadom made his Leatherhead debut in 0–0 draw with Merstham, replacing Richard Seixas in the 54th minute.[8] On 29 April 2017, Boakye-Yiadom scored twice for Waltham Forest in a 3–2 victory against Southend Manor.[9]

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,[10] before moving to Dulwich Hamlet for the start of the Isthmian League Premier season,[11] 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.[12]

On 31 March 2018, Boakye-Yiadom returned to Leatherhead on a loan deal until the end of the campaign.[13]

On 11 May 2018, Boakye-Yiadom joined National League South side Concord Rangers on a one-year deal, reuniting with former manager, Sammy Moore.[14] 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.[15]

Personal life

Boakye-Yiadom was born in England and is of Ghanaian descent.[16]

Career statistics
As of match played 1 September 2018.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Barnsley 2013–14[17] Championship 000000—00
2014–15[17] League One 1020100040
Total 1020100040
Leatherhead 2016–17[17] Isthmian League Premier Division 165——00165
Waltham Forest (dual reg.) 2016–17[18] Essex Senior League 22——0022
Waltham Forest 2017–18[19] Essex Senior League 11———11
Dulwich Hamlet 2017–18[20] Isthmian League Premier Division 30323—8[lower-alpha 1]1407
Leatherhead (loan) 2017–18[21] Isthmian League Premier Division 93———93
Concord Rangers 2018–19[17] National League South 6000—0060
Career total 70144310618118
  1. Four appearances and one goal in Isthmian League Cup, two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in London Senior Cup

References
  1. "Premier League-Squad List 2012/13" (PDF). Premier League. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  2. "U18s Hit Eight In Friendly". Barnsley F.C. 5 August 2013. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  3. "West Ham's 25-man Premier League squad: Find out who has made the cut for the new season". Daily Mirror. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  4. "Nana Boakye-Yiadom signs first professional contract at Barnsley Football Club". Barnsley. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  5. "Barnsley 0-1 Crawley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  6. "Barnsley FC Retained List". Barnsley F.C. 7 May 2015. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  7. "Squad News". Leatherhead Official Site. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  8. "Merstham held to a goalless draw by Leatherhead". Surrey Mirror. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  9. "Waltham Forest v Southend Manor". Waltham Forest F.C. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  10. "Report: Hullbridge Sports 2-2 Waltham Forest". Waltham Forest F.C. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  11. "Waltham Forest strike duo step up with Hamlet". nonleaguedaily.com. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  12. "Dulwich Hamlet 3 - 1 Hastings United". footballwebpages.co.uk. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  13. "Welcome Back". Leatherhead Official Site. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  14. "Concord Rangers FC on Twitter". Concord Rangers Official Twitter. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  15. "Nana Boakye-Yiadom". A.F.C Hornchurch. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  16. "Ghanaian youngster Boakye-Yiadom appears on Barnsley substitute bench on relegation day". social_image.
  17. "N. Boakye-Yiadom". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  18. "Nana Boakye-Yiadom". Walthamstow Official Site. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  19. "Boakye-Yiadom and Faal step up to join Hamlet". Walthamstow Official Site. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  20. "Appearances - Nana Boakye-Yiadom". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  21. "Appearances - Nana Boakye-Yiadom". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 11 May 2018.


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