French
DeutschHisham Kasimu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hisham Kasimu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 July 1997[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) |
| 2018–2019 | → Blackfield & 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) |
| 2024 | → Farnborough (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
[edit]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
[edit]- As of match played 12 October 2024
| 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 | ||
- ^ Two appearances in the Southern League Cup, three appearances and two goals in the FA Trophy
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy.
- ^ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
References
[edit]- ^ "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "H. Kasimu". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Hisham Kasimu Player Stats". The FA. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Hashim Kasimu Player Stats". The FA. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "James Wood on Twitter". Twitter. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Blackfield & Langley vs. Gosport Borough" (PDF). Blackfield & Langley F.C. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Hisham Kasimu". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Clarkson, Jack. "Hisham Kasimu is re-confirmed as a Stag!". A.F.C. Totton. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ Crocker, Tom (28 May 2022). "Hisham Kasimu leaves AFC Totton for Farnborough". Daily Echo. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Sutton sign striker Hisham Kasimu and MK Dons forward Matt Dennis". BBC. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Sutton United vs. Gillingham". Soccerway. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- ^ "Hisham returns to Farnborough on loan". www.suttonunited.net. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "New Striker". etfc.london. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Kasimu is back!". farnboroughfc.co.uk. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Hisham Kasimu in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Hisham Kasimu in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ 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.