Nana Boakye-Yiadom (footballer)

Nana Boakye-Yiadom
Personal information
Full name Nana Emeka Boakye-Yiadom[1]
Date of birth (1996-05-13) 13 May 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Hackney, England[2]
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)

Nana Emeka Boakye-Yiadom (born 13 May 1996) is an English footballer who last played for Clapton.

Club career

Boakye-Yiadom began his career with the West Ham United academy before appearing on trial at Barnsley's under-18's.[3][1][4] Boakye-Yiadom signed a professional contract with Barnsley in May 2014.[5] He made his Football League debut on 9 August 2014 in 78th minute of a 1–0 home defeat to Crawley Town,[6] almost scoring when he glanced a header wide in stoppage time.[7]

After making four appearances, Boakye-Yiadom was among seven players released by the club.[8][9]

After a year without a club, Boakye-Yiadom joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Leatherhead in December 2016.[10] On 1 January 2017, Boakye-Yiadom made his Leatherhead debut in 0–0 draw with Merstham, replacing Richard Seixas in the 54th minute.[11] On 29 April 2017, Boakye-Yiadom scored twice for Waltham Forest in a 3–2 victory against Southend Manor.[12]

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,[13] before moving to Dulwich Hamlet for the start of the Isthmian League Premier season,[14] 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.[15][16]

On 31 March 2018, Boakye-Yiadom returned to Leatherhead on a loan deal until the end of the campaign.[17]

On 11 May 2018, Boakye-Yiadom joined National League South side Concord Rangers on a one-year deal, reuniting with former manager, Sammy Moore.[18] 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.[19] In January 2020, Boakye-Yiadom joined Clapton.[20]

Personal life

Boakye-Yiadom was born in England and is of Ghanaian descent.[21]

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[22] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2014–15[22] 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[22] Isthmian League Premier Division 16 5 — — 0 0 16 5
Waltham Forest (dual reg.) 2016–17[23] Essex Senior League 2 2 — — 0 0 2 2
Waltham Forest 2017–18[24] Essex Senior League 1 1 — — — 1 1
Dulwich Hamlet 2017–18[25] Isthmian League Premier Division 30 3 2 3 — 8[a] 1 40 7
Leatherhead (loan) 2017–18[26] Isthmian League Premier Division 9 3 — — — 9 3
Concord Rangers 2018–19[22] National League South 6 0 0 0 — 0 0 6 0
Career total 70 14 4 3 1 0 6 1 81 18
  1. ^ Four appearances and one goal in Isthmian League Cup, two appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in London Senior Cup

References

  1. ^ a b "Premier League-Squad List 2012/13" (PDF). Premier League. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Nana Boakye-Yiadom". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
  3. ^ "U18s Hit Eight In Friendly". Barnsley F.C. 5 August 2013. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Nana Boakye-Yiadom signs first professional contract at Barnsley Football Club". Barnsley. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Barnsley 0-1 Crawley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  7. ^ Gledhill, Robert (11 August 2014). "Barnsley 0 Crawley Town 1: Red card repeat by Jennings costly for Barnsley". The Yorkshire Post. Leeds. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Barnsley FC Retained List". Barnsley F.C. 7 May 2015. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Barnsley: Lewin Nyatanga offered deal as seven players leave". BBC Sport. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Squad News". Leatherhead Official Site. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Merstham held to a goalless draw by Leatherhead". Surrey Mirror. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Waltham Forest v Southend Manor". Waltham Forest F.C. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  13. ^ "Report: Hullbridge Sports 2-2 Waltham Forest". Waltham Forest F.C. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Waltham Forest strike duo step up with Hamlet". nonleaguedaily.com. 10 August 2017. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  15. ^ "Dulwich Hamlet 3 - 1 Hastings United". footballwebpages.co.uk. 2 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  16. ^ Lawrence, John (3 September 2017). "Yiadom's late treble delivers progress". The Non-League Paper. p. 32. Retrieved 1 May 2021 – via PressReader.
  17. ^ "Welcome Back". Leatherhead Official Site. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  18. ^ "Concord Rangers FC on Twitter". Concord Rangers Official Twitter. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  19. ^ "Nana Boakye-Yiadom". A.F.C Hornchurch. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  20. ^ "Nana Boakye-Yiadom Player Stats". Full Time FA. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  21. ^ "Ghanaian youngster Boakye-Yiadom appears on Barnsley substitute bench on relegation day". social_image.
  22. ^ a b c d "N. Boakye-Yiadom". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  23. ^ "Nana Boakye-Yiadom". Walthamstow Official Site. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  24. ^ "Boakye-Yiadom and Faal step up to join Hamlet". Walthamstow Official Site. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  25. ^ "Appearances - Nana Boakye-Yiadom". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  26. ^ "Appearances - Nana Boakye-Yiadom". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 11 May 2018.


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