Zayn Hakeem

Zayn Hakeem
Hakeem in 2023
Personal information
Full name Zayn Mohammed Junayd Hakeem[1]
Date of birth (1999-02-15) 15 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Leicester, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Shepshed Dynamo
Youth career
2012–2014 Nottingham Forest
2014–2016 Mansfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Mansfield Town 2 (0)
2017 → Matlock Town (loan) 5 (0)
2018 → Grantham Town (loan) 13 (2)
2018 → Basford United (loan) 3 (0)
2018–2019 → Coalville Town (loan) 2 (0)
2019 Bradford (Park Avenue) 5 (0)
2019–2020 Barwell 14 (2)
2020 Coleshill Town 6 (1)
2020–2021 Anstey Nomads 8 (6)
2021 Worksop Town (2)
2021–2022 Stamford 12 (1)
2022 Anstey Nomads
2022–2023 Shepshed Dynamo 38 (19)
2023 Basford United 4 (0)
2023 → Long Eaton United (loan)
2023–24 Anstey Nomads 7 (3)
International career‡
2017–2018 Antigua and Barbuda U20 7 (4)
2023– Antigua and Barbuda 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:40, 21 December 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:04, 6 September 2023 (UTC)

Zayn Mohammed Junayd Hakeem (born 15 February 1999) is a footballer who plays for Anstey Nomads FC, where he plays as a forward. Born in England, he plays for the Antigua and Barbuda national team.

Early life

Hakeem attended The Martin High School, Anstey, Leicestershire starting in 2012.

Playing career

Mansfield Town

Hakeem began his career with Mansfield Town and made his professional debut on 7 May 2016 in a 0–0 draw against Cambridge United.[2]

In August 2017, Hakeem joined Matlock Town on loan for one month.[3]

In September 2018, Hakeem joined Basford United on a one-month loan deal.[4] He scored on his debut for the club in the FA Cup against Staveley Miners Welfare.[4][5]

He joined Southern League Premier Central side Coalville Town on loan on 13 October 2018, on a deal that ran until 1 January 2019.[6]

He was released by Mansfield at the end of the 2018–19 season.[7]

Bradford (Park Avenue)

Zayn signed for National League North side Bradford (Park Avenue) on 30 July 2019.[8]

Barwell

Hakeem joined Southern League Premier Division Central side Barwell for the 2019–20 season in September 2019. He made his Southern League Premier Division Central debut on 28 September 2019 coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for Tolani Omotola, in a 3–1 away defeat at Nuneaton Borough.[9]

Zayn scored his first Southern League Premier Division Central goal for Barwell on 21 December 2019, in an away fixture against Peterborough Sports, again coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for Tolani Omotola, Hakeem scored the equaliser on the 73rd minute to make it 4–4, only for Dan Lawlor to score an 80th-minute winner for Peterborough Sports.[10]

Coleshill Town

Zayn signed for Southern League Division One Central side Coleshill Town on 23 January 2020.[11] He made his Southern League Division One Central debut the following day in a home fixture against Aylesbury United, it wasn't one to remember with his new team succumbing to a 6–0 home defeat.[12]

Northern Premier League

In July 2021, he signed for Northern Premier League Division One East side Worksop Town, following a curtailed season at Anstey Nomads in the previous campaign in the United Counties League.[13][14] In October 2021, he was on the move again to divisional rivals Stamford.[15] He returned to Anstey Nomads in January 2022, as he had found his game time limited at Stamford.[16] Hakeem made the move back to the NPL, signing for Shepshed Dynamo at the beginning of the 2022–23 season.

In May 2023, Hakeem signed for Basford United.[17] He joined Long Eaton United on an initial three-month loan deal in August 2023.[18] He returned to Shepshed Dynamo on a permanent basis in December 2023.[19]

International career

Hakeem has represented Antigua and Barbuda U-20s. He scored twice against Bermuda in the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying tournament. He has also represented the Antigua and Barbuda nation men’s team making 3 appearances. The 3 performances were against Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico and Montserrat.[20]

Career statistics

Club

As of end of 2022–23 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mansfield Town 2015–16[21] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2016–17[22] League Two 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18[23] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 0 0
2018–19[24] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
Matlock Town (loan) 2017–18[25] Northern Premier League Premier Division 5 0 0 0 — 0 0 5 0
Grantham Town (loan) 2017–18[26] Northern Premier League Premier Division 13 2 0 0 — 2[b] 0 15 2
Basford United (loan) 2018–19[27] Northern Premier League Premier Division 3 0 1 1 — 1[c] 0 5 1
Coalville Town (loan) 2018–19[28] Southern League Premier Division Central 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
Bradford (Park Avenue) 2019–20[29] National League North 5 0 0 0 — 0 0 5 0
Barwell 2019–20[28] Southern League Premier Division Central 14 2 0 0 — 2[d] 0 16 2
Coleshill Town 2019–20[28] Southern League Division One Central 6 1 0 0 — 0 0 6 1
Shepshed Dynamo 2022–23[30] Northern Premier League Midlands Division 38 17 5 2 — 2[e] 0 45 19
Career total 88 22 6 3 1 0 8 0 103 25
  1. ^ One appearance in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Northern Premier League Premier Division play-offs
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
  4. ^ One appearance in FA Trophy; one appearance in Leicestershire and Rutland Challenge Cup
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Retained List 2016–17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Mansfield 0–0 Cambridge". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Hakeem joins on loan as Gladiators make it seven new faces". Matlock Town F.C. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Basford United FC on X". X (formerly Twitter). 5 September 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  5. ^ Hall, Steven (9 September 2018). "Basford United v Trojans – FA Cup 1st Qualifying Round". Staveley Miners Welfare FC. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Striker Joins From Mansfield". Pitchero.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Stags announce retained list". www.mansfieldtown.net. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Bradford (Park Avenue) are delighted to announce signing of Zayn Hakeem". Bradford (Park Avenue). Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Nuneaton Borough 3–1 Barwell". Aylesbury United. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Peterborough Sports 5–4 Barwell". Aylesbury United. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Coleshill Town secure new striker". Bet Victor Southern. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Coleshill Town 0–6 Aylesbury United". Aylesbury United. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  13. ^ "TIGERS SIGN ZAYN HAKEEM". Worksop Town F.C. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Worksop Town – Appearances – Zayn Hakeem". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Stamford – Appearances – Zayn Hakeem". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  16. ^ Bamford, James (1 January 2022). "Stamford AFC striker Jack Duffy is a transfer target for Northern Premier League Midlands Division leaders Ilkeston Town". Rutland & Stamford Mercury. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  17. ^ "NEW SIGNING: ZAYN HAKEEM". www.basfordunited.com. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  18. ^ "Zayn Hakeem joins on loan". www.longeatonutd.co.uk. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  19. ^ "HITMAN HAKEEM RETURNS TO THE DOVECOTE". Shepshed Dynamo F.C. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  20. ^ "Caribbean U-20 Recap: Antigua & Barbuda, Bermuda advance". CONCACAF. 26 October 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  21. ^ "Games played by Zayn Hakeem in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  22. ^ "Games played by Zayn Hakeem in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  23. ^ "Games played by Zayn Hakeem in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  24. ^ "Games played by Zayn Hakeem in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  25. ^ "MTFC Rollcall". Gladiators: Matlock Town FC Official Matchday Programme. vs Ashton United. 24 April 2018.
  26. ^ "Zayn Hakeem - First Team". Grantham Town FC. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  27. ^ "Results 2018/19". Basford United FC matchday programme (vs Witton Albion). 11 February 2019.
  28. ^ a b c "Player profiles: Zayn Hakeem". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  29. ^ "Antigua and Barbuda - Z. Hakeem - Profile with news, career statistics and history". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  30. ^ "Shepshed Dynamo – Appearances – Zayn Hakeem – 2022-2023". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2023.