Hisham Kasimu

Hisham Kasimu (born 28 July 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for League Two club Sutton United.

Hisham Kasimu
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-07-28) 28 July 1997[1]
Place of birth France[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sutton United
Number 29
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– Sutton United 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:03, 10 October 2023 (UTC)

Career

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,[2] where scores a number of goals between 2017 and 2019.[3][4] 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.[5][6] During the club's debut season in the Southern League Premier Division South campaign, he scored 12 goals in 38 appearances,[7] before making the move to AFC Totton ahead of the 2021–22 season following Blackfield & Langley's resignation back to the Wessex League.[8] 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.[9]

He signed for English Football League club Sutton United in January 2023.[10] 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.[11]

Career statistics
As of match played 10 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Team Solent 2017–18[3] Wessex League Premier Division 263200—002632
2018–19[4] Wessex League Premier Division 313010—003230
Total 576210—005862
Blackfield & Langley (dual-reg.) 2018–19 Southern League Division One South No data currently available
Blackfield & Langley 2019–20[7] Southern League Premier Division South 29842—5[lower-alpha 1]23812
AFC Totton 2020–21[7] Southern League Division One South 5300—1[lower-alpha 2]063
2021–22[7] Southern League Division One South 332110—5[lower-alpha 2]73928
Total 382410—674531
Farnborough 2022–23[7][1] National League South 20962—2[lower-alpha 2]12812
Sutton United 2022–23[12] League Two 00———00
2023–24[13] League Two 6000112[lower-alpha 3]192
Total 6000112192
Career total 150103124111511178119
  1. Two appearances in the Southern League Cup, three appearances and two goals in the FA Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy.
  3. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

References
  1. "H. Kasimu". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. 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.
  3. "Hisham Kasimu Player Stats". The FA. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  4. "Hashim Kasimu Player Stats". The FA. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  5. "James Wood on Twitter". Twitter. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  6. "Blackfield & Langley vs. Gosport Borough" (PDF). Blackfield & Langley F.C. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  7. "Hisham Kasimu". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  8. Clarkson, Jack. "Hisham Kasimu is re-confirmed as a Stag!". A.F.C. Totton. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  9. Crocker, Tom (28 May 2022). "Hisham Kasimu leaves AFC Totton for Farnborough". Daily Echo. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  10. "Sutton sign striker Hisham Kasimu and MK Dons forward Matt Dennis". BBC. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  11. "Sutton United vs. Gillingham". Soccerway. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  12. "Games played by Hisham Kasimu in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  13. "Games played by Hisham Kasimu in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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