Gassan Ahadme
{{Short description|Spanish footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Gassan Ahadme
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|fullname = Gassan Ahadme Yahyai{{cite web |url=https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/gc-media-assets.gc.eflservices.co.uk/9edd2ed0-6c4a-11ef-9965-335248f7bb41.pdf |title=Club List of Registered Players as at September 2024 |publisher=English Football League |page=58 and 59 |access-date=16 September 2024}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|11|17|df=y}}
|birth_place = Vic, Spain
|height = 1.84 m{{WorldFootball.net}}
|position = Second-striker
|currentclub = Charlton Athletic
|clubnumber = 9
|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}
|youthclubs1 = Gimnástic Manresa{{Cite web|url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/norwich-city/moroccan-striker-announced-as-norwich-city-s-second-youth-signing-1339280|title=Moroccan striker announced as City's second youth signing of the day|first=David|last=Freezer|date=29 January 2019|website=Eastern Daily Press}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.regio7.cat/esports/2019/01/30/nastic-juvenil-perd-seu-referent-50120396.html|title=El Nàstic juvenil perd el seu referent ofensiu, que marxa al Norwich City|date=30 January 2019|website=Regió7}}
|youthyears2 = 2019–2020
|youthclubs2 = Norwich City
|years1 = 2020–2022
|clubs1 = Norwich City
|caps1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
|years2 = 2021
|clubs2 = → Real Oviedo B (loan)
|caps2 = 6
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2021–2022
|clubs3 = → Portsmouth (loan)
|caps3 = 5
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 2022
|clubs4 = Burton Albion
|caps4 = 20
|goals4 = 6
|years5 = 2022–2024
|clubs5 = Ipswich Town
|caps5 = 6
|goals5 = 0
|years6 = 2023
|clubs6 = → Burton Albion (loan)
|caps6 = 7
|goals6 = 1
|years7 = 2023–2024
|clubs7 = → Cambridge United (loan)
|caps7 = 29
|goals7 = 11
|years8 = 2024–
|clubs8 = Charlton Athletic
|caps8 = 19
|goals8 = 1
|club-update = 17:10, 5 April 2025 (UTC)
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Gassan Ahadme Yahyai (born 17 November 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a second-striker for {{English football updater|CharltoA}} club Charlton Athletic. Born in Spain, he represented Morocco at youth international level.
Club career
Born in Vic, Barcelona, Spain, Ahadme began his career with Norwich City.
Ahadem spent time on loan at Real Oviedo B.{{Cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/gassan-ahadme-yahyai/594877/|title=Morocco – G. Yahyai – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com}}
He moved on loan to Portsmouth in July 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57913194|title=Portsmouth bolster striking options|work=BBC Sport |date=21 July 2021 }} He scored his first goal for the club on 9 November 2021 in an EFL Trophy tie against Crystal Palace U21s.{{cite news |url=https://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/2021/november/match-report-for-portsmouth-vs-crystal-palace-u21-on-09-nov-21/|title=Pompey 3 Crystal Palace U21 0|publisher=portsmouthfc.co.uk|date=9 November 2021 |access-date=15 November 2021}}
He signed for Burton Albion in January 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59992865|title=Burton sign Norwich striker Ahadme|work=BBC Sport |date=14 January 2022 }} He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 loss to former club Portsmouth on 8 February 2022.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60210083|title=Portsmouth 2–1 Burton|publisher=BBC |date=8 February 2022 |access-date=9 February 2022}} Ahadme would later score the fastest goal for Burton Albion in the EFL in a 4–3 defeat to Cambridge United, scoring in 11 seconds.{{Cite web|url=https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/brewers-luck-runs-out-again-7518166|title=Brewers luck runs out again despite dream start|work=Staffordshire Live |date=27 August 2022|via=www.derbytelegraph.co.uk}}
Ahadme joined Ipswich Town on 1 September 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk/news/2022/september/0109-gassan/|title=GASSAN AHADME JOINS IPSWICH FOR SIX FIGURE SUM|website=www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/62759467|title=Ipswich sign striker Ahadme and midfielder Camara|work=BBC Sport |date=September 2022 }} He scored his first goal for the club in an FA Cup tie against Buxton on 27 November 2022.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63708768|title=Ipswich 4-0 Buxton|publisher=BBC|date=27 November 2022 |access-date=27 November 2022}}
He returned on loan to Burton Albion in January 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64476562|title=Burton sign Kirk and re-sign Ahadme on loan|work=BBC Sport |date=31 January 2023 }}
He moved on loan to Cambridge United in June 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66035132|title=Cambridge sign Ipswich striker Ahadme on loan|work=BBC Sport |date=27 June 2023 }}
On 4 July 2024, Ahadme joined Charlton Athletic on a four-year contract.{{cite news |title=GASSAN AHADME JOINS CHARLTON|url=https://www.charltonafc.com/news/gassan-ahadme-joins-charlton |access-date=4 July 2024 |publisher=Charlton Athletic Official Site |date=4 July 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/ce98j33m9n9o|title=Gassan Ahadme: Charlton Athletic sign striker from Ipswich Town|date=4 July 2024|website=BBC Sport}}
International career
Born in Spain, Ahadme represented Morocco at youth international level.{{Cite web|url=https://www.canaries.co.uk/News/2021/july/gassan-ahadme-loan/|title=Gassan Ahadme joins Portsmouth on season-long loan|website=www.canaries.co.uk}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 5 April 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !rowspan="2"|Division !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes FA Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes EFL Cup}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Norwich City U23s
|2019–20{{soccerbase season|125329|2019|access-date=4 September 2022}} |colspan=3|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2{{Efn|name=EFLT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Norwich City
|2020–21{{soccerbase season|125329|2020|accessdate=4 September 2022}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021–22{{soccerbase season|125329|2021|accessdate=4 September 2022}}
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Real Oviedo B (loan)
|6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | ||
| Portsmouth (loan)
|5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3{{Efn|name=EFLT}} | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| rowspan="3"|Burton Albion
|League One |14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| 2022–23{{soccerbase season|125329|2022|accessdate=4 September 2022}}
|League One |6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1{{Efn|name=EFLT}} | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 8 |
| rowspan="3"|Ipswich Town
|League One |6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2023–24{{soccerbase season|125329|2023|accessdate=26 November 2023}}
|Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Burton Albion (loan)
|League One |7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Cambridge United (loan)
|League One |29 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2{{Efn|name=EFLT}} | 1 | 33 | 13 |
| Charlton Athletic
|2024–25{{soccerbase season|125329|2024|accessdate=4 September 2022}} |League One |19 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1{{Efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 23 | 4 |
| colspan=3|Career total
!92 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 111 | 29 |
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References
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External links
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{{Charlton Athletic F.C. squad}}
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