Layonel Adams
Full nameLayonel Rasakovich Adams
Birth date9 August 1994
Birth placeSaint Petersburg, Russia
Death date14 January 2026 (aged 31)
Death placeZvenigorod, Russia
Height1.89 m
PositionCentre-back
Youthyears 12011–2014
Youthclubs 1CSKA Moscow
Years 12012–2014
Clubs 1CSKA Moscow
Caps 10
Goals 10
Years 22014–2015
Clubs 2Yenisey Krasnoyarsk
Caps 26
Goals 20
Years 32015
Clubs 3→ Volga Tver (loan)
Caps 35
Goals 30
Years 42015–2016
Clubs 4KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny
Caps 42
Goals 40
Years 52016–2017
Clubs 5Banants
Caps 524
Goals 50
Years 62017–2018
Clubs 6Cerceda
Caps 616
Goals 60
Years 72019
Clubs 7Isloch Minsk Raion
Caps 717
Goals 70
Years 82020
Clubs 8Caspiy
Caps 815
Goals 80
Years 92021
Clubs 9Turan
Caps 915
Goals 90
Years 102022
Clubs 10Van
Caps 104
Goals 100
Years 112022
Clubs 11Budućnost Podgorica
Caps 110
Goals 110
Years 122023
Clubs 12Khujand
Caps 1211
Goals 122
Years 132023
Clubs 13Zhetysu
Caps 1311
Goals 130
Years 142024
Clubs 14Shakhter Karagandy
Caps 146
Goals 140
Years 152025
Clubs 15Alga Bishkek
Caps 151
Goals 150
Nationalyears 12011–2012
Nationalteam 1Russia U18
Nationalcaps 14
Nationalgoals 10

Layonel Rasakovich Adams (Russian: Лайонел Расакович Адамс; 9 August 1994 – 14 January 2026) was a Russian professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Career

Adams made his professional debut in the Russian Football National League for FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk on 16 March 2014 in a game against FC SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk.[1]

On 16 March 2022, Adams signed for Armenian Premier League club FC Van.[2]

On 14 June 2022, Budućnost Podgorica announced the signing of Adams.[3]

On 3 February 2023, Tajikistan Higher League club Khujand announced the signing of Adams.[4]

On 5 July 2023, Zhetysu announced the signing of Adams.[5]

Personal life and death

Adams' father was Nigerian and his mother Russian.[6] His brother Lyukman Adams is an Olympic triple jumper.

Adams died on 14 January 2026, after falling out of the window of a high-rise building. He was 31.[7]

Career statistics

[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CSKA Moscow2013–14Russian Premier League000000–00
Yenisey Krasnoyarsk2013–14Russian National League6000––60
2014–150000––00
Total6000000060
Volga Tver (loan)2014–15Russian Football League5000––50
KAMAZ2015–16Russian National League2010––30
Banants2015–16Armenian Premier League8030––110
2016–17160402010230
Total240702010340
Cerceda2017–18Segunda División B16000––160
Isloch Minsk Raion2019Belarusian Premier League17050––220
Caspiy2020Kazakhstan Premier League15000––150
Turan2021Kazakhstan Premier League15020––170
Van2021–22Armenian Premier League4000––40
Budućnost Podgorica2022–23Montenegrin First League000000–00
Khujand2023Tajikistan Higher League1120000–112
Zhetysu2023Kazakhstan Premier League11000––110
Shakhter Karagandy2024Kazakhstan Premier League6000–0060
Career total132215020101512

References

  1. ^ "Career Summary". Russian National Football League. 5 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Թոփ-տրանսֆեր թոփ-թիմի դեմ խաղից առաջ" (in Armenian). facebook.com/FCVAN2019. FC Van Facebook. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Ignjatović, Adams i Lusero: Oduševljenje na svakom koraku (VIDEO)" (in Montenegrin). fk-buducnost.me/. FK Budućnost Podgorica. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  4. ^ "ЛАЙОНЕЛ АДАМС – ИГРОК "ХУДЖАНДА"!" (in Russian). instagram.com/fckhujand_official/?hl=en. FK Khujand Instagram. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Лайонел Адамс - "Жетісу" ойыншысы" (in Kazakh). vk.com/jetisufk. FC Zhetysu VK. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  6. ^ Timur Ganeev (April 17, 2012). "Russia's Olympic team becomes more diverse". Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  7. ^ "В полиции подтвердили гибель экс‑футболиста ЦСКА Адамса" [Police confirmed death of ex-CSKA footballer Adams] (in Russian). Match TV. 14 January 2026.
  8. ^ "L.Adams". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2016.