Kasim Nuhu

Kasim Adams Nuhu (born 22 June 1995), also known simply as Kasim, or in Switzerland better known as Adams Nuhu, is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swiss club Servette and the Ghana national team.

Kasim Adams

Kasim with Young Boys in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Kasim Adams Nuhu
Date of birth	(1995-06-22) 22 June 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Kumasi, Ghana
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Servette
Number	25
Youth career
0000–2013	Medeama
2013–2014	Leganés
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013	Medeama	1	(0)
2014–2015	Leganés	0	(0)
2014–2015	→ Mallorca B (loan)	9	(0)
2015–2017	Mallorca	26	(2)
2016–2017	→ Young Boys (loan)	18	(0)
2017–2018	Young Boys	32	(2)
2018–2024	TSG Hoffenheim	29	(0)
2019–2020	→ Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan)	13	(1)
2022–2023	→ Basel (loan)	28	(1)
2024–	Servette	4	(0)
International career‡
2017–	Ghana	11	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:30, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Kumasi, Kasim graduated with local Medeama SC's youth setup, and made his senior debut on 14 April 2013, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 away draw against Heart of Lions FC in the Ghana Premier League.^[2] In November he moved to CD Leganés, being assigned to the club's youth setup.^[3]

Real Mallorca

In January 2014 Kasim joined RCD Mallorca in a three-year loan deal, with a €200,000 buyout clause,^[2] and was initially assigned to the reserves in the Tercera División.^[3] He appeared in 17 matches during the campaign and scored two goals (against Penya Ciutadella and CD Atlético Rafal), as his side returned to the Segunda División B at first attempt.

On 28 September 2014, Kasim played his first match as a professional, starting and scoring a brace in a 3–3 home draw against FC Barcelona B in the Segunda División.^[4] He was subsequently made a starter by manager Valeri Karpin, overtaking Agus and Joan Truyols.

Kasim lost his first-team place after the arrival of new manager Fernando Vázquez, being demoted to fifth choice. On 25 August 2016, he was loaned from Mallorca to Swiss club BSC Young Boys, for one year.^[5]

Young Boys

Now known as Nuhu, he was part of the Young Boys squad that won the 2017–18 Swiss Super League, their first league title for 32 years.^[6][7]

TSG Hoffenheim

On 25 July 2018, it was announced that Kasim would join TSG Hoffenheim on a five-year contract.^[8]

Loan to Fortuna Düsseldorf

On 8 August 2019, he was loaned out to Fortuna Düsseldorf until the end of 2019–20 season.^[9]

Loan to Basel

On 21 July 2022, Kasim joined Basel on loan, with an option to make the move permanent.^[10] Now better known as Adams Nuhu, he joined Basel's first team for their 2022–23 season under head coach Alexander Frei. Adams Nuhu made his debut for his new club in the home game in the St. Jakob-Park on 24 July as Basel played a 1–1 draw against Servette.^[11] He scored his first goal for the team on 1 February 2023 in the away game in the Letzigrund, Zürich, during the third round of the 2022–23 Swiss Cup. It was the team's fourth goal as Basel won 5–3 against Grasshopper Club to qualify for the quarter-finals.^[12] At the end of the season the club decided not to pull the buy out option and the player left the club. During his time with them, Adams Nuhu played a total of 50 games for Basel scoring a total of three goals. 28 of these games were in the Swiss Super League, three in the Swiss Cup, 15 in the UEFA Europa Conference League and four were friendly games. He scored one goal in the domestic league, one in the cup and one in the European games.^[13]

Expired contract in Hoffenheim

On 21 May 2024, TSG Hoffenheim announced that he will leave the club after this season when his contract expires.^[14]

Servette

On 30 August 2024, Kasim returned to Switzerland and signed with Servette.^[15]

International career

On 12 November 2017, Kasim scored on his international debut for Ghana against Saudi Arabia.^[16]

Personal life

Kasim is the younger brother of Ashanti Gold SC defender Ahmed Adams.^[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 March 2024^[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Mallorca B (loan)	2014–15	Segunda División B	9	0	0	0	–		0	0	9	0
Mallorca (loan)	2014–15	Segunda División	20	2	0	0	–		0	0	20	2
Mallorca	2015–16	Segunda División	6	0	0	0	–		0	0	6	0
Young Boys (loan)	2016–17	Swiss Super League	18	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	24	0
Young Boys	2017–18	Swiss Super League	32	2	4	0	8	0	1	0	45	2
TSG Hoffenheim	2018–19	Bundesliga	13	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	16	0
	2020–21		12	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	18	0
	2021–22		3	0	0	0	–		0	0	3	0
	2023–24		1	0	0	0	–		0	0	1	0
	Total		29	0	3	0	6	0	0	0	38	0
Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan)	2019–20	Bundesliga	13	1	2	1	–		0	0	15	2
Basel (loan)	2022–23	Swiss Super League	28	0	3	0	15[a]	1	0	0	46	1
Career total			155	5	14	1	33	1	1	0	202	7

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of matches played on 15 July 2019^[19]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Ghana	2017	1	0
	2018	3	1
	2019	4	0
Total		8	1

Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nuhu goal.

List of international goals scored by Kasim Nuhu^[19]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	7 June 2018	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland	Iceland	1–2	2–2	Friendly

Honours

Young Boys

• Swiss Super League: 2017–18

References

1. "Kasim Nuhu". FC Basel. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
2. Kasim Adams muestra sus credenciales en su debut con el Mallorca (Kasim Adams shows his credentials in his Mallorca debut) Archived 17 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Última Hora, 29 September 2014 (in Spanish)
3. Kasim, un goleador en acogida (Kasim, a goalscorer in host); Marca, 1 October 2014 (in Spanish)
4. El debutante Kasim salva al Mallorca con un doblete (Debutant Kasim saves Mallorca with a brace); Marca, 28 September 2014 (in Spanish)
5. El Real Mallorca apuesta por los jóvenes y cede 17 jugadores (Mallorca bet on youngsters and loan 17 players) Archived 20 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine; RCD Mallorca, 25 August 2016 (in Spanish)
6. "Soccer - Young Boys end 32-year wait for Swiss title and end Basel dominance". Reuters. 28 April 2018.
7. "Ghana's Kassim Nuhu wins Swiss league with Young Boys | Sports News 30 April 2018". www.ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018.
8. "Kasim Adams Nuhu verstärkt TSG-Defensive" (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 25 July 2018. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
9. "Kasim Adams verstärkt Fortunas Defensive" (in German). Fortuna Düsseldorf. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
10. "Kasim Adams Nuhu über seinen Wechsel zum FCB | FC Basel - Die offizielle Website". www.fcb.ch (in German). Retrieved 21 July 2022.
11. FC Basel 1893 (24 July 2022). "Stark gespielt aber kein sieg – 1:1 gegen Servette". Well played but no win - 1:1 against Servette. FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 24 July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
12. FC Basel 1893 (1 February 2023). "Grasshopper Club - FC Basel 3:5 (1:2)". FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 1 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
13. Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (2023). "Kasim Adams Nuhu - FCB statistics". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
14. "Innenverteidiger-Duo verlässt die TSG Hoffenheim" [Central defender duo leaves TSG Hoffenheim] (in German). TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 21 May 2024.
15. "Kasim Adams est servettien" [Kasim Adams is a Servettian] (in French). Servette. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
16. "Kasim Nuhu scores on Ghana debut in win over Saudi Arabia". 10 October 2017.
17. "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Ahmed Adams' manager rubbishes claims of Ashantigold move". sportsworldghana.com. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
18. Kasim Nuhu at Soccerway
19. "Kasim Nuhu". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 November 2017.

External links

• Mallorca official profile (in Spanish)
• Kasim at BDFutbol
• Kasim at Soccerway