Layonel Adams

{{Short description|Russian footballer (1994–2026)}} {{family name hatnote|Rasakovich|Adams|lang=Eastern Slavic}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Layonel Adams | image = | full_name = Layonel Rasakovich Adams | birth_date = {{birth date|1994|8|9|df=yes}} | birth_place = Saint Petersburg, Russia | death_date = {{death date and age|2026|1|14|1994|8|9|df=yes}} | death_place = Zvenigorod, Russia | height = 1.89 m | position = Centre-back | youthyears1 = 2011–2014 | youthclubs1 = CSKA Moscow | years1 = 2012–2014 | clubs1 = CSKA Moscow | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2014–2015 | clubs2 = Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | caps2 = 6 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2015 | clubs3 = → Volga Tver (loan) | caps3 = 5 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2015–2016 | clubs4 = KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny| caps4 = 2 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2016–2017 | clubs5 = Banants | caps5 = 24 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2017–2018 | clubs6 = Cerceda | caps6 = 16 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2019 | clubs7 = Isloch Minsk Raion | caps7 = 17 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2020 | clubs8 = Caspiy | caps8 = 15 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2021 | clubs9 = Turan | caps9 = 15 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2022 | clubs10 = Van | caps10 = 4 | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 2022 | clubs11 = Budućnost Podgorica | caps11 = 0 | goals11 = 0 | years12 = 2023 | clubs12 = Khujand | caps12 = 11 | goals12 = 2 | years13 = 2023 | clubs13 = Zhetysu | caps13 = 11 | goals13 = 0 | years14 = 2024 | clubs14 = Shakhter Karagandy | caps14 = 6 | goals14 = 0 | years15 = 2025 | clubs15 = Alga Bishkek | caps15 = 1 | goals15 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2011–2012 | nationalteam1 = Russia U18 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0 }}

'''Layonel Rasakovich Adams''' ({{langx|ru|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.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Russian National Football League|url=http://www.1fnl.ru/players/1313/|title=Career Summary|date=5 September 2014}}</ref>

On 16 March 2022, Adams signed for Armenian Premier League club FC Van.<ref>{{cite web |title=Թոփ-տրանսֆեր թոփ-թիմի դեմ խաղից առաջ |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=477898230505540&set=a.207559560872743 |website=facebook.com/FCVAN2019 |publisher=FC Van Facebook |access-date=18 March 2022 |language=Armenian |date=16 March 2022}}</ref>

On 14 June 2022, Budućnost Podgorica announced the signing of Adams.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ignjatović, Adams i Lusero: Oduševljenje na svakom koraku (VIDEO) |url=https://www.fk-buducnost.me/clanak/ignjatovic-adams-i-lusero-odusevljenje-na-svakom-koraku-video |website=fk-buducnost.me/ |publisher=FK Budućnost Podgorica |access-date=20 June 2022 |language=Montenegrin |date=14 June 2022}}</ref>

On 3 February 2023, Tajikistan Higher League club Khujand announced the signing of Adams.<ref>{{cite web |title=ЛАЙОНЕЛ АДАМС – ИГРОК "ХУДЖАНДА"! |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CoMuLJvMcIT/?hl=en |website=instagram.com/fckhujand_official/?hl=en |publisher=FK Khujand Instagram |access-date=28 February 2023 |language=Russian |date=3 February 2023}}</ref>

On 5 July 2023, Zhetysu announced the signing of Adams.<ref>{{cite web |title=Лайонел Адамс - "Жетісу" ойыншысы |url=https://vk.com/wall-96378274_26814 |website=vk.com/jetisufk |publisher=FC Zhetysu VK |access-date=5 July 2023 |language=Kazakh |date=5 July 2023}}</ref>

==Personal life and death== Adams' father was Nigerian and his mother Russian.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://indrus.in/articles/2012/04/17/russias_olympic_team_becomes_more_diverse_15496.html | title =Russia's Olympic team becomes more diverse | author =Timur Ganeev | date =April 17, 2012 | accessdate =August 16, 2012 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Match TV|url=https://matchtv.ru/football/matchtvnews_NI2285940_V_policii_podtverdili_gibel_eksfutbolista_CSKA_Adamsa|title=В полиции подтвердили гибель экс‑футболиста ЦСКА Адамса|trans-title=Police confirmed death of ex-CSKA footballer Adams|date=14 January 2026|language=ru}}</ref>

==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 27 October 2024}}<ref>{{cite web|title=L.Adams|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/lionel-adams/260321/|website=Soccerway|accessdate=1 September 2016}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |CSKA Moscow |2013–14 |Russian Premier League |0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Yenisey Krasnoyarsk |2013–14 |rowspan="2"|Russian National League |6||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||6||0 |- |2014–15 |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||0||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !6!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!6!!0 |- |Volga Tver (loan) |2014–15 |Russian Football League |5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||5||0 |- |KAMAZ |2015–16 |Russian National League |2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||3||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Banants |2015–16 |rowspan="2"|Armenian Premier League |8||0||3||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||11||0 |- |2016–17 |16||0||4||0||2||0||1||0||23||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !24!!0!!7!!0!!2!!0!!1!!0!!34!!0 |- |Cerceda |2017–18 |Segunda División B |16||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||16||0 |- |Isloch Minsk Raion |2019 |Belarusian Premier League |17||0||5||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||22||0 |- |Caspiy |2020 |Kazakhstan Premier League |15||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||15||0 |- |Turan |2021 |Kazakhstan Premier League |15||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||17||0 |- |Van |2021–22 |Armenian Premier League |4||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||4||0 |- |Budućnost Podgorica |2022–23 |Montenegrin First League |0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0 |- |Khujand |2023 |Tajikistan Higher League |11||2||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||11||2 |- |Zhetysu |2023 |Kazakhstan Premier League |11||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||11||0 |- |Shakhter Karagandy |2024 |Kazakhstan Premier League |6||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||6||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !132!!2!!15!!0!!2!!0!!1!!0!!151!!2 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Sportbox.ru|Futbol/Layonel-Rasakovich-Adams-Futbol-09081994}} * {{FootballFacts.ru}} * {{Soccerway}}

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