# Layonel Adams
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{{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](/source/Saint_Petersburg), Russia
| death_date = {{death date and age|2026|1|14|1994|8|9|df=yes}}
| death_place = [Zvenigorod](/source/Zvenigorod), Russia
| height = 1.89 m
| position = [Centre-back](/source/Centre-back)
| youthyears1 = 2011–2014 | youthclubs1 = [CSKA Moscow](/source/PFC_CSKA_Moscow)
| years1 = 2012–2014 | clubs1 = [CSKA Moscow](/source/PFC_CSKA_Moscow) | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2014–2015 | clubs2 = [Yenisey Krasnoyarsk](/source/FC_Yenisey_Krasnoyarsk) | caps2 = 6 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2015 | clubs3 = → [Volga Tver](/source/FC_Volga_Tver) (loan) | caps3 = 5 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2015–2016 | clubs4 = [KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny](/source/FC_KAMAZ_Naberezhnye_Chelny)| caps4 = 2 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2016–2017 | clubs5 = [Banants](/source/FC_Banants) | caps5 = 24 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2017–2018 | clubs6 = [Cerceda](/source/CCD_Cerceda) | caps6 = 16 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2019 | clubs7 = [Isloch Minsk Raion](/source/FC_Isloch_Minsk_Raion) | caps7 = 17 | goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2020 | clubs8 = [Caspiy](/source/FC_Caspiy) | caps8 = 15 | goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2021 | clubs9 = [Turan](/source/FC_Turan) | caps9 = 15 | goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2022 | clubs10 = [Van](/source/FC_Van) | caps10 = 4 | goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2022 | clubs11 = [Budućnost Podgorica](/source/FK_Budu%C4%87nost_Podgorica) | caps11 = 0 | goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2023 | clubs12 = [Khujand](/source/FK_Khujand) | caps12 = 11 | goals12 = 2
| years13 = 2023 | clubs13 = [Zhetysu](/source/FC_Zhetysu) | caps13 = 11 | goals13 = 0
| years14 = 2024 | clubs14 = [Shakhter Karagandy](/source/FC_Shakhter_Karagandy) | caps14 = 6 | goals14 = 0
| years15 = 2025 | clubs15 = [Alga Bishkek](/source/FC_Alga_Bishkek) | caps15 = 1 | goals15 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2011–2012 | nationalteam1 = [Russia U18](/source/Russia_national_under-18_football_team) | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
'''Layonel Rasakovich Adams''' ({{langx|ru|Лайонел Расакович Адамс}}; 9 August 1994 – 14 January 2026) was a Russian professional [footballer](/source/association_football) who played as a [centre-back](/source/centre-back).
==Career==
Adams made his professional debut in the [Russian Football National League](/source/Russian_Football_National_League) for [FC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk](/source/FC_Yenisey_Krasnoyarsk) on 16 March 2014 in a game against [FC SKA-Energiya Khabarovsk](/source/FC_SKA-Energiya_Khabarovsk).[{{cite web|publisher=[Russian National Football League](/source/Russian_National_Football_League)|url=http://www.1fnl.ru/players/1313/|title=Career Summary|date=5 September 2014}}]
On 16 March 2022, Adams signed for [Armenian Premier League](/source/Armenian_Premier_League) club [FC Van](/source/FC_Van).[{{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}}]
On 14 June 2022, [Budućnost Podgorica](/source/FK_Budu%C4%87nost_Podgorica) announced the signing of Adams.[{{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}}]
On 3 February 2023, [Tajikistan Higher League](/source/Tajikistan_Higher_League) club [Khujand](/source/FK_Khujand) announced the signing of Adams.[{{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}}]
On 5 July 2023, [Zhetysu](/source/FC_Zhetysu) announced the signing of Adams.[{{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}}]
==Personal life and death==
Adams' father was Nigerian and his mother Russian.[{{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 }}] His brother [Lyukman Adams](/source/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.[{{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}}]
==Career statistics==
{{updated|match played 27 October 2024}}[{{cite web|title=L.Adams|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/lionel-adams/260321/|website=Soccerway|accessdate=1 September 2016}}]
{| 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](/source/PFC_CSKA_Moscow)
|[2013–14](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_PFC_CSKA_Moscow_season)
|[Russian Premier League](/source/Russian_Premier_League)
|0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[Yenisey Krasnoyarsk](/source/FC_Yenisey_Krasnoyarsk)
|[2013–14](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_Russian_National_Football_League)
|rowspan="2"|[Russian National League](/source/Russian_Football_National_League)
|6||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||6||0
|-
|[2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_Russian_National_Football_League)
|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](/source/FC_Volga_Tver) (loan)
|[2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_Russian_Professional_Football_League)
|[Russian Football League](/source/Russian_Professional_Football_League)
|5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||5||0
|-
|[KAMAZ](/source/FC_KAMAZ_Naberezhnye_Chelny)
|[2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_Russian_National_Football_League)
|Russian National League
|2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||3||0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[Banants](/source/FC_Urartu)
|[2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_FC_Banants_season)
|rowspan="2"|[Armenian Premier League](/source/Armenian_Premier_League)
|8||0||3||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||11||0
|-
|[2016–17](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_FC_Banants_season)
|16||0||4||0||2||0||1||0||23||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!24!!0!!7!!0!!2!!0!!1!!0!!34!!0
|-
|[Cerceda](/source/CCD_Cerceda)
|[2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n_B)
|[Segunda División B](/source/Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n_B)
|16||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||16||0
|-
|[Isloch Minsk Raion](/source/FC_Isloch_Minsk_Raion)
|[2019](/source/2019_Belarusian_Premier_League)
|[Belarusian Premier League](/source/Belarusian_Premier_League)
|17||0||5||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||22||0
|-
|[Caspiy](/source/FC_Caspiy)
|[2020](/source/2020_FC_Caspiy_season)
|[Kazakhstan Premier League](/source/Kazakhstan_Premier_League)
|15||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||15||0
|-
|[Turan](/source/FC_Turan)
|[2021](/source/2021_FC_Turan_season)
|Kazakhstan Premier League
|15||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||17||0
|-
|[Van](/source/FC_Van)
|[2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_FC_Van_season)
|Armenian Premier League
|4||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||4||0
|-
|[Budućnost Podgorica](/source/FK_Budu%C4%87nost_Podgorica)
|[2022–23](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_Montenegrin_First_League)
|[Montenegrin First League](/source/Montenegrin_First_League)
|0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0
|-
|[Khujand](/source/FK_Khujand)
|[2023](/source/2023_Tajikistan_Higher_League)
|[Tajikistan Higher League](/source/Tajikistan_Higher_League)
|11||2||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||11||2
|-
|[Zhetysu](/source/FC_Zhetysu)
|[2023](/source/2023_Kazakhstan_Premier_League)
|Kazakhstan Premier League
|11||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||11||0
|-
|[Shakhter Karagandy](/source/FC_Shakhter_Karagandy)
|[2024](/source/2024_FC_Shakhter_Karagandy_season)
|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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