Layonel Adams
Russian footballer (1994–2026)
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Layonel Rasakovich Adams (Russian: Лайонел Расакович Адамс; 9 August 1994 – 14 January 2026) was a Russian professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Layonel Rasakovich Adams | ||
| Date of birth | 9 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint Petersburg, Russia | ||
| Date of death | 14 January 2026 (aged 31) | ||
| Place of death | Zvenigorod, Russia | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | CSKA Moscow | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | CSKA Moscow | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 6 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Volga Tver (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | KAMAZ Naberezhnye Chelny | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Banants | 24 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Cerceda | 16 | (0) |
| 2019 | Isloch Minsk Raion | 17 | (0) |
| 2020 | Caspiy | 15 | (0) |
| 2021 | Turan | 15 | (0) |
| 2022 | Van | 4 | (0) |
| 2022 | Budućnost Podgorica | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | Khujand | 11 | (2) |
| 2023 | Zhetysu | 11 | (0) |
| 2024 | Shakhter Karagandy | 6 | (0) |
| 2025 | Alga Bishkek | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Russia U18 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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]
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
- As of match played 27 October 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | 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 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 2013–14 | Russian National League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Volga Tver (loan) | 2014–15 | Russian Football League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| KAMAZ | 2015–16 | Russian National League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Banants | 2015–16 | Armenian Premier League | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Cerceda | 2017–18 | Segunda División B | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| Isloch Minsk Raion | 2019 | Belarusian Premier League | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 | ||
| Caspiy | 2020 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| Turan | 2021 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | ||
| Van | 2021–22 | Armenian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Budućnost Podgorica | 2022–23 | Montenegrin First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Khujand | 2023 | Tajikistan Higher League | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 2 | |
| Zhetysu | 2023 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| Shakhter Karagandy | 2024 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 132 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 2 | ||
