Early years Yussuff is of Nigerian descent but was born in
Poplar, London on 23 September 1989. He is often nicknamed
Toks as an abbreviation of his middle name Olatokunbo. Yussuff began his career as a trainee at
Charlton Athletic Academy in July 2006 at the age of 17. He scored eight league goals for the under-18 squad in the
2007–08 Premier Academy League, as well as scoring two goals for the under-18s in the
FA Youth Cup. In spite of this, however, he failed to break into the first team and on 1 November 2008 the 19-year-old midfielder was loaned out to
Conference side
Northwich Victoria on an initial one-month deal. Yussuff made his debut for Northwich Victoria on 8 November 2008 in a 1–0 defeat to
Burton Albion. He went on to make six more appearances for "The Vics" with his last match being a 1–0 defeat to
Altrincham on 26 December 2008, after which he returned to his parent club. The midfielder would make his only appearance for "The Addicks" as a 79th minute
substitute for
Lloyd Sam in the Third Round of the
2008–09 FA Cup in which
Charlton Athletic beat
Norwich City 1–0 at
Carrow Road on 13 January 2009, in front of a crowd of 13,997. On 26 March 2009, Yussuff was loaned out to Conference side
Ebbsfleet United for the remainder of the
2008–09 season. He made his debut for Ebbsfleet United on 31 March 2009 in a 1–0 win over Altrincham. Yussuff scored his first professional league goal for Ebbsfleet United on 13 April 2009 in a 2–1 victory over
Lewes. Yussuff made 8 league appearances for "The Fleet" in total, the last being a 2–2 draw against
Salisbury City on 26 April 2009 before returning to his parent club. Yussuff was subsequently released by Charlton Athletic at the end of the 2008–09 season.
Gillingham Yussuff joined
League One side
Gillingham on trial in July 2009, impressing manager
Mark Stimson enough to be awarded a one-year contract for the
2009–10 season. Yussuff made his
Football League debut on 8 August 2009 as an 87th-minute substitute for
Jack Payne in a 5–0 win over
Swindon Town. Yussuff also came on as a second-half substitute for Jack Payne in a 1–0 defeat to Norwich City in the Second Round of the
2009–10 Football League Trophy on 6 October 2009. Yussuff would go on to make 7 more league appearances for Gillingham in the 2009–10 season, the last being a 1–1 draw against
Hartlepool United on 26 January 2010. Gillingham were relegated to
League Two at the end of the 2009–10 season following a 3–0 defeat by
Wycombe Wanderers on 8 May 2010. This resulted in Mark Stimson being sacked on 10 May 2010. Yussuff was subsequently released by the club on 11 May after new "Gills" manager
Andy Hessenthaler decided not to renew his contract.
AFC Wimbledon On 30 June 2010, Yussuff signed for Conference side
AFC Wimbledon. He made his debut for "The Dons" on 17 August 2010 as an 83rd-minute substitute for
Sammy Moore in a 2–0 win over
Histon. Yussuff's first starting appearance for "The Dons" came in a 1–0 defeat to
Rushden & Diamonds on 24 August 2010. He scored his first goal for AFC Wimbledon in a 2–1 win over
Wrexham on 9 October 2010. Yussuff was a key member of "The Dons" squad during their push for promotion, scoring 6 league goals in 40 appearances in the
2010–11 season. The midfielder's biggest honour to date for "The Dons" came when manager
Terry Brown selected him to start in the
2011 Conference play-off final against
Luton Town on 21 May 2011 at the
City of Manchester Stadium in front of a crowd of 18,195. The match went down to a
penalty shoot-out after the game ended 0–0 in extra time with AFC Wimbledon eventually winning 4–3, resulting in promotion to the football league. Yussuff will also be remembered as being part of the starting eleven in AFC Wimbledon's inaugural football league match against
Bristol Rovers on 6 August 2011, which ultimately ended in a 3–2 defeat. Yussuff scored his first football league goal in a 2–0 victory over
Dagenham & Redbridge on 13 August 2011. In total Yussuff scored 5 league goals in 40 appearances during the
2011–12 season. Yussuff made his 100th league appearance for AFC Wimbledon in a 1–0 win over
Aldershot Town on 16 March 2013. In January 2014, Yussuff was released by AFC Wimbledon having made 150 league appearances for the club.
Íþróttabandalag Akraness On 31 March 2017 he signed a contract with
ÍA Akranes.
Chatham Town In July 2023 Yussuff signed for
Chatham Town. ==International career==