he played with second division clubs Glen Orden and West Footscray in the Western Region Football League. Yze was known for his straight kicks and ability to kick goals from seemingly impossible angles. He kicked five goals in a game on five occasions. He is also noted for being one of very few Muslims to play Australian rules professionally, although he does not actively practise Islam. Coaching career In January 2012, Yze joined Hawthorn as a part-time assistant coach. On 14 November 2014, Yze replaced Luke Beveridge as Hawthorn's backline coach, after previously working with the Hawks as a specialist goal-kicking and development coach for the past three seasons. Yze was credited for played a key role in harnessing the Hawthorn players' elite kicking skills as they developed into the AFL's deadliest team in front of goal over the past two seasons, with the team's accuracy increasing from 48 per cent to 57.1 per cent during his tenure as goalkicking coach. After six seasons as a assistant coach Yze was appointed to the coaching board for the 2021 Season. The Demons would have an outstanding 2021 season in which they finished on top of the ladder and were a dominant team throughout the regular season and the finals series which was capped off with a commanding victory over the Western Bulldogs to win the 2021 premiership. Adem Yze was a key architect in creating their league best defence that was a key factor in their historic premiership win. In the 2022 season Melbourne would continue their dominant ways extending the winning streak to 17 games, until the second half of the year in which momentum was halted and they struggled with consistency. Yze continued his role as midfield coach overseeing arguably the best midfield in the competition while their team defence still remained elite and one of the top in the competition. Near the end of the season Yze was heavily linked to the vacant GWS and later Essendon senior coaching role, however the role was eventually awarded to then Richmond assistant coach Adam Kingsley and Brad Scott. Statistics Playing statistics |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1995 |style="text-align:center;"| | 44 || 9 || 3 || 4 || 55 || 23 || 78 || 17 || 8 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 6.1 || 2.6 || 8.7 || 1.9 || 0.9 || 0 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1996