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Yakubu, Nigeria footballer: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Yakubu
Yakubu
Nigeria
22 November 1982
striker
Yakubu , known mononymously as Yakubu, is a Nigerian football agent and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is nicknamed \"The Yak\".

His performances in the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League for Maccabi Haifa earned a loan move to English club Portsmouth which became permanent as they were promoted to the Premier League in 2003. He has since appeared in over 250 Premier League matches for Portsmouth, Middlesbrough, Everton, and Blackburn Rovers, and is the fourth highest African goalscorer in Premier League history with 96 goals. He is the fourth highest scorer in the history of the Nigeria national football team, and represented them at four African Cup of Nations finals, the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2000 Summer Olympics.

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📋 Profile & Career

: Yakubu with Guangzhou R&F in 2013
⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Yakubu Ayegbeni
Date of birth: (1982-11-22) 22 November 1982 (age 43)
Place of birth: Benin City, Nigeria
Height: 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position: Striker
⚽ Youth career:
1994–1997: Gateway
⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999: Julius Berger
1999–2003: Maccabi Haifa 49 (38)
1999–2000: → Hapoel Kfar Saba (loan) 23 (6)
2003: → Portsmouth (loan) 14 (7)
2003–2005: Portsmouth 67 (28)
2005–2007: Middlesbrough 73 (25)
2007–2011: Everton 82 (25)
2011: → Leicester City (loan) 20 (11)
2011–2012: Blackburn Rovers 30 (17)
2012–2013: Guangzhou R&F 43 (24)
2014–2015: Al-Rayyan 10 (5)
2015: Reading 7 (0)
2015–2016: Kayserispor 12 (0)
2017: Coventry City 3 (0)
Total: 424 (170)
⚽ International career:
2000–2012: Nigeria 58 (21)
: * Club domestic league appearances and goals

📼 Match Highlights Videos

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Channel Image YAKUBU | GOAL POACHING LEVEL = EXPERT!
7 years ago • 75.14K views
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Channel Image Yakubu | All 18 goals for Blackburn Rovers
2 years ago • 4.77K views
Estimated Revenue • $13

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Channel Image Every Goal | Yakubu
6 years ago • 48.55K views
Estimated Revenue • $136

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Channel Image "They called me the best player with no shoes" | Yakubu's journey from streets of Nigeria to PL
1 years ago • 85.5K views
Estimated Revenue • $239

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Channel Image Yakubu Goal Compilation
2 years ago • 1.33K views
Estimated Revenue • $4

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Channel Image Yakubu, Mussa & Nigeria: All World Cup Goals 2002-2018
4 months ago • 154.82K views
Estimated Revenue • $434

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Channel Image Yakubu | All 42 goals for Portsmouth
2 months ago • 2.21K views
Estimated Revenue • $6

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Channel Image Yakubu: My Infamous 2010 Goal Miss | Feed the Yak Podcast
2 years ago • 36.46K views
Estimated Revenue • $102

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