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Najeeb Yakubu (born 1 May 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a right back for Finnish Veikkausliiga club Tampereen Ilves on loan from Ukrainian Premier League side FC Vorskla Poltava. Born in Ghana, he plays for the Niger national team.

Najeeb Yakubu
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-01) 1 May 2000 (age 22)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
Ilves
Number 55
Youth career
UniStar Academy
0000–2017 New Town Youth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Niger Tornadoes ? (?)
2018– Vorskla Poltava 53 (2)
2022Lugo (loan) 0 (0)
2022–Ilves (loan) 5 (0)
National team
2017 Ghana U17 9 (0)
2022– Niger 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:59, 25 September 2022 (UTC)

Club career


On 20 April 2022, Yakubu joined CD Lugo in Spain under the special FIFA regulations related to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. However, he only participated in training and did not appear in any league games.[1][2]

In August 2022 he once again suspended his contract with Vorskla under the same regulations, this time until 30 June 2023, and moved to Ilves in Finland.[3][4]


International career


Born in Ghana, Yakubu is of Nigerien descent.

He has expressed interest in playing for the Ukraine national team.[5]

He was called up to the Niger national team for a set of friendlies in March 2022.[6] He debuted with Niger as a late substitute in a 3–0 friendly loss to Egypt on 23 September 2022.[7]


Career statistics



Club


As of 12 October 2021[8]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vorskla Poltava 2018–19 Ukrainian Premier League 51102[lower-alpha 1]00061
2019–20 13120000000
2020–21 19020000000
2021–22 90002[lower-alpha 2]00000
Total 462504000552
Career total 462504000552
Notes
  1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League



References



На других языках


- [en] Najeeb Yakubu

[es] Najeeb Yakubu

Najeeb Yakubu (Acra, Ghana, 1 de mayo de 2000) es un futbolista de origen ghanés, nacionalizado nigerino, que juega como centrocampista en el Ilves Tampere.

[it] Najeeb Yakubu

Najeeb Yakubu (Accra, 1º maggio 2000) è un calciatore ghanese, difensore del Vorskla.

[ru] Якубу, Наджиб

Наджиб Якубу (англ. Najeeb Yakubu; род. 1 мая 2000[1], Аккра) — ганский и нигерский футболист, защитник клуба «Ворскла», выступающий на правах аренды за клуб «Ильвес» и сборной Нигера.



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