Yakubu
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Yakubu is a former forward from Nigeria, born on 22 November 1982 in Benin City. Clubs included Maccabi Haifa, Hapoel Kfar Saba, Portsmouth, Middlesbrough and Everton, among 12 in total. Yakubu won 58 caps for Nigeria, scoring 21 goals (2000-2012).
The club career on record runs from 1998 to 2017, across twelve clubs. The longest of those was five years at Maccabi Haifa (1998-2003). The heaviest workload came at Everton, with 82 appearances and 25 goals. Those spells add up to 433 club appearances and 172 goals.
Born
22 November 1982
Age
43
Birthplace
Benin City
Country
Nigeria
Position
Forward
Height
183 cm
Club career
- 1998-2003
Maccabi Haifa49 apps · 24 goals - 1999-2000
Hapoel Kfar Saba23 apps · 6 goals - 2003
Portsmouth14 apps · 7 goals - 2003-2005Portsmouth67 apps · 28 goals
- 2005-2007
Middlesbrough73 apps · 25 goals - 2007-2011
Everton82 apps · 25 goals - 2011
Leicester City20 apps · 11 goals - 2011-2012
Blackburn Rovers30 apps · 17 goals - 2012-2013Guangzhou City43 apps · 24 goals
- 2014-2015
Al-Rayyan10 apps · 5 goals - 2015
Reading7 apps · 0 goals - 2015-2016
Kayserispor12 apps · 0 goals - 2017
Coventry City3 apps · 0 goals
International career
- 2000-2012Nigeria58 caps · 21 goals
