Issahaku Yakubu
Issahaku "Leftey" Yakubu (born 17 June 1994) is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who plays as a defender for Egyptian Premier League club Wadi Degla.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Issahaku Yakubu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left Back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Wadi Degla | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | JMG Academy Accra | ||
| 2014–2015 | Lierse | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Lierse | 61 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Ergotelis | 11 | (1) |
| 2019– | Wadi Degla | 7 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 March 2019 | |||
Club career
Yakubu began his career at the JMG Academy in Ghana and moved to the youth squad of Belgian Pro League side Lierse in 2014.[2] He was promoted to the senior squad in July 2015 and played for Lierse in the Belgian Second Division until May 2018,[2] when the club went bankrupt.
In the summer of 2018, Yakubu signed a two-year contract with Greek Football League club Ergotelis.[2] He scored his first goal ever in his fourth cap with the club, during a 2–1 Away win vs. fellow Cretan club AO Chania Kissamikos. His performances with Ergotelis impressed club owner Maged Samy, who arranged for Yakubu's transfer to his Egyptian Premier League side Wadi Degla in the winter of 2019.[3]
Career statistics
- As of matches played 8 January 2019[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lierse | 2014–15 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Belgian Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
| Total | 47 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | 63 | 0 | |||
| Ergotelis | 2018–19 | Football League | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Total | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| Wadi Degla | 2018–19 | Premier League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| Total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 65 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | 76 | 2 | |||
External links
- Issahaku Yakubu at Soccerway
References
- "Leftey hopeful of Lierse return to Belgian Pro League". goal.com.
- "Διετές συμβόλαιο υπέγραψε ο Yakubu Issahaku!" (in Greek). ergotelis.gr. 6 July 2018.
- "Στην Wadi Degla ο Yakubu". www.ergotelis.gr (in Greek). Ergotelis F.C. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- Issahaku Yakubu at Soccerway