Yusif Yakubu

Yusif Yakubu (born 4 September 1976 in Kumasi) is a Ghanaian professional footballer.

Yusif Yakubu
Personal information
Full name Yusif Yakubu
Date of birth (1976-09-04) 4 September 1976
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1997–1999 Hearts of Oak
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Churchill Brothers (67)
2005–2008 Mahindra United (30)
2010–2011 Salgaocar
2011–2012 Prayag United (15)
2012–2014 Mumbai (12)
2016 East Bengal 37 (18)
2017 Churchill Brothers 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 August 2017

Career

Before joining Kingfisher East Bengal,[1] he had played for the I-League clubs Churchill Brothers and Mahindra United.[2] He is one of the all-time top scorer in Indian League and has scored 100 goals in the top tier of Indian football.[3] On 26 May 2010 left East Bengal Club and signed for Salgaocar SC.[4] He is considered as one of the finest foreign football players in the history of Indian Club football.[5]

On 7 August 2017, it was announced that Yakubu would return to India to sign for Churchill Brothers for their Goa Professional League campaign.[6]

References

  1. Times of India, 22 January 2010
  2. 'Football is my profession' Archived 7 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Hindustan Times, 22 January 2010 Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Salgaocar FC sign Yusif Yakubu, Seoka
  5. Sengupta, Somnath (7 December 2010). "High Five: Best Foreigners in Indian Football". TheHardTackle.com. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  6. Mergulhao, Marcus (7 August 2017). "Striker Yakubu Yusif set to return to Churchill Brothers". Times of India. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
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