Najeeb Yakubu
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 May 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Vorskla Poltava | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
UniStar Academy | |||
–2017 | New Town Youth | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018 | Niger Tornadoes | ? | (?) |
2018– | Vorskla Poltava | 46 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | Ghana U17 | 9 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 October 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 February 2021 |
Najeeb Yakubu (born 1 May 2000) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Vorskla Poltava.
International career[]
He has expressed interest in playing for the Ukraine national team.[1]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of 12 October 2021[2]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Vorskla Poltava | 2018–19 | Ukrainian Premier League | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
2019–20 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 46 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2 | ||
Career total | 46 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2 |
- Notes
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
External links[]
- Najeeb Yakubu at the Football Federation of Ukraine (in Ukrainian)
- Najeeb Yakubu at Soccerway
References[]
- ^ https://sportscorna.com/2021/02/17/ukraine-national-team-eyeing-najeeb-yakubu/
- ^ Najeeb Yakubu at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
Categories:
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Ghanaian footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate footballers
- Association football defenders
- Niger Tornadoes F.C. players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- FC Vorskla Poltava players
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Nigeria
- Expatriate footballers in Nigeria
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
- Sportspeople from Accra
- Ghana youth international footballers