Yakubu Abubakar
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yakubu Abubakar | ||
Date of birth | 9 February 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Sri Pahang | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2006 | Feyenoord Academy | ||
2006–2007 | Red Bull Ghana | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2009 | Ashanti Gold SC | 54 | (3) |
2009–2011 | 42 | (5) | |
2011–2012 | 28 | (3) | |
2012–2014 | 9 | (2) | |
2015 | Zeyar Shwe Myay[1] | 19 | (4) |
2015–2016 | Ayeyawady United[2] | 31 | (6) |
2018–2019 | Rakhine United | 9 | (3) |
2019–2020 | Shan United | 5 | (0) |
2021– | Sri Pahang | 2 | (0) |
National team | |||
2007–2008 | Ghana U-17 | 5 | (0) |
2010 | Ghana U-20 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 Jan 2020 |
Yakubu Abubakar (born 9 February 1990) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Sri Pahang.[3]
Club career[]
He started his career in Ghana football academies and played in the Ghanaian Premier League teams Red Bull Ghana and Ashanti Gold SC before moving abroad.[1] He has played in the Asia Champions league where he played against Malaysia , Indian Super league team Bengaluru FC and Lao Toyota FC.
International career[]
Abubakar played for Ghana at every youth level, having represented the nation at under-17 and under-20.
References[]
- ^ a b "Myanmar's foreign football players score goals, unofficial tax breaks". www.mmtimes.com.
- ^ "Yakubu Abubakar - Stats, Career information and Matches - World Football". www.worldfootball.com.
- ^ "AFC Cup: Know Your Rivals - Ayeyawady United". sports.yahoo.com.
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Categories:
- 1990 births
- Sportspeople from Accra
- Ghanaian footballers
- Association football defenders
- Association football midfielders
- Ashanti Gold SC players
- Al Hala SC players
- Ayeyawady United F.C. players
- Ghana international footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Myanmar
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain
- Living people