Yakubu Abubakar

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Abubakar Yakubu
Personal information
Full name Yakubu Abubakar
Date of birth (1990-02-09) 9 February 1990 (age 31)
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[]

  1. ^ a b "Myanmar's foreign football players score goals, unofficial tax breaks". www.mmtimes.com.
  2. ^ "Yakubu Abubakar - Stats, Career information and Matches - World Football". www.worldfootball.com.
  3. ^ "AFC Cup: Know Your Rivals - Ayeyawady United". sports.yahoo.com.

External links[]

• - Yakubu Abubakar Zero Site Profile

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