Issah Yakubu

Issah Yakubu (born 17 December 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kuwaiti club Al-Arabi, on loan from Lebanese Premier League club Ahed.

Not to be confused with Issahaku Yakubu.
Issah Yakubu
Yakubu with Ahed in 2019
Personal information
Full name Issah Yakubu
Date of birth (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992
Place of birth Techiman, Ghana[1]
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Al-Arabi (on loan from Ahed)
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Liberty Professionals
2012–2013 Asante Kotoko
2014–2015 Al-Nasr
2014 → BA Stars (loan)
2015 → Inter Allies (loan) 14 (1)
2015–2016 Nabi Chit 21 (4)
2016–2017 Shabab Sahel 19 (2)
2017– Ahed 38 (6)
2020– → Al-Arabi (loan) (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 February 2020

Club career

Ghana and Libya

Starting his senior career in 2010 at Liberty Professionals, Yakubu joined Asante Kotoko in 2012,[3] before moving to Libyan side Al-Nasr the following year on a free transfer.[4] On September 2014, Yakubu moved back to his native Ghana at BA Stars on loan,[4] before ending the season at Inter Allies on another loan in 2015;[5] he played 14 games and scored once in the Ghana Premier League for the side.[6]

Lebanon

On 28 September 2015, Yakubu moved to Lebanon, joining Nabi Chit on a two-year contract,[6] with whom he played 21 games and scored four in the league.[7] The following season, he moved to Shabab Sahel where he scored twice in 19 league games.[7] Ahed signed Yakubu in 2017 on a two-year deal.[8] On 4 November 2019, Yakubu scored a header against North Korean side April 25 in the 2019 AFC Cup Final; the match ended in a 1–0 win, as he helped his side become the first Lebanese side to win the competition.[9] He was nominated Man of the Match for his performance.[10]

Kuwait

On 21 January 2019, Yakubu was sent on a six-month loan to Kuwaiti side Al-Arabi.[11]

Honours
As of 4 November 2019[7]

Club

Asante Kotoko

Ahed

Individual

Awards

  • Lebanese Foreign Player Golden Ball winner: 2017–18[12]
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References
  1. "Issah Yakubu - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  2. "Issa Yakubu - Al Ahed". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  3. "Ghana Premier League: Kotoko records first win". Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  4. "EXCLUSIVE: Promoted BA United sign Issah Yakubu on loan from Libyan outfit Al Nasr". GhanaSoccernet. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  5. "OFFICIAL: Inter Allies sign former Kotoko midfielder Issah Yakubu on loan". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  6. "Issah Yakubu signs for Nabi Chit club". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  7. "Ghana - I. Yakobo - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  8. "Ex-Kotoko midfielder Issah Yakubu joins Lebanese champions Al-Ahed". GhanaSoccernet. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  9. "Al Ahed clinch historic title". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  10. "AFCS". stats.the-afc.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  11. "يعقوبو إلى العربي الكويتي". football-lebanon.com. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  12. Journalist, Samuel Ekow Amoasi Appiah Sports. "Issah Yakubu Named Best Foreign Player In Lebanon". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 6 November 2019.


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