Yusif Yakubu
Yusif Yakubu (born 4 September 1976 in Kumasi) is a Ghanaian professional footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yusif Yakubu | ||
| Date of birth | 4 September 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Kumasi, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing 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 | Mohammedan | 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]
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References
- Times of India, 22 January 2010
- 'Football is my profession' Archived 7 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Hindustan Times, 22 January 2010 Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Salgaocar FC sign Yusif Yakubu, Seoka
- Sengupta, Somnath (7 December 2010). "High Five: Best Foreigners in Indian Football". TheHardTackle.com. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- 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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