Description
Yakubu Aiyegbeni, generally known simply as Yakubu, is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Al Rayyan and the Nigerian national football team. His nickname is "The Yak".
His performances in the 2002?03 UEFA Champions League for Maccabi Haifa earned a loan move to English club Portsmouth which became permanent as they were promoted to the Premier League in 2003. He has since appeared in over 250 Premier League matches for Portsmouth, Middlesbrough, Everton, and Blackburn Rovers, and is the second highest African goalscorer in Premier League history with 96 goals. He is the third highest scorer in the history of the Nigeria national football team, and represented them at four African Cup of Nations finals, the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the football at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Born
November 22nd, 1982 in Benin City (Age 41)
Teams
Al-Rayyan S.C. (2013-) | Guangzhou R&F F.C. (2012-) | Blackburn Rovers F.C. (2011-2012) | Leicester City F.C. (2011) | Everton F.C. (2007-2011) | Everton F.C. (2007-2011) | Middlesbrough F.C. (2005-2007) | Portsmouth F.C. (2003-2005) | Nigeria national football team (2000-) | Hapoel Kfar Saba F.C. (1999-2000) | Maccabi Haifa F.C. (1999-2003) | Bridge Boys F.C. (1998-1999) | Gil Vicente F.C. (1998) |
Last Changes
2023/07/13
New Scanned Autograph (Bought/Probably Authentic (Certified/COA))
2022/12/31
New Scanned Autograph (Bought/Probably Authentic (Certified/COA))
2021/06/12
New Scanned Autograph (Bought/Probably Authentic (Certified/COA))