Yusif Yakubu

Yusif Yakubu
Personal information
Full name Yusif Yakubu
Date of birth (1976-09-04) 4 September 1976
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Churchill Brothers
Number 10
Youth career
1997–1999 Hearts of Oak
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2003 Churchill Brothers
2004–2007 Mahindra United
2008–2010 East Bengal
2010–2011 Salgaocar (15)
2011–2012 Prayag United (12)
2012–2014 Mumbai 37 (18)
2016 Mohammedan
2017– Churchill Brothers 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 August 2017

Yusif Yakubu (born 4 September 1976 in Kumasi) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who is currently playing for Churchill Brothers.One of the more dedicated sportsman to have played on Indian soil. He stayed on to play a match in East Bengal's Jersey even after getting the news of his mother demise. And he was all over the opposition in that match.

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]

References

  1. ↑ Times of India, Jan 22, 2010
  2. ↑ 'Football is my profession' Archived June 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Hindustan Times, Jan 22, 2010 Archived June 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Salgaocar FC sign Yusif Yakubu, Seoka
  5. ↑ http://www.thehardtackle.com/index.php/high-five-best-foreigners-in-indian-football/
  6. ↑ 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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