Issah Yakubu
Issah Yakubu (born 17 December 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lebanese Premier League club Ahed.
| Yakubu with Ahed in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Issah Yakubu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Techiman, Ghana[1] | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ahed | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| 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) |
| 2017–2020 | Ahed | 39 | (6) |
| 2020 | → Al-Arabi (loan) | (1) | |
| 2020–2021 | Al-Arabi | (1) | |
| 2021–2022 | Fujairah | 22 | (5) |
| 2022– | Ahed | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:02, 8 February 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Ghana and Libya edit
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] In 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 edit
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]
Al-Arabi and Fujairah edit
On 21 January 2020, Yakubu was sent on a six-month loan to Kuwaiti side Al-Arabi.[11] In August 2020, Yakubu moved to Al-Arabi permanently in a deal worth $USD100,000.[12]
On 19 September 2021, Yakubu joined Fujairah FC in the UAE First Division League.[13]
Return to Ahed edit
In December 2022, Yakubu returned to Ahed ahead of the second half of the 2022–23 Lebanese Premier League.[14]
Honours edit
Asante Kotoko
Ahed
- AFC Cup: 2019
- Lebanese Premier League: 2017–18, 2018–19
- Lebanese FA Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19
- Lebanese Super Cup: 2017, 2018, 2019
Individual
- Lebanese Premier League Best Foreign Player: 2017–18[15]
- Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 2017–18, 2018–19[16]
References edit
- ^ a b "Issah Yakubu". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ Issah Yakubu at FootballDatabase.eu
- ^ "Ghana Premier League: Kotoko records first win". Retrieved 6 November 2011.
- ^ a b "EXCLUSIVE: Promoted BA United sign Issah Yakubu on loan from Libyan outfit Al Nasr". GhanaSoccernet. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "OFFICIAL: Inter Allies sign former Kotoko midfielder Issah Yakubu on loan". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Issah Yakubu signs for Nabi Chit club". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ a b Issah Yakubu at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ "Ex-Kotoko midfielder Issah Yakubu joins Lebanese champions Al-Ahed". GhanaSoccernet. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Al Ahed clinch historic title". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "AFCS". stats.the-afc.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ . football-lebanon.com. 21 January 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "اتفاق نهائي بين العربي الكويتي والعهد اللبناني". كووورة. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ @ALDERBYSHOW (19 September 2021). "نادي الفجيره الاماراتي يوقع مع الغاني اسحاق يعقوبو محترف العربي السابق" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "موقع المنار الرياضي » لبنان..العهد يضم الغاني عيسى يعقوبو". sport.almanar.com.lb. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ Journalist, Samuel Ekow Amoasi Appiah Sports. "Issah Yakubu Named Best Foreign Player In Lebanon". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ النجماوي حسن معتوق أفضل لاعب في لبنان!. aliwaa.com (in Arabic). 1 May 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
External links edit
- Issah Yakubu at FA Lebanon
- Issah Yakubu at Lebanon Football Guide
- Issah Yakubu at Goalzz.com (also in Arabic at Kooora.com)