# Yakubu

Yakubu is a Nigerian footballer, born on 22 November 1982 in Benin City, Nigeria. Yakubu plays as a striker. Yakubu has scored 228 goals in 574 games for club and country and has won 3 trophies, including 3 league titles.

## Yakubu's career stats

|   | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 516 | 207 |
| Nigeria | 58 | 21 |
| Total | 574 | 228 |

Goals per game: 0.40.

## Yakubu's trophies and awards

- Trophies with club and country: 3
- League titles: 3

### Maccabi Haifa

- Israel Premier League: 2 (2000–01, 2001–02)

### Portsmouth

- Football League First Division: 1 (2002–03)

## Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

1. 1998–1999: Julius Berger
2. 1999–2003: Maccabi Haifa, 49 games, 38 goals
3. 1999–2000: Hapoel Kfar Saba (loan), 23 games, 6 goals
4. 2003: Portsmouth (loan), 14 games, 7 goals
5. 2003–2005: Portsmouth, 67 games, 28 goals
6. 2005–2007: Middlesbrough, 73 games, 25 goals
7. 2007–2011: Everton, 82 games, 25 goals
8. 2011: Leicester City (loan), 20 games, 11 goals
9. 2011–2012: Blackburn Rovers, 30 games, 17 goals
10. 2012–2013: Guangzhou R&F, 43 games, 24 goals
11. 2014–2015: Al-Rayyan, 10 games, 5 goals
12. 2015: Reading, 7 games, 0 goals
13. 2015–2016: Kayserispor, 12 games, 0 goals
14. 2017: Coventry City, 3 games, 0 goals

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