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Ghanaian footballer (born 1992) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Issah Yakubu (born 17 December 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
 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)[citation needed] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| 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) |
| 2022–2023 | Ahed | 9 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 April 2023 | |||
Starting his senior career in 2010 at Liberty Professionals, Yakubu joined Asante Kotoko in 2012,[2] before moving to Libyan side Al-Nasr the following year on a free transfer.[3] In September 2014, Yakubu moved back to his native Ghana at BA Stars on loan,[3] before ending the season at Inter Allies on another loan in 2015;[4] he played 14 games and scored once in the Ghana Premier League for the side.[5]
On 28 September 2015, Yakubu moved to Lebanon, joining Nabi Chit on a two-year contract,[5] with whom he played 21 games and scored four in the league.[6]
The following season, he moved to Shabab Sahel where he scored twice in 19 league games.[6] Ahed signed Yakubu in 2017 on a two-year deal.[7]
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.[8] He was nominated Man of the Match for his performance.[9]
On 21 January 2020, Yakubu was sent on a six-month loan to Kuwaiti side Al-Arabi.[10] In August 2020, Yakubu moved to Al-Arabi permanently in a deal worth $USD100,000.[11]
On 19 September 2021, Yakubu joined Fujairah FC in the UAE First Division League.[12]
In December 2022, Yakubu returned to Ahed ahead of the second half of the 2022–23 Lebanese Premier League.[13]
Asante Kotoko
Ahed
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