Rashidi Yekini
Nigerian footballer (1963–2012) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rashidi Yekini (23 October 1963 – 4 May 2012) was a Nigerian professional footballer who played as a forward. He is all-time top goalscorer for his nation.[1]
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1963-10-23)23 October 1963 | ||
Place of birth | Kaduna, Nigeria | ||
Date of death | 4 May 2012(2012-05-04) (aged 48) | ||
Place of death | Ibadan, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1981–1982 | UNTL Kaduna | ||
1982–1984 | Shooting Stars | 53 | (45) |
1984–1987 | Abiola Babes | ||
1987–1990 | Africa Sports | ||
1990–1994 | Vitória Setúbal | 114 | (91) |
1994–1995 | Olympiacos | 4 | (2) |
1995–1996 | Sporting Gijón | 14 | (3) |
1997 | Vitória Setúbal | 14 | (3) |
1997–1998 | Zürich | 28 | (14) |
1998–1999 | Bizerte | ||
1999 | Al-Shabab | ||
1999–2002 | Africa Sports | ||
2002–2003 | Julius Berger | ||
2005 | Gateway | 26 | (7) |
Total | 253 | (164) | |
International career | |||
1984–1998 | Nigeria | 62 | (37) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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His professional career, which spanned more than two decades, was mainly associated with Vitória de Setúbal in Portugal, but he also played in six other countries besides his own.[2]
Yekini scored 37 goals as a Nigerian international footballer, and represented the nation in seven major tournaments, including two World Cups where he scored the country's first-ever goal in the competition. He was also named the African Footballer of the Year in 1993.[3][4]