| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2000-05-01) 1 May 2000 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Prishtina | ||
| Number | 55 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| UniStar Academy | |||
| 0000–2017 | New Town Youth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Niger Tornadoes | ? | (?) |
| 2018–2024 | Vorskla Poltava | 66 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | → Ilves (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2024– | Prishtina | 9 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017 | Ghana U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2022– | Niger | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024 | |||
Najeeb Yakubu (born 1 May 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a right back for Kosovo Superleague side Prishtina. Born in Ghana, he plays for the Niger national team.
Club career
On 20 April 2022, Yakubu joined CD Lugo in Spain under the special FIFA regulations related to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. However, he only participated in training and did not appear in any league games.
In August 2022 he once again suspended his contract with Vorskla under the same regulations, this time until 30 June 2023, and moved to Ilves in Finnish Veikkausliiga.
International career
Born in Ghana, Yakubu is of Nigerien descent.
He has expressed interest in playing for the Ukraine national team.
He was called up to the Niger national team for a set of friendlies in March 2022. He debuted with Niger as a late substitute in a 3–0 friendly loss to Egypt on 23 September 2022.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 27 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vorskla Poltava | 2018–19 | Ukrainian Premier League | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | Ukrainian Premier League | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Ukrainian Premier League | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Ukrainian Premier League | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ukrainian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ukrainian Premier League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 66 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 2 | ||
| Ilves (loan) | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Prishtina | 2024–25 | Kosovo Superleague | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 92 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 106 | 2 | ||
- Notes
- Includes Ukrainian Cup and Suomen Cup
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- Includes Finnish League Cup
External links
- Najeeb Yakubu at UAF and archived FFU page (in Ukrainian)
- Najeeb Yakubu at Soccerway
References
- "FIFA adopts temporary employment and registration rules to address several issues in relation to war in Ukraine". FIFA. 7 March 2022.
- "Najeeb Yakubu se incorpora a la dinámica de trabajo del primer equipo" (Press release) (in Spanish). CD Lugo. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- "Колись хотів грати за збірну України: лідер "Ворскли" пішов з команди". sportyvka.com.ua. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- "MONIPUOLINEN NAJEEB YAKUBU KELTAVIHREISIIN – "MINULLA ON KOKEMUSTA EUROPELEISTÄ"" (in Finnish). Ilves. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- "Ukraine National Team Eyeing Najeeb Yakubu | Sports Corna". sportscorna.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2021.
- "EXCLUSIVE: Former Ghana U17 defender Najeeb Yakubu gets Niger national team invitation". GhanaSoccernet. 17 March 2022.
- "%competition_name% (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports.
- Najeeb Yakubu at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- Najeeb Yakubu, Global Sports Archive
| FC Prishtina – current squad | |
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Naturalized citizens of Niger
- Nigerien men's footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Niger Tornadoes F.C. players
- FC Vorskla Poltava players
- CD Lugo players
- Ilves (football) players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Niger men's international footballers
- Nigerien expatriate men's footballers
- Nigerien expatriate sportspeople in Nigeria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Nigeria
- Nigerien expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine
- Nigerien expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Footballers from Accra
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Ghana men's youth international footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Nigeria
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Ghanaian people of Nigerien descent
- Nigerien expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen