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Ayegbeni Yakubu
| Born | 22 November 1982, Benin City |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Weight | 83 kg |
| Height | 1.84 m |
| Position | Forward |
A pacy striker with a powerful shot, Yakubu has enjoyed a varied career since his early days in Nigeria with Okomo Oil and then Julius Berger.
He moved to Israel in 1999 with Hapoel Kfar Saba (on loan) and Maccabi Haifa but also had a spell in Portugal with Gil Vicente.
He won his first full cap when he came on as a substitute in the World Cup qualifying tie against Eritrea in April 2000 and featured on several occasions towards the end of the Super Eagles’ campaign, scoring twice in the 4-0 victory over Sudan.
He was also a member of the squad for the Sydney Olympics where he netted a memorable goal in the 3-3 draw with Honduras.
His contract at Portsmouth was extended to June 2007 in August 2004 but he joined Middlesbrough in July 2005.
He joined Everton in August 2007 with a five-year contract.
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 2001-02 | Maccabi Haifa | UEFA Champions League | 1 | 1 |
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| 2002-03 | Maccabi Haifa | UEFA Champions League | 3 | 1 |
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| 2002-03 | Portsmouth | League Division 1 | 11 | 2 |
7 |
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| 2003-04 | Portsmouth | Carling Cup | 1 | 1 |
2 |
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| 2003-04 | Portsmouth | FA Cup | 4 | 1 |
2
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| 2003-04 | Portsmouth | Premier League | 35 | 2 |
16 |
2
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| 2004-05 | Portsmouth | Carling Cup | 1 | 2 |
2 |
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| 2004-05 | Portsmouth | FA Cup | 2 | 2 |
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| 2004-05 | Portsmouth | Premier League | 29 | 1 |
12 |
2
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| 2005-06 | Middlesbrough | Carling Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 2005-06 | Middlesbrough | FA Cup | 7 | 4 |
1
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| 2005-06 | Middlesbrough | Premier League | 29 | 5 |
13 |
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| 2005-06 | Middlesbrough | UEFA Cup | 5 | 9 |
2 |
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| 2006-07 | Middlesbrough | FA Cup | 8 | 4 |
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| 2006-07 | Middlesbrough | Premier League | 36 | 1 |
12 |
2
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| 2007-08 | Everton | Carling Cup | 3 | 3 |
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| 2007-08 | Everton | FA Cup | 1 |
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| 2007-08 | Everton | Premier League | 26 | 3 |
15 |
2
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| 2007-08 | Everton | UEFA Cup | 7 | 3 |
2
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| 2007-08 | Middlesbrough | Premier League | 2 | ||||
| 2008-09 | Everton | Carling Cup | 1 |
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| 2008-09 | Everton | Premier League | 14 | 4 |
2
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| 2008-09 | Everton | UEFA Cup | 2 | 1 |
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| 2009-10 | Everton | Carling Cup | 2 | 1 |
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| 2009-10 | Everton | Premier League | 9 | 16 |
5 |
1
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| 2009-10 | Everton | UEFA Europa League | 4 | 5 |
1
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| 2010-11 | Everton | Carling Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2010-11 | Everton | Premier League | 7 | 7 |
1 |
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| 2010-11 | Leicester City | League Championship | 19 | 1 |
11 |
4
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| 2011-12 | Blackburn Rovers | Carling Cup | 1 | 2 |
1 |
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| 2011-12 | Blackburn Rovers | Premier League | 29 | 1 |
17 |
1
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1
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 2001 | FC Haka v Maccabi Haifa | D | 0-0 | Champions League | 2nd qualifying round 1st leg |
| 01 Aug 2001 | Maccabi Haifa v FC Haka | D | 0-0 | Champions League | 2nd qualifying round 2nd leg |
| 01 Oct 2002 | Maccabi Haifa v Bayer Leverkusen | D | 0-0 | Champions League | Group F |
| 23 Oct 2002 | Bayer Leverkusen v Maccabi Haifa | D | 0-0 | Champions League | Group F |
| 29 Oct 2002 | Maccabi Haifa v Manchester United | W | 3-0 | Champions League | Group F |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Berger | 01 Jul 1998 | 01 Jul 1999 | |
| Gil Vicente | 01 Jul 1999 | 01 Jan 2000 | |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | 01 Jan 2000 | 01 Jul 2000 | |
| Maccabi Haifa | 01 Jul 2000 | 30 Apr 2003 | |
| Portsmouth | 06 Jan 2003 | 29 Apr 2003 | L |
| Portsmouth | 30 Apr 2003 | 01 Jul 2005 | |
| Middlesbrough | 13 Jul 2005 | 29 Aug 2007 | |
| Everton | 29 Aug 2007 | 31 Aug 2011 | |
| Leicester City | 13 Jan 2011 | 31 May 2011 | L |
| Blackburn Rovers | 31 Aug 2011 | 30 Jun 2012 | |
| Guangzhou R and F | 01 Jul 2012 |
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1998-99 | Nigeria | Olympics | 2 | 1 |
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| 1999-00 | Nigeria | FIFA World Cup | 1 |
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| 1999-00 | Nigeria | Olympics | 2 | 1 |
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| 2000-01 | Nigeria | African Nations Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 2000-01 | Nigeria | FIFA World Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2000-01 | Nigeria | Olympics | 3 | 1 |
2
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| 2001-02 | Nigeria | African Nations Cup | 2 | 2 |
1 |
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| 2001-02 | Nigeria | FIFA World Cup | 1 | 1 |
2 |
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| 2001-02 | Nigeria | International | 1 | ||||
| 2002-03 | Nigeria | African Nations Cup | 3 | 2 |
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| 2002-03 | Nigeria | International | 1 | ||||
| 2002-03 | Nigeria | LG Cup | 2 | 3 |
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| 2003-04 | Nigeria | African Nations Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2004-05 | Nigeria | FIFA World Cup | 4 | 1 |
2 |
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| 2005-06 | Nigeria | FIFA World Cup | 1 |
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| 2006-07 | Nigeria | African Nations Cup | 2 | 1 |
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| 2006-07 | Nigeria | International | 1 |
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| 2007-08 | Nigeria | African Nations Cup | 4 | 2 |
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| 2007-08 | Nigeria | International | 1 | ||||
| 2009-10 | Nigeria | FIFA World Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2009-10 | Nigeria | International | 2 | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1999 | Nigeria v Namibia | W | 4-0 | Olympics | Africa 1st round |
| 20 Jun 1999 | Namibia v Nigeria | L | 3-2 | Olympics | Africa 1st round |
| 19 Feb 2000 | Uganda v Nigeria | W | 2-3 | Olympics | Africa group A |
| 26 Feb 2000 | Nigeria v Uganda | W | 1-0 | Olympics | Africa group A |
| 25 Mar 2000 | Nigeria v Zimbabwe | W | 4-0 | Olympics | Africa group A |
| 22 Apr 2000 | Nigeria v Eritrea | W | 4-0 | FIFA World Cup | Africa 1st round |
| 13 Sep 2000 | Nigeria v Honduras | D | 3-3 | Olympics | Finals Group A |
| 16 Sep 2000 | Australia v Nigeria | W | 2-3 | Olympics | Finals Group A |
| 23 Sep 2000 | Chile v Nigeria | L | 4-1 | Olympics | Quarter-final |
| 21 Apr 2001 | Sierra Leone v Nigeria | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | Africa group B |
| 16 Jun 2001 | Namibia v Nigeria | W | 0-2 | African Nations Cup | Group 1 |
| 01 Jul 2001 | Sudan v Nigeria | W | 0-4 | FIFA World Cup | Africa group B |
| 28 Jul 2001 | Nigeria v Ghana | W | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | Africa group B |
| 21 Jan 2002 | Algeria v Nigeria | W | 0-1 | African Nations Cup | Finals Group A |
| 28 Jan 2002 | Liberia v Nigeria | W | 0-1 | African Nations Cup | Finals Group A |
| 03 Feb 2002 | Nigeria v Ghana | W | 1-0 | African Nations Cup | Finals quarter-final |
| 09 Feb 2002 | Mali v Nigeria | W | 0-1 | African Nations Cup | Finals 3rd place |
| 18 May 2002 | Nigeria v Jamaica | D | 0-0 | International | |
| 08 Sep 2002 | Angola v Nigeria | D | 0-0 | African Nations Cup | Group 1 |
| 29 Mar 2003 | Malawi v Nigeria | W | 0-1 | African Nations Cup | Group 1 |
| 30 May 2003 | Nigeria v Ghana | W | 3-1 | LG CUP | Semi-final |
| 01 Jun 2003 | Nigeria v Cameroon | D | 0-0 | LG CUP | Final |
| 07 Jun 2003 | Nigeria v Malawi | W | 4-1 | African Nations Cup | Group 1 |
| 11 Jun 2003 | Nigeria v Brazil | L | 0-3 | International | |
| 27 Jan 2004 | Nigeria v Morocco | L | 0-1 | African Nations Cup | Finals Group D |
| 03 Jul 2004 | Nigeria v Algeria | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | Africa group 4 |
| 05 Sep 2004 | Zimbabwe v Nigeria | W | 0-3 | FIFA World Cup | Africa group 4 |
| 09 Oct 2004 | Gabon v Nigeria | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Africa group 4 |
| 26 Mar 2005 | Nigeria v Gabon | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Africa group 4 |
| 18 Jun 2005 | Nigeria v Angola | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Africa group 4 |
| 04 Sep 2005 | Algeria v Nigeria | W | 2-5 | FIFA World Cup | Africa group 4 |
| 02 Sep 2006 | Nigeria v Niger* | W | 2-0 | African Nations Cup | Group 3 |
| 06 Feb 2007 | Ghana v Nigeria | L | 4-1 | International | |
| 02 Jun 2007 | Uganda v Nigeria | L | 2-1 | African Nations Cup | Group 3 |
| 21 Jan 2008 | Ivory Coast v Nigeria | L | 1-0 | African Nations Cup | Finals Group B |
| 25 Jan 2008 | Nigeria v Mali | D | 0-0 | African Nations Cup | Finals Group B |
| 29 Jan 2008 | Nigeria v Benin | W | 2-0 | African Nations Cup | Finals Group B |
| 03 Feb 2008 | Ghana v Nigeria | L | 2-1 | African Nations Cup | Finals quarter-final |
| 27 May 2008 | Austria v Nigeria | D | 1-1 | International | |
| 30 May 2010 | Colombia v Nigeria | D | 1-1 | International | |
| 06 Jun 2010 | North Korea v Nigeria | W | 1-3 | International | |
| 12 Jun 2010 | Argentina v Nigeria | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group B |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.