Yakubu aiyegbeni was also listed in the top 100 players. Former everton striker yakubu turns out for national. Y akubu aiyegbeni has announced his retirement from football after 20 active years in the sport aiyegbeni, 35, started his senior club career with julius berger before moving on to play for maccabi haifa in isreal before moving to represent the likes of portsmouth, middlesbrough, blackburn rovers, leicester city, coventry city and everton in the english premier league. Yakubu aiyegbeni miss at point blank miss of the century. Football statistics of abubakari yakubu including club and national team history. Oct 27, 2017 the nigeria exinternational, yakubu aiyegbeni seems to be following the steps of legendary rio ferdinand if the recent pictures and videos upload are anything to go by. Aiyegbeni scores an average of 0 goals for every 90 minutes that hes on the pitch. Yakubus 16 goals made him the clubs leading goalscorer, and joint sixth highest scorer in. Okocha, nwankwo kanu, yakubu aiyegbeni on list of top 100. Yakubu aiyegbeni related news outoffavour super eagles striker, yakubu aiyegbeni, was at his best again as his two goals proved vital in blackburn rovers 32 win over manchester united at the. Yakubu aiyegbeni retires from professional football. Former super eagles striker, yakubu aiyegbeni, has announced his retirement from football. Presents yakubu aiyegbeni in miss at point blank worst world cup miss ever a true story.
Yakubu aiyegbeni announced his retirement from playing football on wednesday, at the age of 35. View stats of coventry city forward yakubu, including goals scored, assists and appearances, on the official website of the premier league. The former everton, portsmouth and middlesbrough striker yakubu aiyegbeni played 60 minutes for the national league club boreham wood in a. Former super eagles forward yakubu aiyegbeni who played mostly in england and made name with portsmouth and everton fc has retired from professional football on his 35th birthday. Get season stats, career statistics, game logs and injury updates on the forward. Rashidi yekini vs zambia 1994 african cup of nations final. Yakubu ayegbeni born 22 november 1982, known as yakubu, is a nigerian former. Season date club from club to club from received club to received.
Okocha, nwankwo kanu, yakubu aiyegbeni on list of top 100 best foreign english premier league players. This is the first time in fifa ultimate team history that ea is adding players back into the game that were not available when they. Fut player database update ea sports publisher of fifa. Former super eagles striker yakubu aiyegbeni has announced his retirement on his 35th birthday after two decades of playing football yakubu was without a. Get all the latest yakubu aiyegbeni news, plus indepth features and interviews.
This weeks news roundup post will cover all the news and updates regarding fifa 16 for the past two weeks as we had to skip last weeks roundup due to internal issues. Yakubu miss in front of goal nigeria v south korea hdtv. This attacking performance currently places him at 0 out of 595 players in efl league one whove played at least 3 matches. Todays fifa ultimate team update has 19 players who now feature on clubs. Yakubu scored the only goal of the game with a penalty in the first leg of the uefa cup last 16 round at home against roma, giving middlesbrough a 10 victory, who later went through on away goals. Jul 09, 2016 the former everton, portsmouth and middlesbrough striker yakubu aiyegbeni played 60 minutes for the national league club boreham wood in a preseason friendly against reading on saturday. Yakubu aiyegbeni latest breaking news, rumours and gossip. Okocha, nwankwo kanu, yakubu aiyegbeni on list of top 100 best foreign english premier league players former super eagles captain, austin okocha is 33rd on the list of top 100 best foreign players to feature in the english premiere league, according to acclaimed football magazine, fourfourtwo.
Player information yakubu yakubu aiyegbeni season world cup 2010 date of birth 22. Nov 22, 2017 yakubu aiyegbeni announced his retirement from playing football on wednesday, at the age of 35. This is the first time in fifa ultimate team history that were able to add players back into the game that were not available when we launched fifa 16in september. Yakubu aiyegbeni simple english wikipedia, the free. First name yakubu last name aiyegbeni nationality nigeria date of birth 22 november 1982 age 37 country of birth nigeria place of birth benin city position. Get fifa 19 demo download companion app download fifa mobile. Yakubu retires from professional football on his 35th. Yakubu aiyegbeni joined the sky blues in february 2017 and has played three games accumulating to 69 minutes of football.
Yakubu fifa 16 69 prices and rating ultimate team futhead. Aiyegbeni retired from football on wednesday, which is his 35th birthday. Football statistics of yakubu aiyegbeni including club and national team history. Naija news learnt that yakubus career was hampered by a knee injury which he sustained against swindon at the end of february 2017 in a game which would prove to be his last for the league one club. Former super eagles striker, yakubu aiyegbeni, has announced his retirement from football at age 35. Yakubu ayegbeni biography, career, net worthyakubu ayegbeni, popularly known by his football name as yakubu and his nickname the yak, is a nigerian international professional footballer. Exnigeria international, yakubu aiyegbeni, admits the west african giants will have to be at their best to stand a chance of making it to the later stages of the 2018 fifa world cup in russia. Yakubu has scored 21 goals in his 57 appearances for nigeria since his 2000 debut. Former nigeria striker yakubu aiyegbeni marked his 35th birthday by announcing his retirement from football on wednesday. Yakubu aiyegbeni miss at point blank miss of the century youtube. Feb 17, 2017 new signing yakubu speaks for the first time since joining the sky blues. Remembering yakubus greatest nigeria goals espn fc. Yakubu 10wc season world cup 2010 traits potential player. Yakubu aiyegbeni player, centre forward target man date of birth.
The nigeria exinternational, yakubu aiyegbeni seems to be following the steps of legendary rio ferdinand if the recent pictures and videos upload are anything to go by. Nigeria could have defeated south korea to qualify for the round of 16 of the 2010 world cup. Firstly, i would like to thank god for the career i have had. Nov 22, 2017 former super eagles forward yakubu aiyegbeni who played mostly in england and made name with portsmouth and everton fc has retired from professional football on his 35th birthday. Yakubu aiyegbeni plays as a striker for middlesbrough. Former super eagles forward, yakubu aiyegbeni, retires. Former everton striker yakubu turns out for national league. This will allow you to make the most of your account with personalization. Currently, he plays for reading as well as nigerian national football team as a striker. The yak began his career at julius berger in 1996 before joining maccabi haifa after. Aiyegbeni retired from football on wednesday, which is.
Former nigeria striker yakubu aiyegbeni announces retirement. Yakubu aiyegbeni sacked by his football club naija news. Yakubu aiyegbenis career was judged based on a single miss against korea in the world cup. Yakubu aiyegbeni announces retirement from football. Former super eagles forward, yakubu aiyegbeni, who played mostly in england and made his name with portsmouth and everton fc, has retired from professional football on his 35th birthday. Sb nation is the largest independent sports media brand, consisting of, and over 300 fancentric team communities. Yak, with 21 goals from 57 appearances, is third on nigerias list of. Socks 4312 guide types of players in fut divisions the fullback experiment or. Yakubu ayegbeni biography, career, net worth and clubs. Yakubu aiyegbeni turns 35, retires from football punch.
Nov 22, 2017 yakubu aiyegbenis career was judged based on a single miss against korea in the world cup. Apr 24, 2016 check the vault to download the game and dont forget to use the 10% discount when purchasing fifa points and packs. World cup 2010 most shocking moments 6 yakubus crazy. Yakubu aiyegbeni, known as yakubu, is a nigerian professional footballer who last played for coventry city. Former nigeria striker yakubu ayegbeni opens fifa technical centre on the island group of vavau. In fifa 07, aiyegbeni got a rating of 81 and a potential of 87. Announcing his retirement from football today wednesday 22nd of november, the 35 year old said. Nigerian striker yakubu aiyegbeni has announced that he is retiring from professional football at the age of 35 aiyegbeni had been a free agent after being released by coventry city earlier this. Former super eagles striker yakubu aiyegbeni retires from. Yakubu aiyegbeni miss at point blank miss of the century duration. Yakubu fifa 12 82 if prices and rating ultimate team.
As a child, he used to play barefoot on streets of the benin, nigeria until he got the pair of boots from his brother when he was. Nov 23, 2017 former super eagles striker yakubu aiyegbeni has announced his retirement on his 35th birthday after two decades of playing football yakubu was without a club since being sacked by coventry city. Former everton, portsmouth and middlesbrough forward yakubu aiyegbeni announces that he is retiring from professional football at the age of 35. He plays for everton and nigeria national team club career statistics. Nigeria icon yakubu aiyegbeni announces retirement from football.
Tonga fifa technical centre opening ap multimedia newsroom. Nov 22, 2017 y akubu aiyegbeni has announced his retirement from football after 20 active years in the sport aiyegbeni, 35, started his senior club career with julius berger before moving on to play for maccabi haifa in isreal before moving to represent the likes of portsmouth, middlesbrough, blackburn rovers, leicester city, coventry city and everton in the english premier league. Former nigerian striker, yakubu aiyegbeni has announced that he is retiring from professional football today as he celebrates his 35th birthday. Aiyegbeni yakubu soccer player profile soccer manager. Aiyegbeni had been a free agent after being released by coventry city earlier this year but after not signing for a new club, the forward has decided to end his playing days. Yakubu ayegbeni of nigeria smiles as he receives a pat on the back from diego maradona getty images. Yakubu aiyegbeni born 22 november 1982 is a nigerian football player. I would like to officially announce my retirement from professional football today. Nigeria icon yakubu aiyegbeni announces retirement from. He is well known as one of nigerian most successful striker. Its the result of more development work done over the past months and it will make this kind of update possible in future fifa games. This is the first time in fifa ultimate team history that were able to add players back into the game that were not available when we launched fifa 16 in september. Yakubu aiyegbeni who is a nigerian football player was born on 22nd november of the year 1982.
Nigerians react as yakubu aiyegbeni retires from football. Yakubu aiyegbeni latest breaking news, rumours and. Fifa legend yakubu ayegbeni visited community in malawi affected by tropical cyclone idai. His performances were rewarded, as he helped middlesbrough reach the 2006 uefa cup final against sevilla, in which they lost 40. Apr, 2019 yakubu ayegbeni biography, career, net worth. It was a day yakubu aiyegbeni missed a simple tapin during a game between nigeria and south korea. Yakubu aiyegbeni is a forward who has appeared in 3 matches this season in efl league one, playing a total of 69 minutes. He remains the third highest ever international goalscorer for nigeria. New signing yakubu speaks for the first time since joining the sky blues. Yakubu aiyegbeni announces retirement from football sports mole. After first moving to english football in january 2003, aiyegbeni went on to. Yakubu aiyegbeni retires from football at 35 channels. Keep up totodate with all yakubu aiyegbeni news with.
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