Issah Yakubu

Issah Yakubu (born 17 December 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kuwaiti club Al-Arabi.

Not to be confused with Issahaku Yakubu.
Issah Yakubu
Yakubu with Ahed in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992
Place of birth Techiman, Ghana[1]
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Al-Arabi
Number 11
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 38 (6)
2020 → Al-Arabi (loan) (1)
2020– Al-Arabi (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:18, 24 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

Ghana and Libya

Starting his senior career in 2010 at Liberty Professionals, Yakubu joined Asante Kotoko in 2012,[3] before moving to Libyan side Al-Nasr the following year on a free transfer.[4] On September 2014, Yakubu moved back to his native Ghana at BA Stars on loan,[4] before ending the season at Inter Allies on another loan in 2015;[5] he played 14 games and scored once in the Ghana Premier League for the side.[6]

Lebanon

On 28 September 2015, Yakubu moved to Lebanon, joining Nabi Chit on a two-year contract,[6] with whom he played 21 games and scored four in the league.[7] The following season, he moved to Shabab Sahel where he scored twice in 19 league games.[7] Ahed signed Yakubu in 2017 on a two-year deal.[8] 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.[9] He was nominated Man of the Match for his performance.[10]

Kuwait

On 21 January 2020, Yakubu was sent on a six-month loan to Kuwaiti side Al-Arabi.[11] In August 2020, Yakubu moved to Al-Arabi permanently in a deal worth $USD100,000.[12]

Honours
As of 4 November 2019[7]

Club

Asante Kotoko

Ahed

Individual

Awards

References
  1. "Issah Yakubu - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  2. "Issa Yakubu - Al Ahed". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  3. "Ghana Premier League: Kotoko records first win". Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  4. "EXCLUSIVE: Promoted BA United sign Issah Yakubu on loan from Libyan outfit Al Nasr". GhanaSoccernet. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  5. "OFFICIAL: Inter Allies sign former Kotoko midfielder Issah Yakubu on loan". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  6. "Issah Yakubu signs for Nabi Chit club". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  7. "Ghana - I. Yakobo - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  8. "Ex-Kotoko midfielder Issah Yakubu joins Lebanese champions Al-Ahed". GhanaSoccernet. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  9. "Al Ahed clinch historic title". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  10. "AFCS". stats.the-afc.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  11. "يعقوبو إلى العربي الكويتي". football-lebanon.com. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  12. "اتفاق نهائي بين العربي الكويتي والعهد اللبناني". كووورة. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  13. Journalist, Samuel Ekow Amoasi Appiah Sports. "Issah Yakubu Named Best Foreign Player In Lebanon". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 6 November 2019.


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