Issah Yakubu

Issah Yakubu
	Yakubu with Ahed in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Issah Yakubu
Date of birth	17 December 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Techiman, Ghana
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[citation needed]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2012	Liberty Professionals
2012–2013	Asante Kotoko
2014–2015	Al-Nasr
2014	→ BA Stars (loan)
2015	→ Inter Allies (loan)
2015–2016	Nabi Chit
2016–2017	Shabab Sahel
2017–2020	Ahed
2020	→ Al-Arabi (loan)
2020–2021	Al-Arabi
2021–2022	Fujairah
2022–2023	Ahed
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 April 2023

Issah Yakubu (born 17 December 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Career

Ghana and Libya

Starting his senior career in 2010 at Liberty Professionals, Yakubu joined Asante Kotoko in 2012,^[2] before moving to Libyan side Al-Nasr the following year on a free transfer.^[3] In September 2014, Yakubu moved back to his native Ghana at BA Stars on loan,^[3] before ending the season at Inter Allies on another loan in 2015;^[4] he played 14 games and scored once in the Ghana Premier League for the side.^[5]

Lebanon

On 28 September 2015, Yakubu moved to Lebanon, joining Nabi Chit on a two-year contract,^[5] with whom he played 21 games and scored four in the league.^[6]

The following season, he moved to Shabab Sahel where he scored twice in 19 league games.^[6] Ahed signed Yakubu in 2017 on a two-year deal.^[7]

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.^[8] He was nominated Man of the Match for his performance.^[9]

Al-Arabi and Fujairah

On 21 January 2020, Yakubu was sent on a six-month loan to Kuwaiti side Al-Arabi.^[10] In August 2020, Yakubu moved to Al-Arabi permanently in a deal worth $USD100,000.^[11]

On 19 September 2021, Yakubu joined Fujairah FC in the UAE First Division League.^[12]

Return to Ahed

In December 2022, Yakubu returned to Ahed ahead of the second half of the 2022–23 Lebanese Premier League.^[13]

Honours

Asante Kotoko

Ghana Premier League: 2012–13
Ghana Super Cup: 2012

Ahed

Lebanese Premier League: 2017–18, 2018–19
Lebanese FA Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19; runner-up: 2022–23
Lebanese Super Cup: 2017, 2018, 2019
AFC Cup: 2019

Individual

Lebanese Premier League Best Foreign Player: 2017–18^[14]
Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 2017–18, 2018–19^[15]

References

^ ^a ^b "Issah Yakubu". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ "Ghana Premier League: Kotoko records first win". Retrieved 6 November 2011.
^ ^a ^b "EXCLUSIVE: Promoted BA United sign Issah Yakubu on loan from Libyan outfit Al Nasr". GhanaSoccernet. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
^ "OFFICIAL: Inter Allies sign former Kotoko midfielder Issah Yakubu on loan". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Issah Yakubu signs for Nabi Chit club". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
^ ^a ^b Issah Yakubu at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
^ "Ex-Kotoko midfielder Issah Yakubu joins Lebanese champions Al-Ahed". GhanaSoccernet. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
^ "Al Ahed clinch historic title". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
^ "AFCS". stats.the-afc.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
^ "يعقوبو إلى العربي الكويتي". football-lebanon.com. 21 January 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
^ "اتفاق نهائي بين العربي الكويتي والعهد اللبناني". كووورة. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
^ @ALDERBYSHOW (19 September 2021). "نادي الفجيره الاماراتي يوقع مع الغاني اسحاق يعقوبو محترف العربي السابق" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "موقع المنار الرياضي » لبنان..العهد يضم الغاني عيسى يعقوبو". sport.almanar.com.lb. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
^ Journalist, Samuel Ekow Amoasi Appiah Sports. "Issah Yakubu Named Best Foreign Player In Lebanon". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
^ النجماوي حسن معتوق أفضل لاعب في لبنان!. aliwaa.com (in Arabic). 1 May 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2019.

External links

Issah Yakubu at FA Lebanon
Issah Yakubu at Lebanon Football Guide
Issah Yakubu at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)

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[GSA-1] "Issah Yakubu". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

[2] "Ghana Premier League: Kotoko records first win". Retrieved 6 November 2011.

[:2-3] "EXCLUSIVE: Promoted BA United sign Issah Yakubu on loan from Libyan outfit Al Nasr". GhanaSoccernet. Retrieved 6 November 2019.

[4] "OFFICIAL: Inter Allies sign former Kotoko midfielder Issah Yakubu on loan". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 6 November 2019.

[:0-5] "Issah Yakubu signs for Nabi Chit club". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.

[:1-6] Issah Yakubu at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 February 2023.

[7] "Ex-Kotoko midfielder Issah Yakubu joins Lebanese champions Al-Ahed". GhanaSoccernet. Retrieved 6 November 2019.

[8] "Al Ahed clinch historic title". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.

[9] "AFCS". stats.the-afc.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.

[10] "يعقوبو إلى العربي الكويتي". football-lebanon.com. 21 January 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.

[11] "اتفاق نهائي بين العربي الكويتي والعهد اللبناني". كووورة. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

[12] @ALDERBYSHOW (19 September 2021). "نادي الفجيره الاماراتي يوقع مع الغاني اسحاق يعقوبو محترف العربي السابق" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[13] "موقع المنار الرياضي » لبنان..العهد يضم الغاني عيسى يعقوبو". sport.almanar.com.lb. Retrieved 8 February 2023.

[14] Journalist, Samuel Ekow Amoasi Appiah Sports. "Issah Yakubu Named Best Foreign Player In Lebanon". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 6 November 2019.

[:2018-15] النجماوي حسن معتوق أفضل لاعب في لبنان!. aliwaa.com (in Arabic). 1 May 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2019.

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