 Yekini with Nigeria in 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 October 1963 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kaduna, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 4 May 2012 (aged 48) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Ibadan, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1982 | UNTL Kaduna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1984 | Shooting Stars | 53 | (45) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1987 | Abiola Babes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1990 | Africa Sports | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1994 | Vitória Setúbal | 114 | (91) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Olympiacos | 4 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Sporting Gijón | 14 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Vitória Setúbal | 14 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Zürich | 28 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Bizerte | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Al-Shabab | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | Africa Sports | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Julius Berger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Gateway | 26 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 253 | (164) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1998 | Nigeria | 62 | (37) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rashidi Yekini (23 October 1963 – 4 May 2012) was a Nigerian professional footballer who played as a forward. He is the all-time top goalscorer for his nation.[1]
His professional career, which spanned more than two decades, was mainly associated with Vitória de Setúbal in Portugal, but he also played in six other countries besides his own.[2]
Yekini scored 37 goals as a Nigerian international footballer, and represented the nation in seven major tournaments, including two World Cups where he scored the country's first-ever goal in the competition. He was also named the African Footballer of the Year in 1993.[3][4]
- ^ Amos, Isaiah (23 October 2023). "Rashidi Yekini Biography, Net Worth, State of Origin, Tribe, Wives, Children, Parents, Career". Whoiswriter. Archived from the original on 24 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ Nigerian football legend, Rashidi Yekini, dies at 49 Archived 5 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine; The Times of Nigeria, 4 May 2012
- ^ "Obituary: Rashidi Yekini (1963–2012)". Yahoo Sports. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ Nigeria: Legendary footballer, Rashidi Yekini dies at 48 Archived 8 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine; All Africa, 5 May 2012