Yusif Yakubu

Yusif Yakubu
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-09-04) 4 September 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1997–1999 Hearts of Oak
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Al Ahly
2001–2005 Churchill Brothers 103 (65)
2005–2008 Mahindra United (17)
2008–2010 East Bengal (20)
2010–2011 Salgaocar (15)
2011–2012 Prayag United (12)
2012–2014 Mumbai 37 (18)
2016 East Bengal
2017 Churchill Brothers 0 (0)
Total (147)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yusif Yakubu (born 4 September 1976) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a forward.[1] He scored a total of 148 I-League goals from 2000 to 2014,[2] and is regarded as one of the best foreigners in history of football in India.[3][4][5]

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  2. ^ Time to regain lost glory Archived 5 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine Telegraph India. Retrieved 22 September 2021
  3. ^ "From the History Book". All India Football Federation. the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Leading Goal Scorers". Rediff.com. 14 May 2004. Archived from the original on 28 August 2004. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
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