Ismail Yakubu

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Ismail Yakubu
Personal information
Full name Ismail Salami Yakubu[1]
Date of birth 8 April 1985 (1985-04-08) (age 26)
Place of birth Kano, Nigeria
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Newport County
Number 6
Youth career
1996–2001 Barnet
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2001–2010 Barnet 263 (15)
2010–2011 AFC Wimbledon 27 (2)
2011– Newport County 19 (4)
2011 Cambridge United (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2004–2005 England C 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:50, 6 March 2012 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:13, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Ismail Salami Yakubu (born 8 April 1985) is a Nigerian-born footballer who currently plays for Newport County. He has been capped for the England semi-professional team[2]. He is the nephew of Nigeria international footballer Yakubu Aiyegbeni.

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[edit] Career

Yakubu was born in Kano, Kano State,[1] and raised in England. He joined Barnet at the age of 11, turned professional at 16, and made his first-team debut at the age of 17 while still studying for his A-levels – a 3–2 defeat against rivals Stevenage, with Yakubu coming on as a 67th minute substitute.[3][4] He started the following match in a 1–1 draw with Boston United. He became a regular in the first-team squad, and was team captain from August 2007 to November 2008.[5][6] In June 2009 he signed a new two-year contract with the club.[7] He was released in May 2010 after making a total of 297 appearances for the club.[8]

In July 2010 Yakubu signed for Conference National side AFC Wimbledon[9], he played in the 2011 conference play off final, coming off the bench and scoring a penalty.

On the 24th May 2011 He was released by AFC Wimbledon and on 22nd June joined Newport County [10].

On 26th September 2011, Yakubu joined Cambridge United on a month's loan.

[edit] Honours

Barnet
AFC Wimbledon

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Ismail Salami Yakubu(Ismail Yakubu)". Playerhistory. http://www.playerhistory.com/player/70055/. Retrieved 18 December 2009. 
  2. ^ Williams, Tony (8 July 2008). "Paul's Heroes Battle The Odds". The Non-League Paper. http://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/article.asp?aid=4230&iid=83&sud=1174. Retrieved 17 December 2009. 
  3. ^ "Stevenage 3–2 Barnet". BBC Sport. 2002-03-25. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/1890993.stm. Retrieved 2010-07-09. 
  4. ^ "Profiles Ismail Yakubu". Barnet F.C. http://www.barnetfc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10431~23005,00.html. Retrieved 18 December 2009. 
  5. ^ "Ismail Captains The Bees". Barnet F.C. 14 August 2007. http://www.barnetfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10431~1088731,00.html. Retrieved 18 December 2009. 
  6. ^ "Bishop Is The New Skipper". Barnet F.C. 20 November 2008. http://www.barnetfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10431~1460674,00.html. Retrieved 18 December 2009. 
  7. ^ "Yakubu signs new Barnet contract". BBC Sport. 19 June 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/barnet/8108766.stm. Retrieved 18 December 2009. 
  8. ^ Dennis Signy (25 Mary 2010). "Yakubu Leaves Barnet". barnetfc.com. http://www.barnetfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10431~2058753,00.html. Retrieved 25 May 2010. 
  9. ^ "Terry gets his centre back". AFC Wimbledon. 2010-07-02. http://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/news.php?Psection_id=2&Psub_section_id=1&Open=5026. Retrieved 2010-07-09. 
  10. ^ "Newport County snap up defender Ismail Yakubu". BBC Sport. 2011-06-22. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13877105.stm. Retrieved 2011-06-22. 

[edit] External links

Newport County A.F.C. – current squad


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