Ismail Yakubu
Yakubu playing for Newport County in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ismail Salami Yakubu | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Kano, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2001 | Barnet | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2010 | Barnet | 260 | (14) |
| 2010–2011 | AFC Wimbledon | 27 | (2) |
| 2011–2015 | Newport County | 120 | (15) |
| 2011 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Woking | 32 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2005 | England C | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:54, 14 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:54, 11 August 2016 UTC) |
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Ismail Salami Yakubu (born 8 April 1985) is a professional footballer who last played for Woking in The National League as a defender. He has been capped for the England semi-professional team.
Yakubu was born in Kano, Kano State, 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. 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. In June 2009 he signed a new two-year contract with the club. He was released in May 2010 after making a total of 297 appearances for the club.
In July 2010, Yakubu signed for Conference Premier side AFC Wimbledon. On 14 August 2010, Yakubu made his AFC Wimbledon debut in a 1–0 victory over Southport, featuring for the full 90 minutes. On 11 September 2010, Yakubu scored his first goal for the club, doubling AFC Wimbledon's lead in their 4–0 victory over Bath City. He played in the 2011 Conference Premier play-off Final, coming off the bench and scoring a penalty in the penalty shoot-out.
After appearing in twenty-seven league games, Yakubu was released at the end of the season.
On 24 May 2011, he was released by AFC Wimbledon and on 22 June joined Newport County. On 13 August 2011, Yakubu made his Newport County debut in their 3–2 defeat against Kettering Town, featuring for the entire 90 minutes.
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