Yakubu Abubakar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 February 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kedah FA | ||
| Number | 88 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2006 | Feyenoord Academy | ||
| 2006–2007 | Red Bull Ghana | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Ashanti Gold SC | 54 | (3) |
| 2009–2011 | Dummiant Club | 42 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | Kooroum Mahmura FC | 28 | (3) |
| 2012–2014 | Al Galali | 9 | (2) |
| 2015 | Zeyar Shwe Myay[1] | 19 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Ayeyawady United[2] | 31 | (6) |
| 2018–2019 | Rakhine United | 9 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Shan United | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | Sri Pahang | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Hidd SCC | 14 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | Yangon United | 7 | (0) |
| 2025– | Kedah FA | 21 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Ghana U-17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2010 | Ghana U-20 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Yakubu Abubakar (born 9 February 1990) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League club Kedah FA.[3]
Club career
Abubakar started his career with Red Bull Ghana and Ashanti Gold SC before moving abroad.[1]
International career
Abubakar played for Ghana at every youth level, having represented the nation at under-17 and under-20.
References
- 1 2 "Myanmar's foreign football players score goals, unofficial tax breaks". www.mmtimes.com.
- ↑ "Yakubu Abubakar - Stats, Career information and Matches - World Football". www.worldfootball.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ↑ "Yakubu dan Adam Azeez perkuat Kedah FA" (in Malay). Harian Metro. 28 July 2025.
External links
- Yakubu Abubakar at Soccerway
- SoccerKeep Profile
- World Football Profile Archived 19 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine
Categories:
- 1990 births
- Footballers from Accra
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football midfielders
- Ashanti Gold S.C. players
- Al-Hala SC players
- Zeyar Shwe Myay F.C. players
- Ayeyawady United F.C. players
- Rakhine United F.C. players
- Shan United F.C. players
- Sri Pahang FC players
- Hidd SCC players
- Yangon United F.C. players
- Ghana Premier League players
- Myanmar National League players
- Malaysia Super League players
- Bahraini Premier League players
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt
- Expatriate men's footballers in Myanmar
- Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bahrain
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Myanmar
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain
- Living people
- 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen
- Malaysia A1 Semi-Pro League players