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IN ASSOCIATION WITH
Ayegbeni Yakubu
- Position: Striker
- Squad number: 8
- Date of birth: 22 November, 1982 (27 years old)
- Height: 6'0" (183cm)
Tournament totals
| Games played | Shots on target | off target |
|---|---|
| 3 Ayegbeni Yakubu | 1|4 Ayegbeni Yakubu |
| 0 As substitute | 8|22 Total Nigeria |
| 20 Most shots on target Diego Forlan | |
| 3 Total Nigeria | 12 Most shots off target Asamoah Gyan, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wesley Sneijder |
| Goals | Assists |
|---|---|
| 1 Ayegbeni Yakubu | 0 Ayegbeni Yakubu |
| 3 Total Nigeria | 2 Total Nigeria |
| 6 Best Diego Forlan | 4 Best Leo Messi, Bastian Schweinsteiger |
| Fouls by | on | Cards yellow | red |
|---|---|
| 4|2 Ayegbeni Yakubu | 0|0 Ayegbeni Yakubu |
| 36|28 Total Nigeria | 5|1 Total Nigeria |
| 20 Most fouls by Mark Van Bommel | 3 Most yellow Victor Caceres, Nigel De Jong, Gregory Van Der Wiel |
| 25 Most fouls on Andres Iniesta |
Nigeria games played
- Argentina 1-0 Nigeria
Saturday, 12 June Match report - Greece 2-1 Nigeria
Thursday, 17 June Match report - Nigeria 2-2 South Korea
Tuesday, 22 June Match report
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Yakubu started ahead of Obafemi Martins at this year’s Africa Cup of Nations despite disappointing form for Everton - he scored only six times in 36 games in 2009/10. ‘The Yak’ ruptured his Achilles tendon in November 2008 and has yet to recapture his best form for David Moyes’ side.
The striker became Everton’s record signing when he joined from Middlesbrough for £11.25m in 2007, although that honour now belongs to Marouane Fellaini. His first season on Merseyside was a huge success – his tally of 21 goals made him the first Evertonian to reach the 20-goal mark since Peter Beardsley in 1991/92.
Yakubu caught the eye of English scouts with his goal against Manchester United for Israeli club Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League in 2002. He joined Portsmouth on loan for the end of the 2002/03 season before signing permanently.
After scoring 35 goals in 81 league games, he moved to Middlesbrough for £7.5m in 2005. The striker hit 35 goals in 103 appearances for Boro.
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