Yakubu Abubakar (born 9 February 1990) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who last played as a central midfielder for Bahraini Premier League club Hidd SCC.[3]

Abubakar Yakubu
Personal information
Full name Yakubu Abubakar
Date of birth (1990-02-09) 9 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
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- Yangon United 7 (0)
International career
2007–2008 Ghana U-17 5 (0)
2010 Ghana U-20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 Jan 2020

Club career

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He started his career in Ghana football academies and played in the Ghanaian Premier League teams Red Bull Ghana and Ashanti Gold SC before moving abroad.[1] He has played in the Asia Champions league where he played against Malaysia Darul Johor FC, Indian Super league team Bengaluru FC and Lao Toyota FC. He has played for Dummiant Club, Kooroum Mahmura FC, Al Galali, Zeyar Shwe Myay, Ayeyawady United, Rakhine United, Shan United, Sri Pahang and Hidd SCC.

International career

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Abubakar played for Ghana at every youth level, having represented the nation at under-17 and under-20.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Myanmar's foreign football players score goals, unofficial tax breaks". www.mmtimes.com.
  2. ^ "Yakubu Abubakar - Stats, Career information and Matches - World Football". www.worldfootball.com.
  3. ^ "AFC Cup: Know Your Rivals - Ayeyawady United". sports.yahoo.com.
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