Yakubu Abubakar Akilu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yakubu Abubakar Akilu | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1989[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Ago Iwoye, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ebedei | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Midtjylland | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Hjørring (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2010 | Kolding FC | 13 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Fredericia | ||
| 2015–2016 | Prespa Birlik | ||
| 2018–2019 | Rågsveds IF | 10 | (0) |
| 2020– | Västerhaninge IF | 13 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Yakubu Abubakar Akilu (born 14 March 1989) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Västerhaninge IF.[3]
Career[edit]
A pacy young midfielder who scored many goals for Ebedei, he was the ninth player who moved from the club to Midtjylland.[1] He played the 2009–10 season for FC Hjørring, on loan from Midtjylland.[4] On 22 December 2010, Akilu left Kolding FC and signed for FC Fredericia.[4]
In June 2018, Akilu joined Swedish club KSF Prespa Birlik.[5] He would later play lower-level football in Sweden for Rågsveds IF and Västerhaninge IF.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Yakubu Abubakar Akilu | vereinslos | | 2008/09 | Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ Abu Akilu at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Yakubu Abubakar Akilu at DR (in Danish) (archived)
- ^ a b "Nigerianer vil bide sig fast". Vejle Amts Folkeblad (in Danish). 7 March 2011. Archived from the original on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ Emin, Özcan (28 June 2018). "Yakubu Akilu klar för Prespa Birlik". KSF Prespa Birlik (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Serie och resultat". Svärdsjö IF Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 May 2022.
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