Yakubu Alfa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yakubu Alfa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 December 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Minna, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Central Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Niger Tornadoes | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Niger Tornadoes | 35 | (8) |
| 2009 | Helsingborgs IF | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 |
Skoda Xanthi | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 |
AEK Larnaca[2] | 10 | (0) |
| 2013– |
AS Trenčín | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 – 2015 | Niger Tornadoes | 29 | (6) |
| 2015 – 2017 | Niger Tornadoes | 30 | (11) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Nigeria U-17 | 6 | (2) |
| 2009 | Nigeria U-20 | 6 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 March 2013 | |||
Yakubu Alfa (born 31 December 1990 in
central midfielder
with scoring and assisting ability.
Career
Alfa moved on 8 January 2009 from
AS Trenčín.[5]
International career
He represented his homeland at the
Korea Republic, he won also with the Nigeria U-17 *Golden Eagles* the World Cup 2007.[6] He won the goal of the tournament after curling the ball at top left-hand corner of the Colombia goalkeeper, his goal was rated by FIFA users as 4.4 out of 5 making him with one point ahead of Japan's Yoichiro Kakitani[7] and was the Round of 16 match against Colombia at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Korea 2007.[8]
On 15 December 2008 was called for the Nigerian under-20 national team for the African Cup of Nations U-20 2009 in Rwanda, scored a goal against Egypt.[9] On 3 March 2010 earned his first call-up for the Super Eagles.[10]
Titles
- 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
External links
- Yakubu Alfa at Soccerway
References
- ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
- ^ Footballdatabase Profile
- ^ "Blogger". xanthireds.blogspot.com. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ HIF säljer Yakubu Alfa
- ^ "Media Nigeria". Media Nigeria. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "FIFA-Turniere Spieler & Trainer - Yakubu ALFA". FIFA.com (in German). Archived from the original on 7 April 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ FIFA.com (17 September 2007). "Top marks for Nigeria's Alfa- FIFA U-17 WORLD CUP 2007". FIFA. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Goal of the Tournament". FIFA. Retrieved 24 November 2020.[dead link]
- ^ Ezimakor, Tony (15 December 2008). "Nigeria/Rwanda: Bosso Invites 46 Players for Rwanda". Daily Independent (Lagos). Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ Rabiu, Alfa Beg Lagerback For Eagles Chance