Yakubu Alfa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yakubu Alfa | ||
| Date of birth | 31 December 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Minna, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Niger Tornadoes F.C. | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007-2008 | Niger Tornadoes F.C. | 35 | (8) |
| 2009 | Helsingborgs IF | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 | Skoda Xanthi | 0 | (0) |
| 2011-2012 | AEK Larnaca[1] | 10 | (0) |
| 2013- | Trenčín | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 - 2015 | Niger Tornadoes F.C. | 29 | (6) |
| 2015 - 2016 | Niger Tornadoes F.C. | 19 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Nigeria U-17 | 6 | (2) |
| 2009 | Nigeria U-20 | 6 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 March 2013. | |||
Yakubu Alfa (born December 31, 1990 in Minna) is a Nigerian football player who plays for Niger Tornadoes F.C.. He plays as an attacking Midfielder with scoring and assisting ability.
Career
Alfa moved on 8 January 2009 from Niger Tornadoes F.C. to Helsingborgs IF. After one year in which he earned two professional caps for his Swedish club Helsingborgs IF, his contract was sold by Skoda Xanthi on 31 January 2010.[2] He had been linked in October 2009 with a move to Germinal Beerschot.[3] On May 2011 he signed with AEK Larnaca. In March 2013, he moved to AS Trenčín.
International career
He represented his homeland by the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the Korea Republic, he won also with the Nigeria U-17 *Golden Eagles* the World Cup 2007.[4] 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.[5] On 3 March 2010 earned his first call-up for the Super Eagles.[6]
Titles
- 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
External links
- Yakubu Alfa profile at Soccerway