Yakubu Aiyegbeni

Yakubu

Yakubu with Guangzhou R&F in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Yakubu Ayegbeni
Date of birth	(1982-11-22) 22 November 1982
Place of birth	Benin City, Nigeria
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1994–1997	Gateway
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1998	Julius Berger
1998	→ Gil Vicente (loan)
1998–2003	Maccabi Haifa	49	(38)
1999–2000	→ Hapoel Kfar Saba (loan)	23	(6)
2003	→ Portsmouth (loan)	14	(7)
2003–2005	Portsmouth	67	(28)
2005–2007	Middlesbrough	73	(25)
2007–2011	Everton	82	(25)
2011	→ Leicester City (loan)	20	(11)
2011–2012	Blackburn Rovers	30	(17)
2012–2013	Guangzhou R&F	43	(24)
2014–2015	Al-Rayyan	10	(5)
2015	Reading	7	(0)
2015–2016	Kayserispor	12	(0)
2017	Coventry City	3	(0)
Total		424	(170)
International career
2000–2012	Nigeria	58	(21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yakubu Aiyegbeni (born 22 November 1982) is a Nigerian football player. He plays for Everton and Nigeria national team.

Career statistics

Club

Source:

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Maccabi Haifa	1999–2000	Israeli Premier League
	2000–01		14	3							14	3
	2001–02		22	19					5	5	27	24
	2002–03		13	16							13	16
	Total		49	38					5	5	54	43
Hapoel Kfar Saba (loan)	1999–2000	Israeli Premier League	23	6							23	6
Portsmouth	2002–03	First Division	14	7	–		–		–		14	7
	2003–04	Premier League	37	16	4	1	2	2	–		43	19
	2004–05		30	12	2	2	3	2	–		35	16
	Total		81	35	6	3	5	4	0	0	92	42
Middlesbrough	2005–06	Premier League	34	13	7	4	2	0	14	2	57	19
	2006–07		37	12	8	4	0	0	–		45	16
	2007–08		2	0	–		–		–		2	0
	Total		73	25	15	8	2	0	14	2	104	35
Everton	2007–08	Premier League	29	15	1	0	3	3	6	3	39	21
	2008–09		14	4	0	0	1	0	2	1	17	5
	2009–10		25	5	0	0	2	1	9	0	36	6
	2010–11		14	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	15	1
	Total		82	25	1	0	7	4	17	4	107	33
Leicester City	2010–11	Championship	20	11	–		–		–		20	11
Blackburn Rovers	2011–12	Premier League	30	17	0	0	3	1	–		33	18
Guangzhou R&F	2012	Chinese Super League	14	9	1	1	–		–		15	10
	2013		29	15	1	0	–		–		30	15
	Total		43	24	2	1	0	0	0	0	45	25
Al-Rayyan	2013–14	Qatar Stars League	8	3	0	0	0	0	6	1	14	4
	2014-15	Qatari Second Division	2	2	0	0	–		–		2	2
	Total		10	5	0	0	0	0	6	1	16	6
Reading	2014–15	Championship	7	0	4	1	–		–		11	1
Kayserispor	2015–16	Süper Lig	12	0	5	3	–		–		17	3
Coventry City	2016–17	League One	3	0	–		–		–		3	0
Career total			424	170	33	16	17	9	42	12	516	207

Honours

Maccabi Haifa

• Israel Premier League: 2000–01, 2001–02

Portsmouth

• Football League First Division: 2002–03

 Nigeria

• Africa Cup of Nations third-place: 2002, 2004, 2010