Issah Yakubu’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Intro Ghanaian footballer
Is Athlete
Football player
Association football player
From Ghana
Type Sports
Gender male
Birth

17 December 1992, Techiman, Ghana

Age 28 years
Star sign Sagittarius
Sports Teams
Liberty Professionals F.C.

Issah Yakubu (born 17 December 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kuwaiti club Al-Arabi, on loan from Al-Ahed.

Club career

Ghana and Libya

Starting his senior career in 2010 at Liberty Professionals, Yakubu joined Asante Kotoko in 2012, before moving to Libyan side Al-Nasr the following year on a free transfer. On September 2014, Yakubu moved back to his native Ghana at BA Stars on loan, before ending the season at Inter Allies on another loan in 2015; he played 14 games and scored once in the Ghana Premier League for the side.

Lebanon

On 28 September 2015, Yakubu moved to Lebanon, joining Nabi Chit on a two-year contract, with whom he played 21 games and scored four in the league. The following season, he moved to Shabab Sahel where he scored twice in 19 league games. Al-Ahed signed Yakubu in 2017 on a two-year deal. On 4 November 2019, Yakubu scored a header against North Korean side April 25 in the 2019 AFC Cup Final; the match ended in a 1–0 win, as he helped his side become the first Lebanese side to win the competition. He was nominated Man of the Match for his performance.

Kuwait

On 21 January 2019, Yakubu was sent on a six-month loan to Kuwaiti side Al-Arabi.

Honours and achievements

Club

Asante Kotoko

  • Ghana Premier League: 2012–13
  • Ghana Super Cup: 2012

Al-Ahed

  • AFC Cup: 2019
  • Lebanese Premier League: 2017–18, 2018–19
  • Lebanese FA Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19
  • Lebanese Super Cup: 2017, 2018, 2019

Individual

Awards

  • Lebanese Foreign Player Golden Ball winner: 2017–18
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