Joseph Yobo
Be the first in the stands
NigeriaCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Joseph Michael Yobo is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a centre back. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-04
In the line-ups
37 appearances in recorded line-ups · 2002–2014The archive holds 37 team sheets naming Joseph Yobo in Nigeria's starting line-up, from 2002-06-02 to 2014-06-30.
37 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
The archive also records 2 own goals under this name (2008, 2014) — own goals never count in a scorer's tally.
International goals in our archive
6 goals across 6 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 2004–2014| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-09-04 |  Madagascar | W2–0(a) | 68' | African Cup of Nations qualification | Antananarivo |
| 2011-06-05 |  Ethiopia | D2–2(a) | 86' | African Cup of Nations qualification | Addis Ababa |
| 2008-06-15 |  Equatorial Guinea | W1–0(a) | 5' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Malabo |
| 2008-06-07 |  Sierra Leone | W1–0(a) | 88' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Freetown |
| 2004-07-03 |  Algeria | W1–0(h) | 84' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Abuja |
| 2004-01-31 |  South Africa | W4–0(n) | 4' | African Cup of Nations | Monastir |
Honours
4 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours4 | ||||
| Turkish Cup | ×2 | 2011–12, 2012–13 | Fenerbahce | |
| Africa Cup of Nations | ×1 | 2013 | Nigeria | |
| Süper Lig | ×1 | 2010–11 | Fenerbahce | |
| Orders & distinctions1 | ||||
| Officer of the Order of the Niger | 2013 | |||