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.
Yakubu Ayegbeni, known mononymously as Yakubu, is a Nigerian football agent and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is nicknamed "The Yak". — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-02
In the line-ups
7 appearances in recorded line-ups · 2010The archive holds 7 team sheets naming Yakubu in Nigeria's starting line-up, from 2010-01-12 to 2010-06-22.
7 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.
A different player of the same name scored for Nigeria (3 goals, 2001–2003) — Yakubu Aiyegbeni · Nigeria
A different player of the same name scored for Nigeria (2 goals, 1972–1973) — Yakubu Mambo · Nigeria
International goals in our archive
11 goals across 10 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 2001–2010| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-06-22 |  South Korea | D2–2(n) | 69' (pen) | FIFA World Cup | Durban |
| 2010-01-16 |  Benin | W1–0(n) | 42' (pen) | African Cup of Nations | Benguela |
| 2009-11-14 |  Kenya | W3–2(a) | 64' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Nairobi |
| 2008-06-21 |  Equatorial Guinea | W2–0(h) | 45' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Abuja |
| 2008-02-03 |  Ghana | L1–2(a) | 35' (pen) | African Cup of Nations | Accra |
| 2008-01-29 | Benin | W2–0(n) | 86' | African Cup of Nations | Sekondi |
| 2004-10-09 |  Gabon | D1–1(a) | 50' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Libreville |
| 2004-09-05 |  Zimbabwe | W3–0(a) | 48' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | Harare |
| 2002-02-09 |  Mali | W1–0(a) | 29' | African Cup of Nations | Mopti |
| 2001-07-01 |  Sudan | W4–0(a) | 47' 87' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Omdurman |
Honours
6 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours6 | ||||
| Israel Premier League | ×2 | 2000–01, 2001–02 | Maccabi Haifa | |
| Africa Cup of Nations third-place | ×3 | 2002, 2004, 2010 | Nigeria | |
| Football League First Division | ×1 | 2002–03 | Portsmouth | |