| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yakubu Abubakar Akilu | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-03-14) 14 March 1989 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Ago Iwoye, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ebedei | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Midtjylland | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Hjørring (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2010 | Kolding FC | 13 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Fredericia | ||
| 2015–2016 | Prespa Birlik | ||
| 2018–2019 | Rågsveds IF | 10 | (0) |
| 2020– | Västerhaninge IF | 13 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Yakubu Abubakar Akilu (born 14 March 1989) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Västerhaninge IF.
Career
A pacy young midfielder who scored many goals for Ebedei, he was the ninth player who moved from the club to Midtjylland. He played the 2009–10 season for FC Hjørring, on loan from Midtjylland. On 22 December 2010, Akilu left Kolding FC and signed for FC Fredericia.
In June 2018, Akilu joined Swedish club KSF Prespa Birlik. He would later play lower-level football in Sweden for Rågsveds IF and Västerhaninge IF.
References
- ^ "Yakubu Abubakar Akilu | vereinslos | | 2008/09 | Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- Abu Akilu at WorldFootball.net
- Yakubu Abubakar Akilu at DR (in Danish) (archived)
- ^ "Nigerianer vil bide sig fast". Vejle Amts Folkeblad (in Danish). 7 March 2011. Archived from the original on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- Emin, Özcan (28 June 2018). "Yakubu Akilu klar för Prespa Birlik". KSF Prespa Birlik (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 14 August 2019.
- "Serie och resultat". Svärdsjö IF Fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 May 2022.
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