Yakubu

Freddy Adu · 09-21-2007, 03:51 PM

Personal information
Yakubu

Full name	Yakubu Aiyegbeni
Date of birth	November 22, 1982 (1982-11-22) (age 24)
Place of birth	Benin City, Nigeria
Height	1.84 m (6 ft +¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Everton
Number	22
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2003 2003-2005 2005-2007 2007-	Julius Berger Hapoel Kfar Saba Maccabi Haifa Portsmouth Middlesbrough Everton	00 0(0) 23 0(6) 36 (24) 81 (36) 73 (25) 02 0(1)
National team²
2000-	Nigeria	32 0(14)

Freddy Adu · 11-11-2007, 02:51 AM

Everton scoring hero Anichebe: Yakubu helping me

Victor Anichebe says his game is rapidly improving playing alongside Everton teammate Yakubu Aiyegbeni.

The 19-year-old was Everton's hero in Thursday night's 2-0 victory over Nurnberg, coming off the bench with 15 minutes left in place of Yakubu to win the penalty that Mikel Arteta converted and seal the points with a late strike of his own.

But Anichebe was quick to deflect praise to his senior teammate and told evertonfc.com: "Yak was excellent. It's tough playing up front on your own and the pitch was absolutely enormous. He covered so much ground to wear the defenders down.

"He's done that a few times for me now and I've just managed to come on and picked up the pieces. He's set everything up for me. I'm learning so much from him. His game is all about strength but he has scored a lot of goals and I'm doing my best to take his advice.

"He is a great player and is going to be excellent for us. He gives me so many great pointers. I feel my game has got better this season and he has definitely played a part in that. He's been there, scored a lot of goals and his record speaks for itself."

Anichebe has now netted three goals from three consecutive European appearances.

He added: "I'm just enjoying everything at the moment. I had a feeling that I was going to score if I got on but that goes down as one of my favourites. I was really pleased with it. Full credit to Steven Pienaar for putting me through with such a great pass.

"I don't look at European football any differently. All I try to do is come on and do my best and score if I can."

Freddy Adu · 11-25-2007, 02:58 PM

FT Everton [7 - 1] Sunderland

12'

[1 - 0]

A. Yakubu

73'

[5 - 1]

A. Yakubu

Freddy Adu · 11-25-2007, 02:59 PM

Great job Yakubu!

Oscar Cardozo · 12-09-2007, 07:45 PM

FT Everton 3 - 0 Fulham

51'

[1 - 0]

A. Yakubu

Oscar Cardozo · 12-09-2007, 07:46 PM

FT Everton 3 - 0 Fulham

61'

[2 - 0]

A. Yakubu

Oscar Cardozo · 12-09-2007, 07:46 PM

FT Everton 3 - 0 Fulham

79'	[3 - 0]	A. Yakubu

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11-11-2007, 02:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Everton scoring hero Anichebe: Yakubu helping me Victor Anichebe says his game is rapidly improving playing alongside Everton teammate Yakubu Aiyegbeni. The 19-year-old was Everton's hero in Thursday night's 2-0 victory over Nurnberg, coming off the bench with 15 minutes left in place of Yakubu to win the penalty that Mikel Arteta converted and seal the points with a late strike of his own. But Anichebe was quick to deflect praise to his senior teammate and told evertonfc.com: "Yak was excellent. It's tough playing up front on your own and the pitch was absolutely enormous. He covered so much ground to wear the defenders down. "He's done that a few times for me now and I've just managed to come on and picked up the pieces. He's set everything up for me. I'm learning so much from him. His game is all about strength but he has scored a lot of goals and I'm doing my best to take his advice. "He is a great player and is going to be excellent for us. He gives me so many great pointers. I feel my game has got better this season and he has definitely played a part in that. He's been there, scored a lot of goals and his record speaks for itself." Anichebe has now netted three goals from three consecutive European appearances. He added: "I'm just enjoying everything at the moment. I had a feeling that I was going to score if I got on but that goes down as one of my favourites. I was really pleased with it. Full credit to Steven Pienaar for putting me through with such a great pass. "I don't look at European football any differently. All I try to do is come on and do my best and score if I can."

11-25-2007, 02:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Great job Yakubu!