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Yakubu Aiyegbeni
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Yakubu Aiyegbeni

ST finisherleader
Caps · Nigeria
58
Goals · Nigeria
21
Life
1982
Clubs
Maccabi Haifa, Middlesbrough, Everton
#16
Editorial rank of 33 for Nigeria
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

Blackburn were heading for relegation on 3 December 2011 and Yakubu scored all four in a 4-2 win over Swansea, his second four-goal game in England after the one at Portsmouth in May 2004. Career record: 58 caps and 21 goals for Nigeria; club career at Maccabi Haifa, Middlesbrough, Everton.

Career sourcesCareer dates · checked 4 October 2026
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Career record

1997–1998Bridge
1998–2003Maccabi Haifa
1998–1998Gil Vicente
1999–2000Hapoel Kfar Saba
2003–2005Portsmouth
2005–2007Middlesbrough
2007–2011Everton
2011–2011Leicester City
2011–2012Blackburn Rovers
2012–2013Guangzhou City
2014–2015Al-Rayyan
2015–2015Reading
Nigeria58 caps, 21 goals

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Around Aiyegbeni in the almanac

One rank above: Uche Okechukwu at #15.

One rank below: Joseph Yobo at #17.

Nigeria's editorial top five: Jay-Jay Okocha · Nwankwo Kanu · Rashidi Yekini · Finidi George · Sunday Oliseh.

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