1982 - Today
Yakubu Ayegbeni (born 22 November 1982), known as Yakubu, is a Nigerian football agent and also former professional footballer who played as a striker. His nickname is "The Yak".His performances in the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League for Maccabi Haifa earned a loan move to English club Portsmouth which became permanent as they were promoted to the Premier League in 2003. He has since appeared in over 250 Premier League matches for Portsmouth, Middlesbrough, Everton, and Blackburn Rovers, and is the fourth highest African goalscorer in Premier League history with 96 goals. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yakubu has received more than 53,096 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Yakubu is the 6,287th most popular soccer player (up from 6,310th in 2019), the 77th most popular biography from Nigeria (up from 80th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Nigerian Soccer Player.
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Among soccer players, Yakubu ranks 6,287 out of 16,880. Before him are Marko Pjaca, Junko Ozawa, Caçapa, Mario Hermoso, Raffael, and Capucho. After him are Alain Casanova, Humberto Suazo, Roberto Tricella, Quincy Owusu-Abeyie, Pablo Marí, and Kim Young-gwon.
1995 - Present
HPI: 36.71
Rank: 6,281
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.71
Rank: 6,282
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.71
Rank: 6,283
1995 - Present
HPI: 36.71
Rank: 6,284
1985 - Present
HPI: 36.71
Rank: 6,285
1972 - Present
HPI: 36.70
Rank: 6,286
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.70
Rank: 6,287
1961 - Present
HPI: 36.70
Rank: 6,288
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.70
Rank: 6,289
1959 - Present
HPI: 36.70
Rank: 6,290
1986 - Present
HPI: 36.69
Rank: 6,291
1993 - Present
HPI: 36.69
Rank: 6,292
1990 - Present
HPI: 36.69
Rank: 6,293
Among people born in 1982, Yakubu ranks 338. Before him are Dilshod Nazarov, Jenn Suhr, Stevica Ristić, Kamila Skolimowska, Dichen Lachman, and Drew Seeley. After him are Susan Francia, Carístico, Saif Saaeed Shaheen, Marina Aleksandrova, Andreas Hinkel, and Oceana.
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.76
Rank: 332
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.74
Rank: 333
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.74
Rank: 334
1982 - 2009
HPI: 36.72
Rank: 335
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.71
Rank: 336
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.71
Rank: 337
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.70
Rank: 338
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.68
Rank: 339
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.67
Rank: 340
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.61
Rank: 341
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.61
Rank: 342
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.61
Rank: 343
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.60
Rank: 344
Among people born in Nigeria, Yakubu ranks 77 out of 236. Before him are John Obi Mikel (1987), Emmanuel Olisadebe (1978), Joseph Yobo (1980), Emmanuel Emenike (1987), John Utaka (1982), and Wilfred Agbonavbare (1966). After him are Peter Utaka (1984), Garba Lawal (1974), Obafemi Awolowo (1909), Mudashiru Lawal (1954), Victor Obinna (1987), and Yemi Osinbajo (1957).
1987 - Present
HPI: 38.77
Rank: 71
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.55
Rank: 72
1980 - Present
HPI: 38.35
Rank: 73
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 74
1982 - Present
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 75
1966 - 2015
HPI: 37.80
Rank: 76
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.70
Rank: 77
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.44
Rank: 78
1974 - Present
HPI: 36.32
Rank: 79
1909 - 1987
HPI: 35.95
Rank: 80
1954 - 1991
HPI: 35.91
Rank: 81
1987 - Present
HPI: 35.68
Rank: 82
1957 - Present
HPI: 35.61
Rank: 83
Among soccer players born in Nigeria, Yakubu ranks 31. Before him are John Obi Mikel (1987), Emmanuel Olisadebe (1978), Joseph Yobo (1980), Emmanuel Emenike (1987), John Utaka (1982), and Wilfred Agbonavbare (1966). After him are Peter Utaka (1984), Garba Lawal (1974), Mudashiru Lawal (1954), Victor Obinna (1987), Joel Obi (1991), and Julius Aghahowa (1982).
1987 - Present
HPI: 38.77
Rank: 25
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.55
Rank: 26
1980 - Present
HPI: 38.35
Rank: 27
1987 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 28
1982 - Present
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 29
1966 - 2015
HPI: 37.80
Rank: 30
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.70
Rank: 31
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.44
Rank: 32
1974 - Present
HPI: 36.32
Rank: 33
1954 - 1991
HPI: 35.91
Rank: 34
1987 - Present
HPI: 35.68
Rank: 35
1991 - Present
HPI: 35.60
Rank: 36
1982 - Present
HPI: 35.29
Rank: 37