Abdul-Aziz Yakubu
Ghanaian footballer (born 1998)
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Abdul-Aziz Yakubu (born 10 November 1998) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Qingdao West Coast.
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Yakubu in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 10 November 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Tamale, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Qingdao West Coast | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Red Bull Ghana | ||
| 2015–2016 | Charity Stars | ||
| 2016–2017 | Vizela | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Vizela | 16 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | → Vitória Guimarães B (loan) | 28 | (11) |
| 2018–2019 | → Vitória Guimarães (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Vitória Guimarães B | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Estoril (loan) | 28 | (12) |
| 2021–2022 | → Rio Ave (loan) | 33 | (11) |
| 2022–2024 | Rio Ave | 33 | (13) |
| 2023 | → Wuhan Three Towns (loan) | 23 | (15) |
| 2024–2025 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 6 | (3) |
| 2025 | → Qingdao West Coast (loan) | 30 | (10) |
| 2026– | Qingdao West Coast | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2025 | |||
Career
Yakubu began his senior career Vizela. He scored his first goal for Vizela in Taça de Portugal against Vilaverdense.[1] In August 2018 he was loaned out to Vitória Guimarães B.[2] Yakubu transferred to the Vitória Guimarães first team in 2019.[3] He joined Estoril on loan in 2020.[4] Abdul-Aziz Yakubu scored 12 goals in the 2020–21 season he greatly contributed to Estoril's winning Liga Portugal 2.[5] On 31 July 2021, he joined Rio Ave in Liga Portugal 2 for the 2021–22 season.[6][7] Aziz Yakubu made his debut against Rio Ave on 8 August 2021 against Académica in Liga Portugal 2 on 8 August 2021 and was included in the game from the reserve at the 72nd minute.[8] Yakubu scored his first goal with Rio Ave in the Taça da Liga match against C.D. Santa Clara in the 16th minute.[citation needed] Yakubu enjoyed the trophy once again with Rio Ave in the 2021–22 season, becoming the champion in Liga Portugal 2 and promoted to Primeira Liga.[9] Permanently transferred to Rio Ave in Vitória Guimarães in the summer of 2022.[10] Yakubu scored his first goal in Primeira Liga with Rio Ave of the 2022–23 season on 19 August 2022, at recorded in the 73rd minute of the game that finished 2–2 against Estoril.[citation needed]
In March 2023, Yakubu joined Chinese Super League club Wuhan Three Towns on loan.[11]
On 8 April, he made his debut in the Chinese FA Super Cup scoring the opener in the 10th minute and eventually beating Shandong Taishan 2–0 to secure the cup.[12] His performance also earned him the man of the match award.[13] At the end of the 2023 season, his loan ended and, on 3 January 2024, he returned to Rio Ave.[14]
On 2 February 2026, Yakubu transferred to Chinese Super League club Wuhan Three Towns.[15]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 November 2025[16][17][citation needed]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vizela | 2016–17 | LigaPro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Campeonato de Portugal | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 3 | ||||
| Vitória Guimarães B (loan) | 2018–19 | LigaPro | 28 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 11 | ||||
| Vitória Guimarães (loan) | 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Vitória Guimarães B | 2019–20 | LigaPro | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Estoril (loan) | 2020–21 | Liga Portugal 2 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 15 | ||
| Rio Ave (loan) | 2021–22 | Liga Portugal 2 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 15 | ||
| Rio Ave | 2022–23 | Primeira Liga | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 18 | 9 | ||
| 2023–24 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 6 | ||||||
| Total | 33 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 34 | 15 | ||||
| Wuhan Three Towns (loan) | 2023 | Chinese Super League | 23 | 15 | 2 | 2 | — | 6[a] | 1 | 1[b] | 1 | 32 | 19 | |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 2024 | J2 League | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | |||
| Qingdao West Coast (loan) | 2025 | Chinese Super League | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 33 | 12 | |||
| Career total | 198 | 77 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 224 | 83 | ||
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
- Appearance in Chinese FA Super Cup
Honours
Estoril
Rio Ave
Wuhan Three Towns