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Yakubu Aiyegbeni Turns 39 Today!

Yakubu Ayegbeni (born 22 November 1982), known as Yakubu, is a Nigerian 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. He is the third highest scorer in the history of the Nigeria national football team, and represented them at four African Cup of Nations finals, the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2000 Summer Olympic.

Early career
Yakubu was born in Benin City, Edo State. He started his career with Julius Berger in Lagos as a teenager in the Nigerian Premier League. He was later loaned to Portuguese club Gil Vicente.

Personal life
In 2008, Yakubu married Yvonne Lameen Ikhana, the daughter of former Nigerian international footballer Kadiri Ikhana, who is also the father-in-law to former Nigerian international footballer Patrick Ovie. Yakubu and Ikhana have two daughters. He used to play barefoot on the streets of Benin, Nigeria, until his brother gave him a pair of boots aged 12.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakubu_(footballer)

Happy birthday Mr Yakubu you serve your country and make your football moments memorable for us.

39....story

No be that guy that missed open net in 2010 world cup thus sending Nigeria out of the tournament and was even laughing and chewing gum like a cursed jack ass after the miss?
You won't get a birthday wish from this user, get out respectfully sir.

Happy birthday but some people still feel like breaking bottle on your head sha.

Congrats

If Aiyegbeni like let him celebrate 23-years birthday, one thing that is certain is that when his age mates starts reacting to diminishing return he won't be left out. He go follow them dey diminish.

HBD to him though

Did u just say 39?

Yakubu means Werner in Spanish
If You know You know if u don't know......

Best wishes

Happy birthday to you bro. but am confused if this is ur real age or football age, please can you explain?

30 something since

Lol. See this Methuselah, 39 indeed.

39 keh

We will never forget...and

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Yak

9ja wont forget so soon mr man

49 you mean

Well, Happy Birthday to Yakubu.

Big yak.... I have seen worse misses from morata and werner.... Make we forget dat World Cup miss abeg... Happy birthday big yak

Aswear this man pass 49
I don talk my own
Why will human beings choose to be wicked like this? Making me feel am a failure already when you achieved what u achieved at 49 you are here claiming 39

Bros U no dey play football again, feel free to celebrate ur real age na

Happy Birthday Mr Yak.
One of the best strikers in super Eagles.
Thanks for all you did for your country

OK o

Eweeeyyyy!

You mean MISS Yakubu Aiyegbeni

Pearlqueen:
49 you mean

No nah 149

jericco1:
He should be at least 48

No na 148

timi4mayo:
Did u just say 39?

No na 390

Fafesot:
This man should be around 45..

No na 450

He should be at least 48

This man should be around 45..

Yakubu is 39 and Ibrahimovic is 39 years

Hmmm solve the math

This guy is 59 years claiming 39