Yakubu Aiyegbeni, Nigeria has never been the best goal scorer in a league, but he has been part of the top scoring list in Champions League, Premier League and Chinese Super League.
Yakubu Aiyegbeni complete name is Yakubu Ayegbeni and he was born on 22 November 1982 in Benin City, Nigeria. He played primarily at the position of striker. In 2017 Yakubu Aiyegbeni decided to stop with professional football.
Sometimes Yakubu Aiyegbeni is also called Yakubu.
League, Team | Season | Goals | Position | Age | Winner/leader |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chinese Super League
|
2013 | 15 |
3 | 30 | Elkeson |
Chinese Super League
|
2012 | 9 |
13 | 29 | Cristian Danalache |
Premier League
|
2011/2012 | 17 |
4 | 29 | Robin van Persie |
Premier League
|
2007/2008 | 15 |
5 | 25 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
Premier League
|
2006/2007 | 12 |
8 | 24 | Didier Drogba |
Premier League
|
2005/2006 | 13 |
8 | 23 | Thierry Henry |
Premier League
|
2004/2005 | 13 |
4 | 22 | Thierry Henry |
Premier League
|
2003/2004 | 16 |
6 | 21 | Thierry Henry |
Champions League
|
2002/2003 | 5 |
11 | 20 | Ruud van Nistelrooy |
Here you find 7 hat-tricks scored by Yakubu Aiyegbeni.
Date and league | Match | Goals |
---|---|---|
3 december 2011
Premier League 2011/2012 |
Blackburn - Swansea
4-2 |
4 20', 45', 57', 82' |
2 april 2011
EFL Championship 2010/2011 |
Middlesbrough - Leicester
3-3 |
3 5', 45', 49' |
21 february 2008
Europa League 2007/2008 |
Everton - Brann
6-1 |
3 36', 54', 72' |
8 december 2007
Premier League 2007/2008 |
Everton - Fulham
3-0 |
3 51', 61', 79' |
30 august 2004
Premier League 2004/2005 |
Portsmouth - Fulham
4-3 |
3 22', 28', 72' |
15 may 2004
Premier League 2003/2004 |
Portsmouth - Middlesbrough
5-1 |
4 4', 14', 31', 83' |
24 september 2002
Champions League 2002/2003 |
Maccabi Haifa - Olympiacos
3-0 |
3 27', 60', 86' |
Note that this is top scorer data we have in our database. Yakubu Aiyegbeni might be part of top scorer lists in other leagues we don't have here, or seasons we don't have in our database yet.