Abdul-Aziz Yakubu (born 10 November 1998) is a Ghanaian

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Yakubu began his senior career

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it started in. He scored his first goal for

in Taça de Portugal against Vilaverdense. In August 2018 joined Vitória Guimarães B on loan. Yakubu transferred to the

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first team in 2019. On loan in 2020 joined Estoril. Abdul-Aziz Yakubu scored 12 goals in the 2020–21 season he greatly contributed to Estoril's winning Liga Portugal 2. On July 31, 2021, he joined

in Liga Portugal 2 for the 2021–22 season. Aziz Yakubu made his debut against

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. Yakubu scored his first goal with

in the

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match against

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in the 16th minute. Yakubu enjoyed the trophy once again with

in the 2021–22 season, becoming the champion in Liga Portugal 2 and promoted to

. Permanently transferred to

in the summer of 2022. Yakubu scored his first goal in

with

of the 2022–23 season on August 19, 2022, at recorded in the 73rd minute of the game that finished 2–2 against Estoril. In March 2023, Yakubu joined Chinese Super League club Wuhan Three Towns on loan. On 8 April, he made his debut in the Chinese FA Super Cup scoring the opening goal in the 10th minutes, his first goal for the club to lead them to 2–0 victory over Shandong Taishan to secure the cup. His performance also earned him the man of the match award. At the end of the

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, his loan ended and, on 3 January 2024, he returned to Rio Ave.

Career statistics

Club

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Honours

Estoril * Liga Portugal 2:

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Rio Ave * Liga Portugal 2: 2021–22 Wuhan Three Towns * Chinese FA Super Cup:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yakubu, Abdul-Aziz 1998 births Living people People from Tamale, Ghana Ghanaian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Chinese Super League players F.C. Vizela players Vitória S.C. B players Vitória S.C. players G.D. Estoril Praia players Rio Ave F.C. players Wuhan Three Towns F.C. players Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate men's footballers in China