:Freddie Issaka

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Freddie Issaka

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Frederick Habib Yampabu Issaka{{Cite web|url=https://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-players2.asp?pid=1245&from=squad |title=Freddie Issaka|website=www.greensonscreen.co.uk| access-date=18 November 2022}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|07|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Truro, England

| height = 1.77m{{Cite web |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/ghanaian-descent-players/929574/freddie-issaka|title=Freddie Issaka - Foreign Players of Ghanaian Descent|publisher=GhanaSoccernet|accessdate=5 December 2022}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Plymouth Argyle

| clubnumber = 35

| youthyears1 = –2021

| youthclubs1 = Truro City

| years1 = 2022–

| clubs1 = Plymouth Argyle

| caps1 = 25

| goals1 = 1

| club-update = 17:26, 26 April 2025 (UTC)

| nationalyears1 = 2021

| nationalteam1 = England U16

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2022–2023

| nationalteam2 = Wales U17

| nationalcaps2 = 10

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| nationalyears3 = 2023–

| nationalteam3 = Wales U19

| nationalcaps3 = 14

| nationalgoals3 = 1

| ntupdate = 21:13, 22 October 2022 (UTC)

| youthyears2 = 2021–2022

| youthclubs2 = Plymouth Argyle

}}

Frederick Habib Yampabu Issaka (born 28 July 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for {{English football updater|PlymoutA}} club Plymouth Argyle. He is a Wales under-19 international.

Club career

Issaka became Plymouth Argyle's youngest ever player when he made his professional debut on 31 August 2021, aged 15 years and 34 days, when he featured off the bench in a 2–0 EFL Cup defeat to Newport County.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/issaka-makes-argyle-history |title=Issaka makes Argyle history|website=www.pafc.co.uk|date=31 August 2021| access-date=18 November 2022}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66338267|title=Freddie Issaka: Plymouth Argyle's youngest-ever player signs first professional deal|work=BBC Sport |date=28 July 2023}}

In July 2023 Issaka signed his first professional contract with Plymouth. In July 2024 he signed a new four-year contract with the club.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cn4vqr5759zo|title=Freddie Issaka: Plymouth Argyle youngster agrees new contract|date=4 July 2024|website=BBC Sport}}

He scored his first goal for The Greens in a 3–3 home game on 26 October 2024 versus Preston in which Plymouth came back from 3–0 down.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cz7j77jqp74t|title=Plymouth Argyle 3–3 Preston North End|website=BBC Sport|date=26 October 2024|access-date=30 October 2024}}

International career

Issaka was born in England to a Ghanaian father and Welsh mother.{{Cite web|url=https://sportsworldghana.com/exclusive-ghanaian-attacker-freddie-issaka-gets-wales-u17-call-up/|title=Exclusive: Ghanaian attacker Freddie Issaka gets Wales U17 call up | SportsWorldGhana.com|first=Edmund Okai|last=Gyimah|date=10 March 2023}} In September 2021, he was called-up by a Wales U16 training camp. The next month he was selected in the squad for their Victory Shield campaign.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/freddies-call-0 |title=Freddie's call up|website=www.pafc.co.uk|date=14 October 2021| access-date=18 November 2022}}

In December 2021, Issaka featured twice for England U16s, in a pair of friendlies at St George's Park vs Turkey U16s.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/freddie-starts-england |title=Freddie starts for England|website=www.pafc.co.uk|date=22 December 2021| access-date=18 November 2022}}{{Cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/12/22/world/under-16-friendlies/england-u16/turkey-u16/3708431/|title=England U16 v Turkey U16|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=4 May 2023}}

In 2022 Issaka was again selected to represent Wales. In April he featured in an under-16 UEFA Development Tournament,{{Cite web|url=https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/issaka-and-hatch-star-wales |title=Issaka and Hatch star for Wales |website=www.pafc.co.uk|date=14 April 2022| access-date=18 November 2022}} and in October playing for the under-17s in three UEFA Euro U17 Championship qualifiers, scoring in a 3–3 draw with Sweden.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/issaka-and-hatch-star-wales-under-17s |title=Issaka and Hatch Star for Wales Under-17s |website=www.pafc.co.uk|date=28 October 2022| access-date=18 November 2022}} In October 2023 Issaka was selected for the Wales Under 19 squad.{{Cite web|url=https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/sport/football/england-next-freddie-issaka-wales-8824746?int_source=nba|title=England next for Freddie Issaka and his Wales under-19 team-mates|first=Chris|last=Errington|date=12 October 2023|website=Plymouth Live}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|FA Cup !colspan="2"\|EFL Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="5" \|Plymouth Argyle
2021–22{{soccerbase season\|144498\|season=2021\|access-date=30 October 2024}} \|EFL League One \|0	0	0	0	0	0	1{{efn\|name=EFT\|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}}	0	1	0
2022–23{{soccerbase season\|144498\|season=2022\|access-date=30 October 2024}} \|EFL League One \|1	0	0	0	0	0	5{{efn\|name=EFT\|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}}	0	6	0
2023–24{{soccerbase season\|144498\|season=2023\|access-date=30 October 2024}} \|EFL Championship \|5	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	9	0
2024–25{{soccerbase season\|144498\|season=2024\|access-date=30 October 2024}} \|EFL Championship \|19	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	20	1
colspan="3"\|Career total !25	1	2	0	3	0	6	0	36	1