Yakubu Alfa

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Yakubu Alfa

| image =

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| fullname = Yakubu Alfa{{cite web |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Nigeria|url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/10/28/62/fwyc_2009_squadlists.pdf |publisher=FIFA |page=14 |date=6 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091013164551/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/10/28/62/fwyc_2009_squadlists.pdf |archive-date=13 October 2009 }}

| height = {{height|meters=1.75|precision=0}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|12|31|df=y}}

| birth_place = Minna, Nigeria

| currentclub = Niger Tornadoes

| clubnumber = 10

| position = Central Midfielder

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2007–2008 | clubs1 = Niger Tornadoes | caps1 = 35 | goals1 = 8

| years2 = 2009 | clubs2 = Helsingborgs IF | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2010 | clubs3 = Skoda Xanthi | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2011–2012 | clubs4 = AEK Larnaca[http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=1563&pn=Yakubu_Alfa Footballdatabase Profile] | caps4 = 10 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2013– | clubs5 = AS Trenčín | caps5 = 0 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2014 – 2015 | clubs6 = Niger Tornadoes | caps6 = 29 | goals6 = 6

| years7 = 2015 – 2017 | clubs7 = Niger Tornadoes | caps7= 30 | goals7 = 11

| nationalyears1 = 2007 | nationalteam1 = Nigeria U-17 | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 2

| nationalyears2 = 2009 | nationalteam2 = Nigeria U-20 | nationalcaps2 = 6 | nationalgoals2 = 1

| club-update = 2 March 2013

| nationalteam-update = 2 March 2013

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Yakubu Alfa (born 31 December 1990 in Minna) is a Nigerian football player who plays for Niger Tornadoes F.C. He plays as a central midfielder with scoring and assisting ability.

Career

Alfa moved on 8 January 2009 from Niger Tornadoes F.C. to Helsingborgs IF. After one year in which he earned two professional caps for his Swedish club Helsingborgs IF, his contract was sold by Skoda Xanthi on 31 January 2010.{{Cite web|url=http://xanthireds.blogspot.com/2010/01/alfa.html|title=Blogger|website=xanthireds.blogspot.com|language=en|access-date=2018-05-14}} He had been linked in October 2009 with a move to Germinal Beerschot.[http://www.hif.se/Arkiv/news/new%20-%2009-10-30%2012.36 HIF säljer Yakubu Alfa] In May 2011 he signed with AEK Larnaca. In March 2013, he moved to AS Trenčín.{{Cite web |title=Media Nigeria |url=https://www.medianigeria.com/ |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=Media Nigeria |language=en-US}}

International career

He represented his homeland at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in the Korea Republic, he won also with the Nigeria U-17 *Golden Eagles* the World Cup 2007.{{Cite web|url=http://de.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=269100/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080407164005/http://de.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=269100/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 April 2008|title=FIFA-Turniere Spieler & Trainer - Yakubu ALFA|website=FIFA.com|language=de-DE|access-date=2018-05-14}} He won the goal of the tournament after curling the ball at top left-hand corner of the Colombia goalkeeper, his goal was rated by FIFA users as 4.4 out of 5 making him with one point ahead of Japan's Yoichiro Kakitani{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/news/top-marks-for-nigeria-alfa-598944|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922144302/https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/news/top-marks-for-nigeria-alfa-598944|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 September 2020|title=Top marks for Nigeria's Alfa- FIFA U-17 WORLD CUP 2007|date=17 September 2007|author=FIFA.com|access-date=24 November 2020|website=FIFA}} and was the Round of 16 match against Colombia at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Korea 2007.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/news/goal-the-tournament-589797-x1748|title=Goal of the Tournament|date=|author=|access-date=24 November 2020|website=FIFA}}{{dead link|date=October 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

On 15 December 2008 was called for the Nigerian under-20 national team for the African Cup of Nations U-20 2009 in Rwanda, scored a goal against Egypt.{{Cite news|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200812150386.html|title=Nigeria/Rwanda: Bosso Invites 46 Players for Rwanda|last=Ezimakor|first=Tony|date=2008-12-15|work=Daily Independent (Lagos)|access-date=2018-05-14}} On 3 March 2010 earned his first call-up for the Super Eagles.[http://www.sportsday.com.ng/nigeria/news/2010-03-02/rabiu-alfa-beg-lagerback-eagles-chance.html Rabiu, Alfa Beg Lagerback For Eagles Chance]