Career
Yakubu was born in Kano, Kano State, and raised in England. He joined Barnet at the age of 11, turned professional at 16, and made his first-team debut at the age of 17 while still studying for his A-levels – a 3–2 defeat against rivals Stevenage, with Yakubu coming on as a 67th minute substitute. He started the following match in a 1–1 draw with Boston United. He became a regular in the first-team squad, and was team captain from August 2007 to November 2008. In June 2009 he signed a new two-year contract with the club. He was released in May 2010 after making a total of 297 appearances for the club.
In July 2010 Yakubu signed for Conference National side AFC Wimbledon, he played in the 2011 conference play off final, coming off the bench and scoring a penalty.
On 24 May 2011, He was released by AFC Wimbledon and on 22 June joined Newport County.
On 26 September 2011, Yakubu joined Cambridge United on a month's loan.
On 12 May 2012 Yakubu played for Newport County in the FA Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium which Newport lost 2–0 to York City.
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