Yakubu Abubakar Akilu

Yakubu Abubakar Akilu (born 14 March 1989) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Västerhaninge IF.^[3]

Abu Akilu

Personal information
Full name	Yakubu Abubakar Akilu
Date of birth	(1989-03-14) 14 March 1989 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth	Ago Iwoye, Nigeria
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
	Ebedei
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2009	Midtjylland	4	(0)
2009	→ Hjørring (loan)	11	(1)
2010	Kolding FC	13	(0)
2011–2014	Fredericia
2015–2016	Prespa Birlik
2018–2019	Rågsveds IF	10	(0)
2020–	Västerhaninge IF	13	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

A pacy young midfielder who scored many goals for Ebedei, he was the ninth player who moved from the club to Midtjylland.^[1] He played the 2009–10 season for FC Hjørring, on loan from Midtjylland.^[4] On 22 December 2010, Akilu left Kolding FC and signed for FC Fredericia.^[4]

In June 2018, Akilu joined Swedish club KSF Prespa Birlik.^[5] He would later play lower-level football in Sweden for Rågsveds IF and Västerhaninge IF.^[6]