Aziz Yakubu
Attack - Centre-Forward
at Qingdao West Coast
at Qingdao West Coast
465 days · joined 2025-02-14
👕200+ Apps
⚽50+ Goals
Market value
€2.00m
Rating · 23/24
8.4
Top
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
9
clubs played for
16/17
debut season
0.44
goals / match
Rio Ave FC
top club · 73 apps
Position rank · 23/24
#1372
goals rank
#627
assists rank
89
season goals
24
season assists
Among 3,530 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€3.00m
peak value · 2024
€1.25m
top transfer fee · 24/25
18
best season · 2023
19 · 21.3%
pens / of goals
Born the same day
Shares 1998-11-10 · 6 players total
202Appearances
89Goals
24Assists
15Yellow cards
0Red cards
28Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Aziz Yakubu |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Abdul-Aziz Yakubu |
| Date of birth | 1998-11-10 (27 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Tamale, Ghana |
| Citizenship |  Ghana |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 187.00 m |
| Current club | Qingdao West Coast |
| On loan from | ↩ Shimizu S-Pulse parent contract: 2026-01-31 |
| Joined | 2025-02-14 |
| Contract expires | 2025-12-31 |
| Agent | 10Management |
Dec 2025
Transfer: QD West Coast → Shimizu S-Pulse
25/26 · Return from loan
Jul 2025
2025 — Qingdao West Coast
25 matches · 10 G · 6 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2025
Transfer: Shimizu S-Pulse → QD West Coast
24/25 · Loan
Jul 2024
Transfer: Rio Ave → Shimizu S-Pulse
24/25 · Transfer · €1.25m
Jul 2024
2024 — Shimizu S-Pulse
6 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
May 2024
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Dec 2023
Transfer: WH Three Towns → Rio Ave
23/24 · Return from loan
Jul 2023
2023 — Wuhan Three Towns
26 matches · 18 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Wuhan Three Towns, Rio Ave FC
22 matches · 7 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2023
Transfer: Rio Ave → WH Three Towns
22/23 · Loan
Oct 2022
Injury: unknown
Jul 2022
22/23 — Rio Ave FC
18 matches · 9 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: Vit. Guimarães → Rio Ave
22/23 · Transfer · €1.00m
Jun 2022
Transfer: Rio Ave → Vit. Guimarães
21/22 · Return from loan
Aug 2021
Transfer: Vit. Guimarães → Rio Ave
21/22 · Loan
Jul 2021
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Rio Ave FC
39 matches · 15 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2021
Transfer: Estoril → Vit. Guimarães
20/21 · Return from loan
Aug 2020
Transfer: Vit. Guimarães → Estoril
20/21 · Loan
Jul 2020
20/21 — GD Estoril Praia
34 matches · 15 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Vizela → Vit. Guimarães
19/20 · Transfer · €200k
Jun 2019
Transfer: Guimarães B → Vizela
18/19 · Return from loan
May 2019
Injury: unknown
Aug 2018
Transfer: Vizela → Guimarães B
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — Vitória Guimarães SC B, Vitória Guimarães SC, Vitória de Guimarães SC U23 (- 2022)
30 matches · 11 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — FC Vizela
1 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2017
Transfer: Vizela Y19 → Vizela
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — FC Vizela
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2016
Transfer: Charity Stars → Vizela Y19
16/17 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €3.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 1175 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 23/24. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals7 total · 0.88/90
Assists4 total · 0.50/90
G+A11 total · 1.38/90
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
Minutes played by club
Rio Ave FC
33.1%
Wuhan Three Towns
32.2%
Qingdao West Coast
13.4%
Shimizu S-Pulse
1.5%
GD Estoril Praia
10.1%
Vitória Guimarães SC
0.0%
Vitória Guimarães SC B
7.7%
Vitória de Guimarães SC U23 (- 2022)
0.0%
FC Vizela
2.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Ave FC | 3 | 21/22 | 23/24 | 73 | 30 | 5 | 828 |
| Wuhan Three Towns | 2 | 2023 | 23/24 | 32 | 19 | 4 | 805 |
| Qingdao West Coast | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 335 |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 1 | 2024 | 2024 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 38 |
| GD Estoril Praia | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 254 |
| Vitória Guimarães SC | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vitória Guimarães SC B | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 193 |
| Vitória de Guimarães SC U23 (- 2022) | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC Vizela | 2 | 16/17 | 17/18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | AFC Champions League | Wuhan Three Towns | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 529 |
| 23/24 | Liga Portugal | Rio Ave FC | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 187 |
| 22/23 | Allianz Cup | Rio Ave FC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 22/23 | Liga Portugal | Rio Ave FC | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 185 |
| 21/22 | Allianz Cup | Rio Ave FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| 21/22 | Liga Portugal 2 | Rio Ave FC | 33 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 203 |
| 21/22 | Taça de Portugal | Rio Ave FC | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 125 |
| 2025 | Chinese FA Cup | Qingdao West Coast | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 111 |
| 2025 | Super League | Qingdao West Coast | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 224 |
| 2024 | J2 League | Shimizu S-Pulse | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 2023 | Chinese FA Cup | Wuhan Three Towns | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
| 2023 | Chinese Super Cup | Wuhan Three Towns | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2023 | Super League | Wuhan Three Towns | 23 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 104 |
| 20/21 | Allianz Cup | GD Estoril Praia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Liga Portugal 2 | GD Estoril Praia | 28 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 164 |
| 20/21 | Taça de Portugal | GD Estoril Praia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 18/19 | Ledman LigaPro | Vitória Guimarães SC B | 28 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 193 |
| 18/19 | Liga NOS | Vitória Guimarães SC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Liga Revelação | Vitória de Guimarães SC U23 (- 2022) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Taça de Portugal | FC Vizela | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 16/17 | Ledman LigaPro | FC Vizela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Charity Stars | Vizela Y19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | Vizela Y19 | Vizela | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-08-01 | Vizela | Guimarães B | Loan | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-06-30 | Guimarães B | Vizela | Return from loan | 700000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | Vizela | Vit. Guimarães | Transfer | 700000 | €200k |
| 20/21 | 2020-08-03 | Vit. Guimarães | Estoril | Loan | 625000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-06-30 | Estoril | Vit. Guimarães | Return from loan | 700000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-08-01 | Vit. Guimarães | Rio Ave | Loan | 700000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-06-30 | Rio Ave | Vit. Guimarães | Return from loan | 1000000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | Vit. Guimarães | Rio Ave | Transfer | 1000000 | €1.00m |
| 22/23 | 2023-03-04 | Rio Ave | WH Three Towns | Loan | 2500000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-12-31 | WH Three Towns | Rio Ave | Return from loan | 2000000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-08 | Rio Ave | Shimizu S-Pulse | Transfer | 3000000 | €1.25m |
| 24/25 | 2025-02-14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | QD West Coast | Loan | 2500000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-12-31 | QD West Coast | Shimizu S-Pulse | Return from loan | 2000000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | Torn knee ligaments | 2019-05-15 | 2020-07-31 | 444 | 0 |
| 21/22 | unknown injury | 2021-07-12 | 2021-08-01 | 21 | 3 |
| 22/23 | unknown injury | 2022-10-31 | 2022-11-05 | 6 | 0 |
| 23/24 | unknown injury | 2024-05-05 | 2024-05-31 | 27 | 2 |
Current€2.00m
Peak€3.00m
Low—
Δ since start+€2.00m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €650k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €625k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loreintz Rosier | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pengfei Xie | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Hugo Basto | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Crespo | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dianzuo Liu | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| André Vidigal | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| João Gamboa | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joãozinho | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Pedro Mendes | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabrielzinho | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| João Graça | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jhonatan | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Renato Pantalon | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fábio Ronaldo | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Pedro Amaral | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Dani Figueira | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joca | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Guga | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Hugo Gomes | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Aderllan Santos | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Super League | Wuhan Three Towns | 15 | 23 |
| 20/21 | Liga Portugal 2 | GD Estoril Praia | 12 | 28 |
| 18/19 | Ledman LigaPro | Vitória Guimarães SC B | 11 | 28 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | Ledman LigaPro | Vitória Guimarães SC B | 6 | 28 |
| 2025 | Super League | Qingdao West Coast | 5 | 22 |
| 22/23 | Liga Portugal | Rio Ave FC | 3 | 17 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 2025-12-31 | QD West Coast | Shimizu S-Pulse | Return from loan | — | €2.00m |
| 24/25 | 2025-02-14 | Shimizu S-Pulse | QD West Coast | Loan | — | €2.50m |
| 23/24 | 2023-12-31 | WH Three Towns | Rio Ave | Return from loan | — | €2.00m |
| 22/23 | 2023-03-04 | Rio Ave | WH Three Towns | Loan | — | €2.50m |
| 21/22 | 2022-06-30 | Rio Ave | Vit. Guimarães | Return from loan | — | €1.00m |
| 21/22 | 2021-08-01 | Vit. Guimarães | Rio Ave | Loan | — | €700k |
| 20/21 | 2021-06-30 | Estoril | Vit. Guimarães | Return from loan | — | €700k |
| 20/21 | 2020-08-03 | Vit. Guimarães | Estoril | Loan | — | €625k |
| 18/19 | 2019-06-30 | Guimarães B | Vizela | Return from loan | — | €700k |
| 18/19 | 2018-08-01 | Vizela | Guimarães B | Loan | — | — |
Last 39 matches for Qingdao West Coast The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-02 | CSL |
Qingdao West Coast | 3–1 | Meizhou Hakka | Available |
| 2026-04-27 | CSL |
Zhejiang Professional | 2–1 | Qingdao West Coast | Available |
| 2026-04-20 | CSL |
Qingdao West Coast | 2–0 | Dalian Yingbo | Available |
| 2026-04-15 | CSL |
Qingdao West Coast | 1–5 | Shandong Taishan | Available |
| 2026-04-06 | CSL |
Qingdao West Coast | 2–2 | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | Available |
| 2026-04-01 | CSL |
Henan FC | 2–3 | Qingdao West Coast | Available |
| 2026-03-28 | CSL |
Qingdao West Coast | 3–3 | Shanghai Port FC | Available |
| 2026-03-03 | CSL |
Qingdao West Coast | 2–0 | Wuhan Three Towns | Available |
| 2026-02-23 | CSL |
Qingdao Hainiu | 2–2 | Qingdao West Coast | Available |
| 2025-06-30 | CSL |
Qingdao West Coast | 0–1 | Shanghai Shenhua | Available |
| 2025-06-25 | CSL |
Henan FC | 1–0 | Qingdao West Coast | Available |
| 2025-06-16 | CSL |
Qingdao West Coast | 0–1 | Wuhan Three Towns | Available |
| 2025-05-26 | CSL |
Chengdu Rongcheng | 7–0 | Qingdao West Coast | Available |
| 2025-05-22 | CSL |
Qingdao West Coast | 2–2 | Changchun Yatai | Available |
| 2025-05-18 | CSL |
Qingdao West Coast | 3–5 | Shanghai Port FC | Available |
| 2025-05-12 | CSL |
Shenzhen Peng City | 1–2 | Qingdao West Coast | Available |
| 2025-05-04 | CSL |
Qingdao West Coast | 0–0 | Shandong Taishan | Available |
| 2025-04-30 | CSL |
Meizhou Hakka | 1–1 | Qingdao West Coast | Available |
| 2025-04-26 | CSL |
Qingdao West Coast | 0–2 | Nantong Zhiyun | Available |
| 2025-04-21 | CSL |
Beijing Guoan | 4–1 | Qingdao West Coast | Available |
| 2025-04-14 | CSL |
Cangzhou Mighty Lions | 3–2 | Qingdao West Coast | Available |
| 2025-04-10 | CSL |
Qingdao West Coast | 1–3 | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | Available |
| 2025-04-06 | CSL |
Zhejiang Professional | 1–2 | Qingdao West Coast | Available |
| 2025-03-30 | CSL |
Qingdao West Coast | 1–0 | Qingdao Hainiu | Available |
| 2025-03-08 | CSL |
Shanghai Shenhua | 2–0 | Qingdao West Coast | Available |
| 2024-11-02 | CSL |
Wuhan Three Towns | 1–3 | Qingdao West Coast | Available |
| 2024-10-27 | CSL |
Qingdao West Coast | 1–1 | Chengdu Rongcheng | Available |
| 2024-10-19 | CSL |
Changchun Yatai | 4–0 | Qingdao West Coast | Available |
| 2024-09-28 | CSL |
Shanghai Port FC | 2–1 | Qingdao West Coast | Available |
| 2024-09-22 | CSL |
Qingdao West Coast | 3–2 | Shenzhen Peng City | Available |
| 2024-09-13 | CSL |
Shandong Taishan | 0–1 | Qingdao West Coast | Available |
| 2024-08-16 | CSL |
Nantong Zhiyun | 0–3 | Qingdao West Coast | Available |
| 2024-08-11 | CSL |
Qingdao West Coast | 2–2 | Beijing Guoan | Available |
| 2024-08-02 | CSL |
Qingdao West Coast | 1–1 | Cangzhou Mighty Lions | Available |
| 2024-07-27 | CSL |
Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | 2–1 | Qingdao West Coast | Available |
| 2024-07-21 | CSL |
Qingdao West Coast | 3–3 | Meizhou Hakka | Available |
| 2024-07-13 | CSL |
Qingdao West Coast | 5–2 | Zhejiang Professional | Available |
| 2024-07-07 | CSL |
Qingdao Hainiu | 3–1 | Qingdao West Coast | Available |
| 2024-03-01 | CSL |
Qingdao West Coast | 1–1 | Henan FC | Available |
Teams faced most often by Aziz Yakubu's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portimonense SC | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 50% |
| Vitória Guimarães | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 26 | -8 | 31% |
| FC Porto | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 30 | -18 | 19% |
| GD Chaves | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 31% |
| FC Arouca | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 29% |
| FC Famalicão | 14 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 7% |
| Casa Pia AC | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 57% |
| Moreirense FC | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 17% |
| SC Farense | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 50% |
| SL Benfica | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 0% |
| CD Santa Clara | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 40% |
| CS Marítimo | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 30% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Senior debut season | |
| 17/18 | First senior goal | |
| 2025 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | 18 | 223 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.81 |
| 21/22 | 39 | 418 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.65 |
| 2025 | 25 | 335 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 2023 | 26 | 276 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 20/21 | 34 | 254 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.42 |
| 18/19 | 30 | 193 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.87 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Liga Portugal 2
90 apps
34 G
8 A
Super League
45 apps
23 G
7 A
Liga Portugal
34 apps
13 G
5 A
Taça de Portugal
11 apps
7 G
0 A
Chinese FA Cup
5 apps
4 G
1 A
Allianz Cup
3 apps
3 G
1 A
J2 League
6 apps
3 G
0 A
AFC Champions League
6 apps
1 G
2 A
Chinese Super Cup
1 apps
1 G
0 A
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Who is Aziz Yakubu?
Aziz Yakubu is a Ghana professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Qingdao West Coast.
How old is Aziz Yakubu?
Aziz Yakubu is 27 years old. He was born on November 10, 1998 in Tamale.
What position does Aziz Yakubu play?
Aziz Yakubu plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Aziz Yakubu play for?
Aziz Yakubu currently plays for Qingdao West Coast.
How many career goals has Aziz Yakubu scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Aziz Yakubu has scored 89 goals in 202 appearances.
What is Aziz Yakubu's market value?
Aziz Yakubu's most recent reported market value is €2.00m.