Joseph Yobo: Career Stats, Clubs, Age & Nationality

Joseph Yobo: profile

Joseph Yobo (born 6 September 1980 in Kono, Nigeria) is a former Nigerian footballer who played as a centre-back.

Yobo started out at Standard Liège in 1998. He played for 6 clubs in 5 countries between 1998 and 2014. The busiest spell of his career was at Everton F.C. (2003–2012): 196 appearances and 8 goals. Across all recorded club spells he totals 387 appearances and 13 goals.

At international level, Yobo represented Nigeria (2001–2014), earning 101 caps and scoring 7 goals. Our match database lists 4 of his international goals; the first came against South Africa on 31 January 2004 (Africa Cup of Nations). He also played for Nigeria at under-20 level.

Key facts

Senior international debut: 2001 (aged about 21)
First international goal: 2004 – aged 23 (match)
Club career: 1998–2014 (17 seasons)
Countries played in: 5: Belgium, Spain, France, United Kingdom and Turkey
Club goals per game: 0.03 (13 in 387)
Height: 188 cm — taller than 84% of Nigerian internationals on record
Latest move: Norwich City F.C. (2014)
Shares a birthday with: Bertrand Traoré, Jacques Zoua and Tijani Belaïd (more)

Club career

Years	Club	League	Apps	Goals
1998–2001	Standard Liège	Belgian Pro League	46	2
2001–2002	C.D. Tenerife	LaLiga 2	0	0
2001–2003	Olympique de Marseille	Ligue 1	23	0
2002–2003	Everton F.C.	Premier League	24	0
2003–2012	Everton F.C.	Premier League	196	8
2010–2012	Fenerbahçe Istanbul	Süper Lig	69	2
2012–2014	Fenerbahçe Istanbul	Süper Lig	21	1
2014	Norwich City F.C.	EFL Championship	8	0
	Total		387	13

Appearances and goals are league figures where recorded on Wikidata; “–” means not recorded.

International career

Years	Team	Level	Caps	Goals
1999–2000	Nigeria U20	Under-20	–	–
2001–2014	Nigeria	Senior	101	7

International goals (4)

#	Date	Match	Min	Competition
1	31 Jan 2004	Nigeria 4–0 South Africa	4	Africa Cup of Nations
2	3 Jul 2004	Nigeria 1–0 Algeria	84	World Cup Qualification
3	7 Jun 2008	Sierra Leone 0–1 Nigeria	88	World Cup Qualification
4	15 Jun 2008	Equatorial Guinea 0–1 Nigeria	5	World Cup Qualification