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Joseph Yobo

Joseph Yobo
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Micheal Yobo
Date of birth6 September 1980(age 30)
Place of birthKono, Nigeria
Height1.88 m
Playing positionCentre back
Club information
Current clubEverton
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Joseph Yobo (born 6 September 1980 in Kono, Nigeria) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a centre back for Premier League side Everton. He is also an international for the Nigerian national team, for which he has 81 caps and currently captains.

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Siasia bemoans cancelled Ghana game - KickOff Tweet this news
KickOff--As reported by Turkey's most influential sports daily, Fanatik, the Nigeria skipper -Joseph Yobo- is on the brink of joining London club, Tottenham Hotspur. Fenerbahce were interested in keeping Yobo after the expiration of his loan deal, bu - Date : Tue, 09 Aug 2011 17:26:58 GMT+00:00
Friendlies Called Off - Everton Football Tweet this news
Everton Football--Nigeria's game against Ghana, set to be played at Watford's Vicarage Road stadium on Wednesday, is also off, meaning Everton pair Victor Anichebe and -Joseph Yobo- miss out on international action.--- - Date : Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:13:45 GMT+00:00
Eagles arrive in Watford for friendly - SuperSport.com Tweet this news
SuperSport.com--Captain -Joseph Yobo- led ten other players into the Super Eagles Hilton Watford lodgings on Sunday afternoon, as camp opened ahead of Tuesday's international friendly against Ghana. ... - Date : Mon, 08 Aug 2011 06:36:07 GMT+00:00
Asamoah Gyan & Joseph Yobo welcome Ghana v Nigeria friendly in London - BBC Sport Tweet this news
BBC Sport--Sunderland's Ghanaian striker, Asamoah Gyan, and Everton's Nigerian defender, -Joseph Yobo-, speak to BBC Sport's Leon Mann about the pros and cons of holding all-African international friendlies in Europe. Ghana take on Nigeria - Date : Tue, 09 Aug 2011 12:09:55 GMT+00:00
Everton Season Preview: David Moyes Must Do Things The Hard Way Again - FanHouse UK Tweet this news
FanHouse UK--He wanted to offload Yakubu and -Joseph Yobo- in order to try and bring in an attacker but to no avail. Goalkeepers: Tim Howard will again be Everton's first choice goalkeeper and he will again be one of their most formidable and reliabl - Date : Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:45:45 GMT+00:00
Super Eagles arrive Watford for Ghana friendly - Vanguard Tweet this news
Vanguard--Lagos: Captain -Joseph Yobo- led 10 other players into the Super Eagles Hilton Watford lodgings on Sunday afternoon, as camp opened for the team's Tuesday's international friendly against Ghana. A statement by Colin Udoh, the team&apos - Date : Mon, 08 Aug 2011 19:09:00 GMT+00:00
England Call For Duo - Everton Football Tweet this news
Everton Football--Nigerian pair Victor Anichebe and -Joseph Yobo- will make the short trip down to Vicarage Road, Watford for a friendly against World Cup quarter finalists Ghana. Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard has been called up to Jurgen Klinsmann's - Date : Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:35:06 GMT+00:00
Everton Club Focus - Yobo and Irvine return to Goodison Park with contrasting ... - A Different League Tweet this news
A Different League--Former player and assistant manager Alan Irvine has been appointed the club's new Academy manager, while, after the collapse of a move to Fenerbache, -Joseph Yobo- is also back on Merseyside. Yobo spent last season on-loan in Turk - Date : Fri, 15 Jul 2011 08:13:52 GMT+00:00
Should David Moyes make the transfer sacrifice? - FootballFanCast.com (blog) Tweet this news
FootballFanCast.com (blog)--Everton might have thought at the beginning of the summer, that they could have shifted on some of the fringe players like Yakubu or -Joseph Yobo-, thus generating some transfer funds that could have been reinvested. However, o - Date : Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:10:07 GMT+00:00
Everton weighing up swap move for Crouch - FootballFanCast.com Tweet this news
FootballFanCast.com--The Toffee's will have to sell before they can buy but have so far failed to get high-earners Yakubu and -Joseph Yobo- off the wage bill at Goodison Park. Use the 'Share' button to share with friends on Facebook, Twitte - Date : Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:34:47 GMT+00:00

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Kanu
Nigeria national football team captain
2010-
Succeeded by
Incumbent

Everton :
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Belgium League Belgian Cup League Cup Europe Total
2000 � 01 Standard Liège Jupiler League 30 2 30 2
France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total
2001 � 02 Olympique Marseille Ligue 1 23 0 23 0
Spain League Copa del Rey Copa de la Liga Europe Total
2001 � 02 Tenerife Segunda División 0 0 0 0
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2002 � 03 Everton Premier League 24 0 2 0 26 0
2003 � 04 28 2 1 0 2 0 31 2
2004 � 05 27 0 3 0 3 0 33 0
2005 � 06 29 1 1 0 4 1 34 2
2006 � 07 38 2 1 0 1 0 40 2
2007 � 08 30 1 2 0 7 0 39 1
2008 � 09 27 1 1 0 2 0 33 1
2009 � 10 17 1 0 0 6 1 23 2
Turkey League T�rkiye Kupasi League Cup Europe Total
2010 � 11 Fenerbahce Super Lig 30 1 3 0 33 1
Total Belgium 30 2 30 2
France 23 0 23 0
Spain 0 0 0 0
England 220 8 5 0 12 0 19 2 259 10
Turkey 30 1 3 0   -   -   -   - 33 1
Career Total 303 11 8 0 12 0 19 2 345 13
2001 7 0
2002 12 0
2003 3 1
2004 10 2
2005 6 0
2006 8 0
2007 4 0
2008 10 2
2009 5 0
2010 10 0
2011 3 0
Total 79 5

International goals :
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 1 June 2003 Lagos National Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria Cameroon 1 � 0 3 � 0 Friendly
2. 31 January 2004 Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia South Africa 1 � 0 4 � 0 2004 African Cup of Nations
3. 3 July 2004 Abuja Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria Algeria 1-0 1-0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 7 June 2008 National Stadium, Freetown, Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 0-1 0 � 1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
5. 15 June 2008 Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea 0-1 0 � 1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
Correct as of 28 June 2010

Nigeria squad 2002 FIFA World Cup

Shorunmu, Yobo, Babayaro, Kanu, Okoronkwo, West, Ikedia, Adepoju, Ogbeche, Okocha, Lawal, Ejide, Afolabi, Udeze, Justice, Sodje, Aghahowa, Akwuegbu, Ejiofor, Obiorah, Utaka, Enyeama, Opabunmi
Coach : Onigbinde

Nigeria squad 2004 African Cup of Nations Third Place

Enyeama, Yobo, Babayaro, Kanu, Okoronkwo, Enakarhire, Utaka, Yakubu, Agali, Okocha, Lawal, Etafia, Ikedia, Olofinjana, Abbey, Udeze, Aghahowa, Orjinta, Ekong, Odemwingie, Ekwueme, Ejide
Coach : Chukwu

Nigeria squad 2006 Africa Cup of Nations Third Place

Enyeama, Yobo, Taiwo, Kanu, Odiah, Enakarhire, Utaka, Mikel, Martins, Okocha, Lawal, Ejide, Yussuf, Obinna, Obiefule, Oruma, Aghahowa, Obodo, Makinwa, Odemwingie, Nwaneri, Kaita, Aiyenugba
Coach : Eguavoen

Nigeria squad 2008 Africa Cup of Nations

Enyeama, Yobo, Taiwo, Kanu, Nwaneri, Shittu, Utaka, Yakubu, Martins, Mikel, Odemwingie, Ejide, Afolabi, Olofinjana, Uche, Etuhu, Makinwa, Obinna, Emeghara, Okonkwo, Eromoigbe, Apam, Aiyenugba
Coach : Vogts

Nigeria squad 2010 Africa Cup of Nations Third Place

Enyeama, Yobo, Taiwo, Kanu, Nwaneri, Shittu, Obasi, Yakubu, Martins, Mikel, Odemwingie, Ejide, Yussuf, Olofinjana, Kaita, Uche, Odiah, Obinna, Mohamed, Etuhu, Echiéjilé, Apam, Aiyenugba
Coach : Amodu

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1 . Mucha 2 . Hibbert 3 . Baines 4 . Yobo 5 . Heitinga 6 . Jagielka 7 . Bilyaletdinov 8 . Saha 10 . Arteta 12 . Turner 14 . Vaughan 15 . Distin 16 . Beckford 17 . Cahill 18 . Neville (c) 19 . Gueye 20 . Pienaar 21 . Osman 22 . Yakubu 23 . Coleman 24 . Howard 25 . Fellaini 26 . Rodwell 28 . Anichebe 29 . Silva
. Moyes



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