Antonio Yakoub
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antonio Tino Lucas Yakoub | ||
| Date of birth | 12 June 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Södertälje, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nordic United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Djurgårdens IF | ||
| 2018–2019 | Assyriska FF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Assyriska FF | 60 | (33) |
| 2022 | → Sirius (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Gefle IF (loan) | 14 | (6) |
| 2023–2024 | Gefle IF | 32 | (3) |
| 2023 | → Östers IF (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | Nordic United | 10 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Finland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Syria U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Syria | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Antonio Tino Lucas Yakoub (Arabic: انطونيو تينو لوكاس يعقوب; born 12 June 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ettan club Nordic United. Born in Sweden, he represents Syria at international level.
Club career
[edit]Yakoub started playing football in a youth sector of Djurgårdens IF, before joining Assyriska FF in 2018.[1][2]
In March 2022, Yakoub was loaned out to Allsvenskan club IK Sirius with a purchase option,[3] and later made his league debut for the club.
In July 2022, Sirius loaned him further to Gefle IF for the rest of the 2022 Ettan season. After the season, Gefle won a promotion to Superettan, and acquired Yakoub from Assyriska on a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee,[4] after Sirius hadn't exercised their option.[5] In August 2023, Yakoub was loaned out to fellow Superettan side Östers IF for the remainder of the 2023 season.[6]
International career
[edit]Yakoub is eligible to represent Sweden, Finland and Syria, and has made one appearance for Finland under-20 national team in 2021.
Yakoub was named in the Syria senior national team squad for the postponed 2023 AFC Asian Cup in January 2024.[7][8] He made his full international debut for Syria in the tournament, as a substitute in a 1–0 loss against Australia on 18 January 2024.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Yakoub was born in Sweden to Assyrian mother and Finnish father.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 8 October 2024.[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Assyriska FF | 2018 | Ettan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Division 2 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 9 | |||
| 2020 | Division 2 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 10 | |||
| 2021 | Ettan | 28 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 14 | |||
| Total | 60 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 33 | ||
| Sirius (loan) | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Gefle IF (loan) | 2022 | Ettan | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 6 | ||
| Gefle IF | 2023 | Superettan | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||
| 2024 | Superettan | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 32 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | ||
| Östers IF (loan) | 2023 | Superettan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Nordic United | 2024 | Ettan | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 123 | 49 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 50 | ||
- ^ Includes Svenska Cupen
International
[edit]- As of match played on 26 March 2024.
| National team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Syria | 2024 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
- ^ 1 Appearance in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup and 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification.
References
[edit]- ^ Antonio Yakoub klar för Superettan, assyriska.se, 21 January 2023
- ^ Antonio Yakoub uttagen till landslaget, assyriska.se, 30 October 2021
- ^ Antonio Yakoub klar för Sirius Fotboll, siriusfotboll.se, 23 March 2022
- ^ GIF:s succéinhoppare: ”Vill visa att tränaren har fel”, arbetarbladet.se, 10 April 2023
- ^ Antonio Yakoub: "Jag vill helst spela i Superettan", fotbooltransfers.com, 25 November 2022
- ^ Förandringar i spelartruppen, ostersif.se
- ^ Antonio från Södertälje kan få göra landslagsdebut, lt.se, 9 January 2024
- ^ A.Yakoub, AFC
- ^ Asian Cup as it happened: Socceroos book round of 16 berth with 1–0 win over Syria, Sydney Morning Herald, 18 January 2024
- ^ Antonio Yakoub redo för Asiatiska mästerskapen: "Väntat på den här dagen länge"", fotbollskanalen.se, 13 January 2024
- ^ A.Yakoub, Swedish FA
External links
[edit]- Antonio Yakoub at Soccerway
- Antonio Yakoub at WorldFootball.net
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- 2002 births
- Living people
- Syrian men's footballers
- Syria men's international footballers
- Finnish men's footballers
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- Swedish men's footballers
- Syrian people of Finnish descent
- Finnish people of Syrian descent
- Swedish people of Finnish descent
- Swedish people of Syrian descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Ettan Fotboll players
- Superettan players
- Allsvenskan players
- IK Sirius Fotboll players
- Assyriska FF players
- Gefle IF players
- Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players
- Östers IF players
- Nordic United FC players
- Footballers from Stockholm County