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Ayila Yussuf is a Nigerian association football player born in Lagos on November 4, 1984. He plays as a centre-back and represents Nigeria in international competition. His professional career began in 2002. He has played for several clubs, including FC Dynamo Kyiv, FC Dynamo-2 Kyiv, FC Metalist Kharkiv, and Orduspor.
Yussuf participated in the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He holds Nigerian citizenship and speaks English and Nigerian Pidgin.
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Vinony files it under 1984 births, 2006 Africa Cup of Nations players and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players.
Its subject is documented across 29 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- 2003
- → Dynamo-2 Kyiv
- 2013
- → Orduspor (loan)
- 2014
- → Metalist Kharkiv (loan)
- Full name
- Atanda Ayila Yussuf
- Date of birth
- ( 1984-11-04 ) 4 November 1984 (age 41)
- Place of birth
- Lagos , Nigeria
- Height
- 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
- Position
- Defensive midfielder
- 2002 2003
- Julius Berger
- Years
- Team
- 2003 2014
- Dynamo Kyiv
- 2005 2011
- Nigeria
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Centre-Back
- Nationality
- Nigeria
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Nigeria
- Place of birth
- Lagos
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- Nigerian Pidgin
- Participant in
- 2010 Africa Cup of Nations
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Nigeria men's national football team
- Position played
- centre-back
- Country for sport
- Nigeria
- Mass
- 73
- Image
- Ayila Yussuf.jpg
- Height
- 182
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- date of birth
- 1984-11-04
- Commons category
- Ayila Yussuf
- start of work period
- 2002-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Atanda Ayila Yussuf (born 4 November 1984) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a central defender or defensive midfielder. A former Nigerian youth international player, he moved to Ukrainian Premier League Dynamo Kyiv from Nigerian side Union Bank in 2003. Despite injuries, Yussuf became a regular for both Dynamo Kyiv and the Nigeria national team. He joined Metalist Kharkiv on loan in 2014.
Club career
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ayila Yussuf” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.