Joseph Yobo

Joseph Yobo
	Yobo playing for Fenerbahçe in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Joseph Michael Yobo
Date of birth	6 September 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Kono, Rivers State, Nigeria
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1996–1997	Michellin-Harcourt
1997–1998	Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2001	Standard Liège
2001–2003	Marseille
2001–2002	→ Tenerife (loan)
2002–2003	→ Everton (loan)
2003–2012	Everton
2010–2012	→ Fenerbahçe (loan)
2012–2014	Fenerbahçe
2014	→ Norwich City (loan)
Total
National team
2001–2014	Nigeria
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Joseph Yobo (born 6 September 1980) is a Nigerian football player who plays for Everton in the Premier League.

He is a defender who normally plays in the centre, but can play on the right of defence or in midfield.

He signed from French side Olympique Marseille in 2001 and has become a favourite at Everton ever since.

He is the Everton vice-captain and first captained Everton against Larissas in a 3-1 victory in the UEFA Cup, replacing the injured Phil Neville.

Yobo is also captain of the national Nigerian side.

When he first joined Everton he wore the number 20 on his shirt, but this changed to 4 when Alan Stubbs left for Sunderland

Club career statistics

Club statistics			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
1997/98	Standard Liège	First Division	0	0	-		-		-		0	0
1998/99			0	0	-		-		-		0	0
1999/00			18	0	-		-		-		18	0
2000/01			30	2	-		-		-		30	2
France			League		Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Europe		Total
2001/02	Olympique Marseille	Division 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		Football League Cup		Europe		Total
2002/03	Everton	Premier League	24	0	0	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	0	0	1	0	4	1	34	2
2006/07			38	2	1	0	1	0	-		40	2
2007/08			30	1	0	0	2	0	7	0	39	1
2008/09			26	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	29	1
2009/10
Country	Belgium		48	2	-		-		-		48	2
	France		23	0	-		-		-		23	0
	Spain		0	0	-		-		-		0	0
	England		202	7	5	0	12	0	13	1	232	8
Total			273	9	5	0	12	0	13	1	303	10

↑ "Joseph Michael Yobo" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
↑ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 448. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
↑ Jackson, Jamie (7 September 2003). "Yobo in power play". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 22 July 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
↑ "Joseph Yobo Questions and Yet Four Games to a Nigerian Record."
↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Joseph Yobo". www.national-football-teams.com.

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Personal information
Yobo playing for Fenerbahçe in 2013
Full name	Joseph Michael Yobo^[1]
Date of birth	(1980-09-06) 6 September 1980 (age 44)^[2]
Place of birth	Kono, Rivers State, Nigeria
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)^[3]
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1996–1997	Michellin-Harcourt
1997–1998	Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2001	Standard Liège	46	(2)
2001–2003	Marseille	23	(0)
2001–2002	→ Tenerife (loan)	0	(0)
2002–2003	→ Everton (loan)	24	(0)
2003–2012	Everton	196	(8)
2010–2012	→ Fenerbahçe (loan)	69	(2)
2012–2014	Fenerbahçe	21	(1)
2014	→ Norwich City (loan)	8	(0)
Total		387	(13)
National team
2001–2014	Nigeria	101^[4]	(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only