Seydou Ali Yacouba | |
Birth Date: | 6 April 1992 |
Birth Place: | Niamey, Niger |
Currentclub: | AS Police (Niamey) |
Clubnumber: | 5 |
Position: | Striker |
Years1: | 2004–2010 |
Years2: | 2010–2013 |
Years3: | 2013–2013 |
Caps3: | 1 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2014– |
Nationalyears1: | 2012– |
Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Pcupdate: | January 14, 2013 |
Ntupdate: | 16:33, 15 June 2013 (UTC) |
Seydou Ali Yacouba (born April 6, 1992 [1] in Niamey, Niger) is a Nigerien football player who plays for USM Alger and the Niger national football team.
Born in Niamey, Yacouba began playing as a striker with local side AS Police and the Niger youth national teams. At age 18, he moved to Côte d'Ivoire to join Africa Sports National.[2] At age 20, he moved to Algeria to join USM Alger
On January 12, 2013, it was announced that Yacouba would join USM Alger on a 2.5-year contract..[3]
He is a member of the Niger national football team, for which he has played since 2012. He played in the 2012 African Nations Cup, mostly as a right back, was called up to play at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations. His team was eliminated after the group stage.
Scores and results list Niger's goal tally first.