Yakubu Aiyegbeni Scores Hat-Trick In Turkey

Nigerian striker, Yakubu Aiyegbeni showed he has not lost his scoring touch when he plundered a hat-trick for Turkish club, Kayserispor in the Cup on Tuesday.

The attacker netted twice in the first half and once in the second half to power his side to a 7-2 victory over Sariyer in a third round contest decided at Yusuf Ziya Önis Stadyumu.

Aiyegbeni’s first goal on 13 minutes gave Kayserispor the lead while his second, seven minutes later temporarily made the score 3-0 after Sinan Bakis had netted the game’s second goal on the quarter hour.

Yakubu Aiyegbeni Hopes To Finish His Career In England

Yakubu Aiyegbeni says he enjoys life at Reading and is planning to end his career in England.
The Nigerian striker, who has also played for Middlesbrough, Everton and Portsmouth, moved to the Championship side on transfer deadline on a short-term deal.

Aiyegbeni came off the bench to score his first goal for the Royals in the FA Cup against Derby on February 14.

I Brought Yakubu Aiyegbeni To Score Goals - Steve Clarke

Reading boss Steve Clarke said Yakubu Aiyegbeni’s winner in the FA Cup was exactly why he brought the striker to the club. Former Super Eagles forward Yakubu Aiyegbeni on Saturday made a little bit of history by putting Reading into the quarter-finals for only the fourth time since the club was formed in 1871.

It was a superb finish from the 32-year-old which has earned plaudits from the Royals boss, Steve Clarke and he said, “We knew what we were getting when we signed him, Yak’s a goalscorer and we brought him in for games like that, when it’s open and you know you’re going to create chances towards the end.

Yakubu Aiyegbeni Signs For Big Money Spending Qatari Side Al Rayya

Qatari club Al Rayyan have officially signed former Nigeria international Yakubu Aiyegbeni.
The 31-year-old striker has left Chinese side Guangzhou R&F to pen a one-year-and-a-half contract with his new club.

“The Yak” moved to Asia in 2012 after a decade in the English Premier League, where he played for Portsmouth, Middlesborough, Everton, Leicester and Blackburn.