- Dominic Yobe
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Dominic Yobe Personal information Date of birth August 4, 1986 Place of birth Lusaka, Zambia Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club - Number - Youth career 2001-2003 Chiparamba Youth Academy Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2004-2007 Örgryte[1] 41 (1) 2007-2010 AC Oulu 75 (16) 2011 HJK 0 (0) National team 2002 Zambia U-17 3 (0) 2003-2004 Zambia U-20 15 (3) 2004- Zambia 2 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 August 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).Dominic Yobe (born 4 August 1986) is a Zambian footballer. His elder brother Donewell is also a professional footballer.
Yobe represented Swedish Örgryte between 2004-2007 before signing with AC Oulu. He helped the team to win promotion to Veikkausliiga. On his first Veikkausliiga season in 2010, Dominic was named team captain. In November 2010 he signed a two-year contract with the reigning champions HJK.[2] Yobe's contract was terminated in March 2011 after he was suspected of being involved in a match fixing scandal along with his brother and several other players.[3] He was convicted to a seven-month suspended sentence for bribery.[4]
References
- ^ Dominic Yobe vahvistaa AC Oulua
- ^ Dominic Yobe HJK:n keskikentälle
- ^ "Dominic Yobe sai lähteä HJK:sta lahjusepäilyjen takia [Dominic Yobe dismissed from HJK after bribery allegations]" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 22 March 2011. http://www.hs.fi/urheilu/artikkeli/Dominic+Yobe+sai+l%C3%A4hte%C3%A4+HJKsta+lahjusep%C3%A4ilyjen+takia/1135264816248. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
- ^ "Zambian Footballers Sentenced for Accepting Bribe". YLE. 6 May 2011. http://yle.fi/uutiset/news/2011/05/zambian_footballers_sentenced_for_accepting_bribe_2571281.html. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
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Categories:- 1986 births
- Living people
- Zambian footballers
- Veikkausliiga players
- Zambian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Finland
- Örgryte IS players
- AC Oulu players
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- Zambian football biography stubs
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