Rashidi Yekini

Infobox Football biography
playername = Rashidi Yekini


fullname = Rashidi Yekini
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1964|10|23
cityofbirth = Kaduna
countryofbirth = Nigeria
height = Height|m=1.83
position = Striker (Retired)
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youthyears =
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years = 1981-1982
1982-1984
1984-1987
1987-1990
1990-1994
1994-1995
1995-1997
1997-1997
1997-1998
1998-1999
1999-1999
1999-2002
2002-2005
2005-2005
clubs = United Nigerian Textiles Limited
Shooting Stars
Abiola Babes
Africa Sports
Vitória Setúbal
Olympiacos
Sporting Gijón
Vitória Setúbal
FC Zürich
Bizerte
Al-Shabab
Africa Sports
Julius Berger
Gateway F.C.
caps(goals) = - (-)
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- (-)
- (-)
108 (90)
4 (2)
14 (0)
14 (3)
28 (14)
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- (-)
- (-)
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nationalyears = 1986-1998
nationalteam = Nigeria
nationalcaps(goals) = 70 (37)
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Rashidi Yekini born October 23, 1964 in Kaduna,Nigeria is a former football striker from Nigeria.Scoring 37 goals for Nigeria, he is the national record top goalscorer. Yekini was part of the team that participated in the 1994 FIFA World Cup (where he scored Nigeria's first ever goal in a World Cup) and 1998 FIFA World Cup and won the 1994 African Nations Cup, a tournament in which he became top goalscorer. Yekini also played Olympic football, in Seoul 1988.

After playing well in the Nigerian league, he went to Côte d'Ivoire to play for Africa Sports. From there he went on to Portugal and Vitoria Setubal, where he eventually became top scorer in the Portuguese Liga. His performances earned him the title African Footballer of the Year in 1993. After the1994 World Cup Height 6ft 1inch Yekini was bought by Olympiacos, but didn't get along with the players and left. His club career never really got back on track, even not upon a return to Setúbal. He did have one quite successful season with FC Zürich and Saudi Arabia before rejoining Africa Sports. In 2003, Yekini, 39 years old, was back in the Nigerian Premier League with Julius Berger.