Yacouba Ali

Seydou Ali Yacouba

Personal information
Date of birth	6 April 1992
Place of birth	Niamey, Niger
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	AS Police (Niamey)
Number	5
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2004-2010	AS Police
2010-2013	Africa Sports National
2013-2013	USM Alger	1	(0)
2014-	AS Police (Niamey)
National team^‡
2012-	Niger	5	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 14, 2013. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 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.

Career

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

USM Alger

On January 12, 2013, it was announced that Yacouba would join USM Alger on a 2.5-year contract. .^[3]

International career

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.

International goals

Scores and results list Niger's goal tally first.

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 June 2013	Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon	Gabon	1–0	1–4	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

• USM Alger
  • Algerian Cup
    • Winner: 2012–13

References

1. Profile
2. Yaméogo, Guy-Florentin (21 August 2010). "Africa Sports : Seydou Yacouba, le policier des Aiglons" [Africa Sports : Seydou Yacouba, the police officer of the Aiglons] (in French). Nord-Sud.

External links

• Yacouba Ali at National-Football-Teams.com