Ayila Yussuf

Ayila Yussuf
Personal information

Full name	Atanda Ayila Yussuf
Date of birth	4 November 1984 (1984-11-04) (age 27)
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	Dynamo Kyiv
Number	37
Youth career
2002–2003	Julius Berger
	Enyimba
	Union Bank
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2002–2003	Union Bank	43	(4)
2003–2010	Dynamo-2 Kyiv	10	(0)
2003–	Dynamo Kyiv	99	(10)
National team^‡
2005–	Nigeria	29	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:22, 2 June 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 05:11, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

Ayila Yussuf (born 4 November 1984) is a professional Nigerian football player. He is a defensive midfielder for FC Dynamo Kyiv. A former Nigerian youth international, Yussuf was acquired by Dynamo from Nigerian side Union Bank F.C. in 2003. Despite injuries, Yussuf has become a regular for both Dynamo Kyiv and the Nigerian national team.

References

Dynamo Kyiv profile

Nigeria Squads

Nigeria squad – 2006 Africa Cup of Nations Third Place

1 Enyeama 2 Yobo 3 Taiwo 4 Kanu 5 Odiah 6 Enakarhire 7 Utaka 8 Mikel 9 Martins 10 Okocha 11 Lawal 12 Ejide 13 Yussuf 14 Obinna 15 Obiefule 16 Oruma 17 Aghahowa 18 Obodo 19 Makinwa 20 Odemwingie 21 Nwaneri 22 Kaita 23 Aiyenugba Coach: Eguavoen

Nigeria squad – 2010 Africa Cup of Nations Third Place

1 Enyeama 2 Yobo 3 Taiwo 4 Kanu 5 Nwaneri 6 Shittu 7 Obasi 8 Yakubu 9 Martins 10 Mikel 11 Odemwingie 12 Ejide 13 Yussuf 14 Olofinjana 15 Kaita 16 Uche 17 Odiah 18 Obinna 19 Mohamed 20 Etuhu 21 Echiéjilé 22 Apam 23 Aiyenugba Coach: Amodu

Nigeria squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup

1 Enyeama 2 Yobo (c) 3 Taiwo 4 Kanu 5 Afolabi 6 Shittu 7 Utaka 8 Yakubu 9 Martins 10 Ideye 11 Odemwingie 12 Uche 13 Yussuf 14 Kaita 15 Haruna 16 Ejide 17 Odiah 18 Obinna 19 Obasi 20 Etuhu 21 Echiéjilé 22 Adeleye 23 Aiyenugba Coach: Lagerbäck

FC Dynamo Kyiv – current squad

1 Shovkovskiy 2 Danilo Silva 3 Betão 5 Vukojević 6 Popov 7 Shevchenko 8 Aliyev 9 Yarmolenko 10 Milevskiy 11 Ideye 14 Rybalka 17 Mykhalyk 18 Bertoglio 19 Harmash 20 Husyev 21 Magrão 22 Kravets 24 Adi 25 Haruna 27 Escobar 31 Bohush 34 Khacheridi 35 Koval 36 Ninković 37 Yussuf 44 Almeida 45 Kalytvyntsev 77 Corrêa 99 Dudu Manager: Syomin

Persondata
Name	Yussuf, Ayila
Alternative names
Short description	Nigerian footballer
Date of birth	4 November 1984
Place of birth	Nigeria
Date of death
Place of death