Kevin Yakob

Kevin Enkido Yakob (Syriac: ܟܒܢ ܝܥܩܘܒ‎, born 10 October 2000), known as Kevin Yakob, is an Assyrian-Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for IFK Goteborg in the Allsvenskan.

Club Career

Youth career

Kevin spent his early years playing for local side Assyriska BK, a club formed by Assyrian immigrants like his parents, staying there until 2010. At the age of 9 he joined Allsvenskan club IFK Goteborg’s academy, staying there for two years. In 2012, Yakob left Goteborg and joined Angered MBIK, where he would spend the next three years.

In 2015, Kevin travelled to England to trial with Sunderland, where he was given a tour of the club's academy and facilities and met with first team players, including Jermain Defoe. He trained with the club's academy teams and watched a Premier League match at the Stadium of Light. A move to north England never materialised however.

In 2016, at the age of 15, Yakob joined BK Hacken’s academy.

BK Hacken

During the 2018 pre-season, Yakob was included in BK Hacken’s first team squad in the preparations, playing 4 friendly matches.

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