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{{Short description|Welsh professional footballer}}
{{Short description|Welsh professional footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Freddie Issaka
| name = Freddie Issaka
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| years1 = 2022–
| years1 = 2022–
| clubs1 = [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]
| clubs1 = [[Plymouth Argyle F.C.|Plymouth Argyle]]
| caps1 = 6
| caps1 = 18
| goals1 = 0
| goals1 = 1
| club-update = 22:33, 3 January 2024 (UTC)
| club-update = 05:42, 30 October 2024 (UTC)
| nationalyears1 = 2021
| nationalyears1 = 2021
| nationalteam1 = [[England national under-16 football team|England U16]]
| nationalteam1 = [[England national under-16 football team|England U16]]
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| nationalyears3 = 2023–
| nationalyears3 = 2023–
| nationalteam3 = [[Wales national under-19 football team|Wales U19]]
| nationalteam3 = [[Wales national under-19 football team|Wales U19]]
| nationalcaps3 = 4
| nationalcaps3 = 11
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| ntupdate = 21:13, 22 October 2022 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 21:13, 22 October 2022 (UTC)
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==Club career==
==Club career==
Issaka became Plymouth Argyle's youngest ever player when he made his professional debut on 31 August 2021, when he featured off the bench in a 2–0 [[EFL Cup]] defeat to [[Newport County F.C.|Newport County]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/issaka-makes-argyle-history |title=Issaka makes Argyle history|website=www.pafc.co.uk|date=31 August 2021| access-date=18 November 2022}}</ref> Aged just 15 years and 34 days, he broke the record previously set by [[Lee Phillips (footballer, born 1980)|Lee Phillips]] in 1996.
Issaka became Plymouth Argyle's youngest ever player when he made his professional debut on 31 August 2021, aged 15 years and 34 days, when he featured off the bench in a 2–0 [[EFL Cup]] defeat to [[Newport County F.C.|Newport County]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/issaka-makes-argyle-history |title=Issaka makes Argyle history|website=www.pafc.co.uk|date=31 August 2021| access-date=18 November 2022}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66338267|title=Freddie Issaka: Plymouth Argyle's youngest-ever player signs first professional deal|work=BBC Sport |date=28 July 2023}}</ref>


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In July 2023 Issaka signed his first professional contract with Plymouth.<ref name="auto"/> In July 2024 he signed a new four-year contract with the club.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cn4vqr5759zo|title=Freddie Issaka: Plymouth Argyle youngster agrees new contract|date=4 July 2024|website=BBC Sport}}</ref>
On 12 November 2022, Issaka made his league debut, appearing as a substitute in Plymouth Argyle's 1–1 [[EFL League One]] draw away to [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]].


He scored his first goal for ''The Greens'' in a 3–3 home game on 26 October 2024 versus [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston]] in which Plymouth came back from 0–3 down.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cz7j77jqp74t|title=Plymouth Argyle 3–3 Preston North End|website=BBC Sport|date=26 October 2024|access-date=30 October 2024}}</ref>
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In July 2023 Issaka signed his first professional contract with Plymouth.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66338267 Issaka Plymouth pro deal]</ref>


==International career==
==International career==
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In December 2021, Issaka featured twice for [[England national under-16 football team|England U16s]], in a pair of friendlies at [[St George's Park National Football Centre|St George's Park]] vs [[Turkey national youth football team|Turkey U16s]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/freddie-starts-england |title=Freddie starts for England|website=www.pafc.co.uk|date=22 December 2021| access-date=18 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/12/22/world/under-16-friendlies/england-u16/turkey-u16/3708431/|title=England U16 v Turkey U16|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=4 May 2023}}</ref>
In December 2021, Issaka featured twice for [[England national under-16 football team|England U16s]], in a pair of friendlies at [[St George's Park National Football Centre|St George's Park]] vs [[Turkey national youth football team|Turkey U16s]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/freddie-starts-england |title=Freddie starts for England|website=www.pafc.co.uk|date=22 December 2021| access-date=18 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/12/22/world/under-16-friendlies/england-u16/turkey-u16/3708431/|title=England U16 v Turkey U16|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=4 May 2023}}</ref>


In 2022 Issaka was again selected to represent Wales. In April he featured in an under-16 UEFA Development Tournament,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/issaka-and-hatch-star-wales |title=Issaka and Hatch star for Wales |website=www.pafc.co.uk|date=14 April 2022| access-date=18 November 2022}}</ref> and in October playing for the [[Wales national under-17 football team|under-17s]] in three [[2023_UEFA_European_Under-17_Championship_qualification#Group_7|UEFA Euro U17 Championship qualifiers]], scoring in a 3–3 draw with [[Sweden national under-17 football team|Sweden]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/issaka-and-hatch-star-wales-under-17s |title=Issaka and Hatch Star for Wales Under-17s |website=www.pafc.co.uk|date=28 October 2022| access-date=18 November 2022}}</ref> In October 2023 Issaka was selected for the Wales Under 19 squad.<ref>[https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/sport/football/england-next-freddie-issaka-wales-8824746?int_source=nba Issaka Wales under-19]</ref>
In 2022 Issaka was again selected to represent Wales. In April he featured in an under-16 UEFA Development Tournament,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/issaka-and-hatch-star-wales |title=Issaka and Hatch star for Wales |website=www.pafc.co.uk|date=14 April 2022| access-date=18 November 2022}}</ref> and in October playing for the [[Wales national under-17 football team|under-17s]] in three [[2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification#Group 7|UEFA Euro U17 Championship qualifiers]], scoring in a 3–3 draw with [[Sweden men's national under-17 football team|Sweden]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pafc.co.uk/news/issaka-and-hatch-star-wales-under-17s |title=Issaka and Hatch Star for Wales Under-17s |website=www.pafc.co.uk|date=28 October 2022| access-date=18 November 2022}}</ref> In October 2023 Issaka was selected for the Wales Under 19 squad.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/sport/football/england-next-freddie-issaka-wales-8824746?int_source=nba|title=England next for Freddie Issaka and his Wales under-19 team-mates|first=Chris|last=Errington|date=12 October 2023|website=Plymouth Live}}</ref>


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
{{updated|match played 26 October 2024}}

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[[Category:English Football League players]]
[[Category:Footballers from Cornwall]]
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[[Category:21st-century English sportsmen]]

Revision as of 08:41, 15 December 2024

Freddie Issaka
Personal information
Full name Frederick Habib Yampabu Issaka[1]
Date of birth (2006-07-28) 28 July 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Truro, England
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Plymouth Argyle
Number 35
Youth career
–2021 Truro City
2021–2022 Plymouth Argyle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Plymouth Argyle 18 (1)
International career‡
2021 England U16 2 (0)
2022–2023 Wales U17 10 (1)
2023– Wales U19 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:42, 30 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:13, 22 October 2022 (UTC)

Frederick Habib Yampabu Issaka (born 28 July 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Plymouth Argyle. He is a Wales under-19 international.

Club career

Issaka became Plymouth Argyle's youngest ever player when he made his professional debut on 31 August 2021, aged 15 years and 34 days, when he featured off the bench in a 2–0 EFL Cup defeat to Newport County.[3][4]

In July 2023 Issaka signed his first professional contract with Plymouth.[4] In July 2024 he signed a new four-year contract with the club.[5]

He scored his first goal for The Greens in a 3–3 home game on 26 October 2024 versus Preston in which Plymouth came back from 0–3 down.[6]

International career

In September 2021, he was called-up by a Wales U16 training camp. The next month he was selected in the squad for their Victory Shield campaign.[7]

In December 2021, Issaka featured twice for England U16s, in a pair of friendlies at St George's Park vs Turkey U16s.[8][9]

In 2022 Issaka was again selected to represent Wales. In April he featured in an under-16 UEFA Development Tournament,[10] and in October playing for the under-17s in three UEFA Euro U17 Championship qualifiers, scoring in a 3–3 draw with Sweden.[11] In October 2023 Issaka was selected for the Wales Under 19 squad.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Plymouth Argyle
2021–22[13] EFL League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2022–23[14] EFL League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 5[a] 0 6 0
2023–24[15] EFL Championship 5 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 9 0
2024–25[16] EFL Championship 11 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 1
Career total 17 1 2 0 3 0 6 0 28 1
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Freddie Issaka". www.greensonscreen.co.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Freddie Issaka - Foreign Players of Ghanaian Descent". GhanaSoccernet. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Issaka makes Argyle history". www.pafc.co.uk. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Freddie Issaka: Plymouth Argyle's youngest-ever player signs first professional deal". BBC Sport. 28 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Freddie Issaka: Plymouth Argyle youngster agrees new contract". BBC Sport. 4 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Plymouth Argyle 3–3 Preston North End". BBC Sport. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Freddie's call up". www.pafc.co.uk. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Freddie starts for England". www.pafc.co.uk. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  9. ^ "England U16 v Turkey U16". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Issaka and Hatch star for Wales". www.pafc.co.uk. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Issaka and Hatch Star for Wales Under-17s". www.pafc.co.uk. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  12. ^ Errington, Chris (12 October 2023). "England next for Freddie Issaka and his Wales under-19 team-mates". Plymouth Live.
  13. ^ "Games played by Freddie Issaka in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Games played by Freddie Issaka in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Games played by Freddie Issaka in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Games played by Freddie Issaka in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
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