Freddie Issaka
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Frederick Habib Yambapou Issaka[1] | ||
Date of birth | 28 July 2006 | ||
Place of birth | Truro, England | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Plymouth Argyle | ||
Number | 48 | ||
Youth career | |||
2021–2022 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Plymouth Argyle | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Wales U17 | 4 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:32, 18 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:13, 22 October 2022 (UTC) |
Frederick Habib Yambapou Issaka (born 28 July 2006) is a footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Plymouth Argyle. Born in England, he is a youth international for Wales.
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.[3] Aged just 15 years and 34 days, he broke the record previously set by Lee Phillips in 1996.
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.
International career
Born in England, Issaka is of Ghanaian, English and Welsh descent.[4] 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.[5]
In December 2021, Issaka featured twice for England U16s, in a pair of friendlies at St George's Park vs Turkey U16s.[6][7]
In 2022 Issaka was again selected to represent Wales. In April he featured in an under-16 UEFA Development Tournament,[8] and in October playing for the under-17s in three UEFA Euro U17 Championship qualifiers, scoring in a 3–3 draw with Sweden.[9]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Plymouth Argyle | ||||||||||||
2021–22 | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2022–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
- ^ "Freddie Issaka". www.greensonscreen.co.uk. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Freddie Issaka - Foreign Players of Ghanaian Descent - Ghanasoccernet.com". GhanaSoccernet.
- ^ "Issaka makes Argyle history". www.pafc.co.uk. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "England will be beaten by Wales for 15-year-old star Freddie Issaka after becoming Plymouth's youngest player. - DailyNationToday". February 17, 2022.
- ^ "Freddie's call up". www.pafc.co.uk. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Freddie starts for England". www.pafc.co.uk. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ Freddie Issaka at Soccerway
- ^ "Issaka and Hatch star for Wales". www.pafc.co.uk. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Issaka and Hatch Star for Wales Under-17s". www.pafc.co.uk. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
External links
- Freddie Issaka at Soccerbase
- Freddie Issaka at Soccerway
- 2006 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Truro
- Welsh footballers
- Wales youth international footballers
- English footballers
- Welsh people of English descent
- Welsh people of Ghanaian descent
- English people of Welsh descent
- English sportspeople of Ghanaian descent
- Association football forwards
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- English Football League players