Antonio Tino Lucas Yakoub (; born 12 June 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Superettan club Örebro. Born in Sweden, he represents the Syria national team.
Club career Yakoub started playing football in a youth sector of Djurgårdens IF, before joining Assyriska FF in 2018.Antonio Yakoub klar för Superettan, assyriska.se, 21 January 2023Antonio Yakoub uttagen till landslaget, assyriska.se, 30 October 2021
In March 2022, Yakoub was loaned out to Allsvenskan club IK Sirius with a purchase option,Antonio Yakoub klar för Sirius Fotboll, siriusfotboll.se, 23 March 2022 and later made his league debut for the club.
In July 2022, Sirius loaned him further to Gefle IF for the rest of the 2022 Ettan season. After the season, Gefle won a promotion to Superettan, and acquired Yakoub from Assyriska on a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee,GIF:s succéinhoppare: ”Vill visa att tränaren har fel”, arbetarbladet.se, 10 April 2023 after Sirius hadn't exercised their option.Antonio Yakoub: "Jag vill helst spela i Superettan", fotbooltransfers.com, 25 November 2022 In August 2023, Yakoub was loaned out to fellow Superettan side Östers IF for the remainder of the 2023 season.Förandringar i spelartruppen, ostersif.se
International career Yakoub is eligible to represent Sweden, Finland and Syria, and has made one appearance for Finland under-20 national team in 2021.
Yakoub was named in the Syria senior national team squad for the postponed 2023 AFC Asian Cup in January 2024.Antonio från Södertälje kan få göra landslagsdebut, lt.se, 9 January 2024A.Yakoub, AFC He made his full international debut for Syria in the tournament, as a substitute in a 1–0 loss against Australia on 18 January.Asian Cup as it happened: Socceroos book round of 16 berth with 1–0 win over Syria, Sydney Morning Herald, 18 January 2024
Personal life Yakoub was born in Sweden to Assyrian mother and Finnish father.Antonio Yakoub redo för Asiatiska mästerskapen: "Väntat på den här dagen länge"", fotbollskanalen.se, 13 January 2024
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAssyriska FF2018Swedish Division 12000——202019Swedish Division 217900——1792020Swedish Division 2131000——13102021Ettan281400——2814Total60330000006033Sirius (loan)2022Allsvenskan3000——30Gefle (loan)2022Ettan14600——146Gefle2023Superettan18311——1942024Superettan14030——170Total323410000364Öster (loan)2023Superettan7000——70Nordic United2024Ettan141000——1410Örebro2025Superettan0000––00Career total1275041000013151
International
SyriaYearAppsGoals202431 Appearance in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup and 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualification.0Total30
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