Freddie Issaka

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Freddie Issaka
Personal information
Full name Frederick Habib Yampabu Issaka [1]
Date of birth (2006-07-28) 28 July 2006 (age 17)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Plymouth Argyle 6 (0)
International career‡
2021 England U16 2 (0)
2022–2023 Wales U17 10 (1)
2023– Wales U19 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:33, 3 January 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.

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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.

In July 2023 Issaka signed his first professional contract with Plymouth. [4]

International career

Born in England, Issaka is of Ghanaian, English and Welsh descent. [5] 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. [6]

In December 2021, Issaka featured twice for England U16s, in a pair of friendlies at St George's Park vs Turkey U16s. [7] [8]

In 2022 Issaka was again selected to represent Wales. In April he featured in an under-16 UEFA Development Tournament, [9] and in October playing for the under-17s in three UEFA Euro U17 Championship qualifiers, scoring in a 3–3 draw with Sweden. [10] In October 2023 Issaka was selected for the Wales Under 19 squad. [11]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Plymouth Argyle
2021–22 EFL League One 0000001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
2022–23 1000005 [lower-alpha 1] 060
2023–24 EFL Championship5020200090
Career total60202060160
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

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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. ↑ Issaka Plymouth pro deal
  5. ↑ Fora, Clare (17 February 2022). "England will be beaten by Wales for 15-year-old star Freddie Issaka after becoming Plymouth's youngest player". Daily Nation. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  6. ↑ "Freddie's call up". www.pafc.co.uk. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Freddie starts for England". www.pafc.co.uk. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "England U16 v Turkey U16". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "Issaka and Hatch star for Wales". www.pafc.co.uk. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "Issaka and Hatch Star for Wales Under-17s". www.pafc.co.uk. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  11. ↑ Issaka Wales under-19
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