Freddie Issaka | |
Fullname: | Frederick Habib Yampabu Issaka[1] |
Birth Date: | 28 July 2006 |
Birth Place: | Truro, England |
Height: | 1.77m[2] |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | Plymouth Argyle |
Clubnumber: | 35 |
Youthyears1: | –2021 |
Youthclubs1: | Truro City |
Years1: | 2022– |
Clubs1: | Plymouth Argyle |
Caps1: | 6 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 22:33, 3 January 2024 (UTC) |
Nationalyears1: | 2021 |
Nationalteam1: | England U16 |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2022–2023 |
Nationalteam2: | Wales U17 |
Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
Nationalyears3: | 2023– |
Nationalteam3: | Wales U19 |
Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Ntupdate: | 21:13, 22 October 2022 (UTC) |
Youthyears2: | 2021–2022 |
Youthclubs2: | Plymouth Argyle |
Frederick Habib Yampabu Issaka (born 28 July 2006) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Plymouth Argyle. He is a Wales under-19 international.
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]
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] In October 2023 Issaka was selected for the Wales Under 19 squad.[10]
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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2022–23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | EFL Championship | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Career total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0 |