Joel Yakubu has completed a loan move from Slovan Liberec B to Latvian top-flight side BFC Daugavpils, joining the Virsliga club on a temporary deal starting on 2026-02-09 and running until 2026-12-31. The 20-year-old Nigeria right winger leaves the Czech third tier (Česká fotbalová liga) to continue his development in Latvia’s highest division, with his registration to return to Slovan Liberec B at the end of the loan.
The deal is confirmed as a loan transfer, with no permanent fee disclosed and no market value recorded for Yakubu in the data. He moves directly from Slovan Liberec B, where he had been playing since his switch from Nigerian side Mahanaim FC in the 2024–25 season, into a Daugavpils squad competing in the Virsliga. Once the loan term ends on 2026-12-31, Yakubu is set to go back to the Czech club, meaning he is not due to become a free agent at the conclusion of this spell based on the current information.
For Yakubu, the transfer underscores an early career built entirely abroad since leaving Nigeria. After starting out at Mahanaim FC, he made the step to European football with Slovan Liberec B in the Czech Republic, featuring in the CFL. The move to Daugavpils introduces a new league and football culture, offering him exposure in a different environment while keeping him on the European pathway rather than returning to Nigerian domestic competition.
Primarily deployed as an attacking right winger, Yakubu now adds the Virsliga to the list of competitions in which he has been registered. His profile lists him at 1.69m and describes him as an Attack – Right Winger, with Nigeria as his nationality and no additional citizenship recorded. No market valuation, appearance tally, or statistical breakdown for the current or previous seasons is provided in the data, and there is no match-by-match performance detail available, so his recent form, goals, and assists cannot be quantified here.
The structure of the deal means Daugavpils benefit from a low-risk addition to their attacking options, while Slovan Liberec B retain long-term control of the player and can reassess his status when he returns from Latvia. With the loan start and end already fixed, Yakubu’s short- to medium-term future is clearly mapped out, but his longer-term trajectory – whether back in the Czech system, in Latvia, or elsewhere – will depend on how he adapts to the Virsliga stage during this spell at Daugavpils.
