Claudio Yacob

Claudio Yacob
Yacob playing for West Bromwich Albion in 2012
Personal information
Full name Claudio Ariel Yacob
Date of birth (1987-07-18) 18 July 1987
Place of birth Carcarañá, Argentina
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2001–2006 Racing Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2012 Racing Club 144 (7)
2012–2018 West Bromwich Albion 160 (2)
2018–2020 Nottingham Forest 16 (0)
2020 Nacional 16 (1)
2021 Huracán 24 (1)
2022 Rosario Central 9 (0)
2022 Universitario de Deportes 8 (0)
International career
2007 Argentina U20 20 (1)
2011 Argentina 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:10, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

Claudio Ariel Yacob (born 18 July 1987) is a former Argentine professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

He began his career at Racing Club, and played two international games for Argentina in 2011. He moved to England's West Bromwich Albion in 2012 where he made 171 total appearances over six Premier League seasons. After a brief spell with Nottingham Forest in the Championship, he signed for Nacional in January 2020.He then returned to Argentina, playing for Huracán and Rosario Central in 2021 and the first half 2022. Before finishing his career playing for Universitario in Peru, during the latter half of 2022.