Kevin Enkido Yakob (Syriac: ܟܒܢ ܝܥܩܘܒ, born 10 October 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club AGF.
[2] Yakob spent his early years playing for local side Assyriska BK, a club formed by Assyrian immigrants like his parents, staying there until 2010.
In 2015, Yakob travelled to England to trial with Sunderland, where he was given a tour of the club's academy and facilities and met with first team players, including Jermain Defoe.
[8] Yakob was called up for the Under-19 European Championship qualifiers in October 2018, starting all three matches against Scotland, Wales and San Marino, facing Premier League players like Chelsea's Billy Gilmour, Liverpool's Neco Williams and Manchester United's Dylan Levitt.
[10] On 18 January 2023, FIFA agreed to transfer Yakob’s paperwork to the Iraqi FA and therefore making him eligible for selection for the Iraq national football team.