Walid Yacoubou

Abdel Walid Yacoubou (born 9 April 1997), also known as Tulu, is a Togolese footballer who plays as a defender for USL Championship club Miami FC.

Early life Yacoubou was born in Tel Aviv, Israel but lived in Lomé, Togo with an aunt and cousins throughout the early years of his childhood. He moved to Adelphi, Maryland in the United States at age 12 and did not play on his high school soccer team until his senior year at age 17.

Career College Yacoubou played college soccer for three years, beginning at Prince George's Community College in 2015, before transferring after two seasons to North Carolina Wesleyan College.

Professional After college, Yacoubu moved to Czech Fourth Division side HFK Třebíč, where he stayed for 3-months.

He returned to the United States to play with USL PDL side North Carolina FC U23.

In 2018, Yacoubou signed for Swedish Division 3 side IFK Holmsund.

On 6 May 2019 Yacoubou signed for USL Championship side Tulsa Roughnecks.

Following his time in Tulsa, Yacoubou signed for Portuguese side Sporting Clube Ideal. He scored his first goal for Hartford on 17 July 2021 in a 3–1 loss vs. Charleston Battery.

On 24 May 2023 Yacoubou was transferred to USL Championship side San Antonio FC for an undisclosed fee.

Yacoubou signed with Memphis 901 on 9 January 2024, ahead of their 2024 season in the USL Championship. Memphis 901 suspended operations following the 2024 season.

In February 2025, Tulu signed with Miami FC.

In September 2025, it was announced that Tulu has entered into a partnership with Local Spark Digital Solutions and Ringba to wear custom cleats during the remainder of the 2025 USL season.

Personal life Yacoubou is trilingual, speaking French, English, and Ewe.