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Chuba Akpom
Personal information
Full name: Chuba Amechi Akpom
Date of birth: 9 October 1995 (1995-10-09) (age 29)
Place of birth:    Canning Town, Flag of England England
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position: Striker
Club information
Current club Flag of Netherlands Ajax
Number: 10
Youth clubs
2002–2013 Flag of England Arsenal
Senior clubs
Years Club App (Gls)
2013–2018
2013–2014
2014
2015
2015–2016
2017
2018
2018–2020
2020–2023
2021–2022
2023–
Flag of England Arsenal
Flag of England → Brentford (loan)
Flag of England → Coventry City (loan)
Flag of England → Nottingham Forest (loan)
Flag of England → Hull City (loan)
Flag of England → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)
Flag of Belgium → Sint-Truiden (loan)
Flag of Greece PAOK
Flag of England Middlesbrough
Flag of GreecePAOK
Flag of Netherlands Ajax
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National team
2011
2011–2012
2012–2014
2014–2015
2015–2016
Flag of England England U16
Flag of England England U17
Flag of England England U19
Flag of England England U20
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Chuba Amechi Akpom (born 9 October 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eredivisie club Ajax.

Akpom began his career at Arsenal, making his senior debut in 2013. Whilst at Arsenal, he had loan periods with English clubs Brentford, Coventry City, Nottingham Forest, Hull City, Brighton and Belgian club Sint-Truiden. In 2018, he signed for Greek club PAOK for an undisclosed fee. After a successful spell at PAOK, he moved to Middlesbrough in 2020. In 2021, he returned to PAOK on loan. He is considered a club icon at PAOK, being a vital part in the double-winning squad of 2018–19, scoring crucial goals, including the only goal in the 2019 Greek Cup Final.

Born in London to Nigerian parents, Akpom is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Nigeria. He has represented England at youth and under-21 international levels and in 2019, he announced he switched his international allegiance to represent Nigeria for future games.

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