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Chuba Akpom | ||
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Full name: | Chuba Amechi Akpom | |
Date of birth: | 9 October 1995 | |
Place of birth: | Canning Town, ![]() | |
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |
Playing position: | Striker | |
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Current club | ![]() | |
Number: | 10 | |
Youth clubs | ||
2002–2013 | ![]() | |
Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
2013–2018 2013–2014 2014 2015 2015–2016 2017 2018 2018–2020 2020–2023 2021–2022 2023– |
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4 (0) 6 (0) 7 (0) 36 (3) 10 (0) 16 (6) 54 (14) 79 (33) 34 (7) 0 (0) | 4 (0)
National team | ||
2011 2011–2012 2012–2014 2014–2015 2015–2016 |
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13 (5) 13 (6) 11 (6) 5 (3) | 2 (0)
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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AFC Ajax current squad - 2024–25 |
1 Stekelenburg · 2 Timber · 3 Bassey · 4 Álvarez · 5 Wijndal · 6 Klaassen · 7 Bergwijn · 8 Taylor · 9 Brobbey · 10 Tadić (c) · 12 Rulli · 13 Kaplan · 15 Rensch · 16 Gorter · 18 Lucca · 19 Sánchez · 20 Kudus · 21 Grillitsch · 22 Pasveer · 23 Berghuis · 25 Baas · 26 Regeer · 28 Fitz-Jim · 35 Conceição · 37 Rasmussen · 57 Hato · Manager:![]() |
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