Chuba Akpom
Chuba Amechi Akpom (born 9 October 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eredivisie club Ajax.
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Akpom with Ajax in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chuba Amechi Akpom | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Newham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ajax | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2013 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2018 | Arsenal | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Brentford (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Coventry City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Hull City (loan) | 36 | (3) |
| 2017 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Sint-Truiden (loan) | 16 | (6) |
| 2018–2020 | PAOK | 54 | (14) |
| 2020–2023 | Middlesbrough | 77 | (33) |
| 2021–2022 | → PAOK (loan) | 34 | (7) |
| 2023– | Ajax | 21 | (9) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | England U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | England U17 | 13 | (5) |
| 2012–2014 | England U19 | 13 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | England U20 | 11 | (6) |
| 2015–2016 | England U21 | 5 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:47, 14 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
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.