Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro

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Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro
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Akpa Akpro in 2012
Personal information
Full name Jean-Daniel Dave Lewis Akpa Akpro[1]
Date of birth (1992-10-11) 11 October 1992 (age 28)
Place of birth Toulouse, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Lazio
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2017 Toulouse 121 (5)
2012–2016 → Toulouse B 8 (0)
2018–2020 Salernitana 58 (2)
2020– Lazio 33 (0)
National team‡
2014– Ivory Coast 17 (0)
Honours
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:08, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:06, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

Jean-Daniel Dave Lewis Akpa Akpro (born 11 October 1992) is a professional footballer who plays for Italian club Lazio. Born in France, he represents the Ivory Coast national team.

Club career[]

Akpa Akpro made his Ligue 1 debut with Toulouse FC during the 2011–12 season.[2]

On 18 April 2014, Akpa Akpro signed a new three-year deal with the le Téfécé side, keeping him contracted until June 2017.[3]

On 14 February 2018, he was signed by Italian team Salernitana on a six-month contract.[4]

On 1 September 2020, Akpa Akpro joined Lazio on a two-year deal.[5] He scored his first goal for the club on 20 October 2020, in a 3–1 Champions League victory over Borussia Dortmund.[6]

On 10/8/2021 , he signed a new contract with Lazio until 2025 with a significant salary increase. His previous deal expired in 2024 and was worth around €1 million net per season.

International career[]

From 2013, Akpa Akpro began to be called by Ivory Coast for official matches, making his debut in a 0-3 win against Gambia.[7]

Represented the team at 2014 World Cup.[8]

Personal life[]

Akpa Akpro's brothers Jean-Jacques and Jean-Louis are also both footballers.[9]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 16 September 2021.[10]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Toulouse 2011–12 Ligue 1 13 0 0 0 1 0 – – 14 0
2012–13 19 1 2 0 1 0 – – 22 1
2013–14 22 1 2 0 1 0 – – 25 1
2014–15 32 2 0 0 1 1 – – 33 3
2015–16 33 1 1 0 2 0 – – 36 1
2016–17 2 0 0 0 0 0 – – 2 0
Total 121 5 5 0 6 1 – – 132 6
Salernitana 2017–18 Serie B 5 0 0 0 – – – 5 0
2018–19 22 0 0 0 – – 1[a] 0 23 0
2019–20 31 2 2 0 – – – 33 2
Total 58 2 2 0 – – 1 0 61 2
Lazio 2020–21 Serie A 32 0 2 0 – 8[b] 1 – 42 1
2021–22 1 0 0 0 – 1[c] 0 – 2 0
Total 33 0 2 0 – 9 1 – 44 1
Career total 212 7 9 0 6 1 9 1 1 0 237 9
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Serie B relegation play-out
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

International[]

As of match played 6 September 2021.[11]
Ivory Coast
Year Apps Goals
2014 4 0
2015 7 0
2020 4 0
2021 2 0
Total 17 0

References[]

  1. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Côte d'Ivoire" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2014. p. 11. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  2. ^ profil www.lequipe.fr sports reference retrieved 8 January 2012
  3. ^ "Etienne Didot et JD Akpa prolongent!". Toulouse FC (in French). 18 April 2014. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro è un giocatore della Salernitana". U.S. Salernitana 1919 (in Italian). 14 February 2018. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Mercato Lazio – Akpa Akpro, un innesto in più per le corsie esterne" [Lazio market - Akpa Akpro, an extra addition to the wings]. Citta Celeste (in Italian). 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Lazio 3–1 Borussia Dortmund". BBC Sport. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  7. ^ https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=367557/index.html
  8. ^ "FIFA".
  9. ^ Boudreault, Patrick (29 October 2011). "Toulouse. Akpa-Akpro, au nom des frères". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  10. ^ "J. Akpa Akpro". Soccerway.
  11. ^ "Akpa Akpro, Jean-Daniel". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 November 2019.

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