Hope Akpan
.png) Akpan in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 August 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Childwall, Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Reading | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2009 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2011 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Hull City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Crawley Town | 47 | (5) |
| 2013– | Reading | 24 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:56, 2 February 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Hope Akpan (born 14 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays for Reading as a midfielder.
Club career
Born in Childwall, Liverpool, Akpan made his competitive debut for Everton against BATE on 17 December 2009 in the UEFA Europa League.[1][2]
On 17 March 2011, Akpan moved on loan to Championship side Hull City for the remainder of the 2010–11 season.[3] He made his debut on 25 April 2011, coming on as a substitute for Corry Evans, against Queens Park Rangers.[4]
He signed for newly promoted League Two club Crawley Town on a free transfer on 14 June 2011.[5]
Akpan was charged with misconduct by the FA in November 2011, after homophobic comments were posted on his Twitter account.[6] Despite insisting that someone else had posted the comments, he admitted the charge after no one came forward to claim responsibility, and he was fined £1,200 by the Football Association.[7] On 14 April 2012 Akpan was sent off in a game against AFC Wimbledon due to a challenge that broke Jason Prior's leg in two places.[8]
Akpan signed for Premier League side Reading on a three-and-a-half-year contract on 8 January 2013.[9][10] He stated his desire to help his new club avoid relegation.[11] He scored his first goal for the club in a 7-1 win over Bolton Wanderers on 18 January 2014.[12]
International career
Despite being born in England, Akpan has declared his intention to represent Nigeria – the country of his parents – at international level.[13]
Career statistics
- As of 2 February 2014[14]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton | 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Hull City (loan) | 2010–11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Crawley Town | 2011–12 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 2 |
| 2012–13 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 | |
| Total | 47 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 8 | |
| Reading | 2012–13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Total | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| Career total | 73 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 9 | |
References
- ↑ Sanghera, Mandeep (17 December 2009). "Everton 0 – 1 BATE". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
- ↑ Hope Akpan – UEFA competition record
- ↑ "Everton midfielder Hope Akpan joins Hull City on loan". BBC Sport. 17 March 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ↑ "QPR 1 – 1 Hull". BBC Sport. 25 April 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ↑ "Crawley Town are delighted to confirm the signing of youngster Hope Akpan from Premiership giants Everton". Crawley Town F.C. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- ↑ "Crawley Town's Hope Akpan charged with misconduct by FA". BBC Sport. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
- ↑ "Footballer fined £1,200 for "fully homophobic" tweet". Pinknews.co.uk. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ↑ "Crawley Town 1 AFC Wimbledon 1". BBC Sport. 14 April 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ↑ "Royals sign Akpan". Reading F.C. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ↑ "Reading sign Hope Akpan from Crawley Town". BBC Sport. 9 January 2013.
- ↑ "Reading: Hope Akpan ready for relegation battle". BBC Sport. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ↑ "Reading 7 - 1 Bolton". BBC. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ↑ "Akpan makes Nigeria commitment". Kick Off. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
- ↑ Hope Akpan career stats at Soccerbase
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hope Akpan. |
- Hope Akpan profile at Reading F.C.
- Hope Akpan career stats at Soccerbase
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