Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro

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.

Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro
Akpa Akpro in 2012
Personal information
Full name Jean-Daniel Dave Lewis Akpa Akpro[1]
Date of birth (1992-10-11) 11 October 1992
Place of birth Toulouse, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Lazio
Number 92
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2017 Toulouse 121 (5)
2012–2016 → Toulouse B 8 (0)
2018–2020 Salernitana 58 (2)
2020– Lazio 15 (0)
National team‡
2014– Ivory Coast 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:59, 10 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:57, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

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]

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 10 January 2021.[10]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toulouse 2011–12 Ligue 1 1300010––140
2012–13 1912010––221
2013–14 2212010––251
2014–15 3220011––333
2015–16 3311020––361
2016–17 200000––20
Total 12155061––1326
Salernitana 2017–18 Serie B 5000–––50
2018–19 22000––1[lower-alpha 1]0230
2019–20 31220–––332
Total 58220––10612
Lazio 2020–21 Serie A 15000–6[lower-alpha 2]1–211
Career total 1947706161102149
  1. Appearance(s) in the Serie B relegation play-out
  2. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League

International
As of match played on 17 November 2020.[11]
Ivory Coast
YearAppsGoals
201440
201570
202040
Total150

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. https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/brazil2014/matches/match/300186507/#match-lineups
  9. Boudreault, Patrick (29 October 2011). "Toulouse. Akpa-Akpro, au nom des frères". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  10. "Jean Daniel Akpa Akpro".
  11. "Akpa Akpro, Jean-Daniel". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
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