Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro

Jean-Daniel Dave Lewis Akpa Akpro (born 11 October 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Monza, on loan from Lazio. Born in France, he plays for 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
Team information
Current team
 Monza
(on loan from Lazio)
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2017 Toulouse 121 (5)
2018–2020 Salernitana 58 (2)
2020– Lazio 42 (0)
2022–2023 → Empoli (loan) 24 (1)
2023– → Monza (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2014– Ivory Coast 17 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Ivory Coast
Men's football
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2015 Equatorial Guinea
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:53, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 September 2021

Club career

Toulouse

Akpa Akpro made his Ligue 1 debut with Toulouse 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]

Salernitana

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

Lazio

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]

Loans to Empoli and Monza

On 1 September 2022, Akpa Akpro was loaned to Empoli.[7] On 26 August 2023, Akpa Akpro signed for Serie A side Monza on a one-year loan with an option for purchase.[8]

International career

From 2013, Akpa Akpro began to be called by Ivory Coast for official matches, making his debut in a 3–0 win against Gambia.[9]

He represented the side at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[10]

Personal life

Akpa Akpro's brothers Jean-Jacques and Jean-Louis are also both footballers.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 3 June 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National 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 32020–8[lower-alpha 2]1–421
2021–22 10000–3[lower-alpha 3]0–130
Total 42020–111–551
Empoli (loan) 2022–23 Serie A 24100–––241
Career total 245890611111027210
  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[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ivory Coast 201440
201570
202040
202120
Total170

References
  1. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Côte d'Ivoire" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2014. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2014. 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. "Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro è un nuovo calciatore azzurro" (in Italian). Empoli. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  8. "Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro è Biancorosso". AC Monza (in Italian). 26 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  9. FIFA.com
  10. "FIFA".
  11. Boudreault, Patrick (29 October 2011). "Toulouse. Akpa-Akpro, au nom des frères". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  12. "J. Akpa Akpro". Soccerway.
  13. "Akpa Akpro, Jean-Daniel". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
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