Joshua Akpudje
Joshua Oghene-Ochuko Akpudje (born 23 July 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for FK Jablonec as a centre-back.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 July 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre Back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FK Jablonec | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Femmak Football Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | MFM | 17 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | BFC Daugavpils | 44 | (0) |
| 2022 | → FK Panevėžys (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2022– | FK Jablonec | 14 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Nigeria U23 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:58, 8 April 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career
Born in Lagos, Joshua Akpudje started his football career with Femmak Football Academy straight out of high school before joining Nigerian Professional Football League side MFM ahead of the abridged season in 2019.
On 3 March 2020, Akpudje completed a transfer to Latvian club BFC Daugavpils[2]
After playing for two seasons in Latvia, Joshua moved to Lithuanian side, FK Panevėžys[3][4] in February 2022.
He made his international debut for Nigeria U23 side in March 2019 against Libya [5] in an Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification game.
References
- "Defenzivu jabloneckých fotbalistů doplnil nigerijský stoper Akpudje". sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
- Umeh, Azu (3 March 2020). "MFM FC Defender Joshua Akpudje Seals Move To Latvian Side". The Busy Buddies. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- "„Panevėžyje" – nuomos pagrindais atvykstantis gynėjas iš Nigerijos". 15min.lt/sportas (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- "„Panevėžys" sustiprino gynybos grandį". sportas.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- "Nigeria's Olympic Eagles lose 0-2 to Libya in first leg of 2019 AFCON U-23 qualifier". Pulse Nigeria. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
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