Oke Akpoveta

Oke Akpoveta (born 13 December 1991)[2][3] is a Nigerian professional footballer who as a forward, plays for Ykkönen club KPV.

Oke Akpoveta
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-12-13) 13 December 1991
Place of birth Warri, Nigeria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 KPV
Number 26
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Warri Wolves
2011–2014 Brøndby 20 (0)
2014 Ravan Baku 11 (1)
2014–2015 Brønshøj 26 (5)
2015–2016 Lyngby 13 (3)
2016 → Frej (loan) 13 (10)
2016 Dalkurd 12 (0)
2017 Helsingborg 23 (8)
2018 AFC Eskilstuna 22 (3)
2019 Sabail 9 (2)
2019 Frej 11 (3)
2020–2021 Norrby 22 (6)
2021 Al-Thoqbah 2 (0)
2021 KPV 13 (9)
2022 Höganäs 12 (7)
2022 Valletta 12 (4)
2023– KPV 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:15, 3 August 2023 (UTC)

Career

Akpoveta signed a four-year-long contract with Brøndby in the Danish Superliga on the 9 of August 2011. He made his official debut at the 28 of August against FC Midtjylland. He got injured at the 6 of September in a reserve-match against FC Copenhagen and was out the rest of the season. On 6 January 2014, Akpoveta had his contract with Brøndby cancelled by mutual consent.[4]

In January 2014 Akpoveta moved to Ravan Baku in the Azerbaijan Premier League, signing an 18-month contract.[5] In April 2014, Akpoveta was given permission to return to Denmark for a couple of days, but then failed to return to the club,[6] and left the club permanently at the end of the season.[7]

On 16 July 2014 Akpoveta returned to Denmark signing an 18-month contract with Danish First Division side Brønshøj.[8][9] On 30 June 2015, Akpoveta signed a 12-month contract with Danish First Division side Lyngby.[10]

In the January transfer window Akpoveta was loaned out to Swedish Superettan club IK Frej for the remainder of the 2015–16 season. He impressed, scoring 12 goals in 13 games. As a result, on 13 July 2016, fellow Superettan club Dalkurd revealed that the club had signed Akpoveta on a free transfer after a few weeks speculation.[11] After a trial with the Superettan rival club Helsingborgs IF where he made an assist in a friendly against Odense, Akpoveta signed for Helsingborgs IF on 17 February 2017 for an unknown fee.[2]

On 16 February 2019, Akpoveta signed a six-month contract with Azerbaijan Premier League club Sabail FK.[12]

On 31 July 2019, Akpoveta returned to IK Frej, where he signed a one-and-a-half-year contract.[13] Six months later, in January 2020, Akpoveta signed a two-year contract with Norrby IF.[14] Akpoveta then had short stints with Saudi club Al-Thoqbah,[15] Finnish club KPV,[16] and Swedish club Höganäs[17] before joining Maltese club Valletta on 25 July 2022.[18][19] His contract with Valletta was terminated by mutual consent on 29 December 2022, making him a free agent.[20]

On 28 July 2023, Akpoveta signed a contract with Finnish side KPV for the rest of the season.[21] He scored in his debut match.[22]

Career statistics
As of 30 September 2017[23]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Denmark Division League Cup Continental Total
2011–12BrøndbyDanish Superliga1000—10
2012–1319040—230
Azerbaijan Division League Cup Continental Total
2013–14Ravan BakuAzerbaijan Premier League11140—151
Denmark Division League Cup Continental Total
2014–15Brønshøj BKDanish 1st Division20421—225
2015–16Lyngby Boldklub13310—143
Sweden Division League Cup Continental Total
2016 IK Frej (loan) Superettan 13 10 3 1 — 16 11
Dalkurd FF 12 0 1 1 — 12 1
2017 Helsingborgs IF 23 8 2 1 — 25 9
Total Denmark 53771—608
Azerbaijan 11140—151
Sweden 46 18 6 3 — 53 21
Career total 110261740 012830

References
  1. "Oke Akpoveta – Kontrakt & statistik". Fotbolltransfers (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  2. "HIF värvar anfallare från superettan-rival". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 17 February 2017.
  3. "HIF värvar Oke Akpoveta". HIF.se (in Swedish). Helsingborg IF. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  4. "Brøndby IF og Oke Akpoveta ophæver kontrakten". Brondby.com (in Danish). Brøndby IF. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  5. ""Rəvan" 5 futbolçu ilə anlaşdı". RevanFC.az (in Azerbaijani). Ravan Baku FK. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  6. "Rəvan futbolçusunu itirib". AzeriSport.com. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  7. Налетай, торопись, в Ряване распродажа!. AzeriFootball.com (in Russian). Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  8. "OKE AKPOVETA TIL BRØNSHØJ". BronshojBoldklub.dk (in Danish). Brønshøj BK. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  9. "Official : Oke Akpoveta Returns To Denmark, Signs Contract With Bronshoj". AllNigeriaSoccer.com. All Nigeria Soccer. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  10. "Oke Akpoveta færdig i Lyngby". Bold.dk (in Danish). 28 May 2016.
  11. "IK Frej Täbys målfarlige Akpoveta klar för Dalkurd". DT.se (in Swedish). Dalarnas Tidningar. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  12. "OKE AKPOVETA "SƏBAİL"DƏ!". sabailfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sabail FK. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  13. "Officiellt: Oke Akpoveta till IK Frej Täby". fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 31 July 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  14. "Officiellt: Oke Akpoveta klar för Norrby IF". fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 30 January 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  15. Ekejiuba, Andrew (20 January 2021). "Akpoveta joins Saudi's Al-Thuqbah FC". The Point. Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  16. Kronqvist, Walter (26 July 2021). "KPV agerar efter miserabla resultaten – Niklas Vidjeskog tar över efter Kalliokoski". yle (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  17. Staifo, Ninib (6 April 2022). "Officiellt: Höganäs BK värvar Oke Akpoveta". Fotbolltransfers (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  18. Camilleri, Valhmor (25 July 2022). "Striker Akpoveta, left-back Bradley handed contracts by Valletta FC". SportsDesk. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  19. Eriksson, Marcus (18 August 2022). "Akpoveta om flytten till Valletta: "Inte så dåligt som jag trodde"". Fotbolltransfers (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  20. "Valletta FC release striking duo Cheveresan and Akpoveta". Valletta FC (Press release). 29 December 2022. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  21. "Tervetuloa Oke Akpoveta" [Welcome Oke Akpoveta] (in Finnish). kpv.fi. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  22. "Derbystä tasuri" (in Finnish). kpv.fi.
  23. "Oke Akpoveta". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
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