Oke Akpoveta

Nigerian footballer (born 1991)

Oke Akpoveta
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-12-13) 13 December 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Warri, Nigeria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 KPV
Number 22
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 7 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:20, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

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

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
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Denmark Division League Cup Continental Total
2011–12 Brøndby Danish Superliga 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2012–13 19 0 4 0 — 23 0
Azerbaijan Division League Cup Continental Total
2013–14 Ravan Baku Azerbaijan Premier League 11 1 4 0 — 15 1
Denmark Division League Cup Continental Total
2014–15 Brønshøj BK Danish 1st Division 20 4 2 1 — 22 5
2015–16 Lyngby Boldklub 13 3 1 0 — 14 3
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 53 7 7 1 — 60 8
Azerbaijan 11 1 4 0 — 15 1
Sweden 46 18 6 3 — 53 21
Career total 110 26 17 4 0 0 128 30

References

  1. ^ "Oke Akpoveta – Kontrakt & statistik". Fotbolltransfers (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b "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.

External links

  • Oke Akpoveta at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archive)
  • Oke Akpoveta club team profile at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)
  • Oke Akpoveta at Fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish)