Oke Akpoveta
Oke Akpoveta (born 13 December 1991)[1][2] is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi club Al-Thoqbah.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 December 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Warri, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Thoqbah | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| 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 | 20 | (6) |
| 2021– | Al-Thoqbah | 0 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 November 2020 | |||
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.[3]
In January 2014 Akpoveta moved to Ravan Baku in the Azerbaijan Premier League, signing an 18-month contract.[4] In April 2014, Akpoveta was given permission to return to Denmark for a couple of days, but then failed to return to the club,[5] and left the club permanently at the end of the season.[6]
On 16 July 2014 Akpoveta returned to Denmark signing an 18-month contract with Danish First Division side Brønshøj.[7][8] On 30 June 2015, Akpoveta signed a 12-month contract with Danish First Division side Lyngby.[9]
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.[10] 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.[1]
On 16 February 2019, Akpoveta signed a six-month contract with Azerbaijan Premier League club Sabail FK.[11]
On 31 July 2019, Akpoveta returned to IK Frej, where he signed a one-and-a-half-year contract.[12] Six months later, in January 2020, Akpoveta signed a two-year contract with Norrby IF.[13]
Career statistics
- As of 30 September 2017[14]
| 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
- "HIF värvar anfallare från superettan-rival". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 17 February 2017.
- "HIF värvar Oke Akpoveta". HIF.se (in Swedish). Helsingborg IF. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- "Brøndby IF og Oke Akpoveta ophæver kontrakten". Brondby.com (in Danish). Brøndby IF. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ""Rəvan" 5 futbolçu ilə anlaşdı". RevanFC.az (in Azerbaijani). Ravan Baku FK. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- "Rəvan futbolçusunu itirib". AzeriSport.com. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- Налетай, торопись, в Ряване распродажа!. AzeriFootball.com (in Russian). Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- "OKE AKPOVETA TIL BRØNSHØJ". BronshojBoldklub.dk (in Danish). Brønshøj BK. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- "Official : Oke Akpoveta Returns To Denmark, Signs Contract With Bronshoj". AllNigeriaSoccer.com. All Nigeria Soccer. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- "Oke Akpoveta færdig i Lyngby". Bold.dk (in Danish). 28 May 2016.
- "IK Frej Täbys målfarlige Akpoveta klar för Dalkurd". DT.se (in Swedish). Dalarnas Tidningar. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- "OKE AKPOVETA "SƏBAİL"DƏ!". sabailfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sabail FK. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- "Officiellt: Oke Akpoveta till IK Frej Täby". fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 31 July 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- "Officiellt: Oke Akpoveta klar för Norrby IF". fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). 30 January 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- "Oke Akpoveta". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
External links
- Oke Akpoveta at SvFF (in Swedish) (archive)
- Oke Akpoveta club team profile at SvFF (in Swedish)
- Oke Akpoveta at Fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish)