Clément Akpa

Clément Akpa (born 24 November 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 1 club Auxerre. Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.

Clément Akpa

Akpa with Auxerre in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-11-24) 24 November 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Meudon, France
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Auxerre
Number	92
Youth career
	US Vandoeuvre
	Montrouge FC
2018–2019	Metz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2021	Metz II	17	(0)
2021–2022	Auxerre II	28	(1)
2022–	Auxerre	54	(0)
2022–2023	→ Orléans (loan)	20	(1)
2023	→ Orléans II (loan)	1	(0)
International career‡
2025–	Ivory Coast	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2025

Career

Akpa is a product of the youth academies of US Vandoeuvre, Montrouge FC and FC Metz. He began his senior career with the reserves of Metz in 2019.^[1] On 31 May 2021, he moved to the reserves of Auxerre.^[2] On 3 June 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Auxerre for 2 seasons.^[3] On 6 July 2022, he joined Orléans on loan for a full season in the Championnat National.^[4] On 11 June 2023, he extended his contract with Auxerre until 2026 and was promoted to their senior team for the 2022–23 Ligue 2 season.^[5]

Personal life

Born in France, Akpa is of Ivorian descent.^[3]

Honours

Auxerre

• Ligue 2: 2023–24^[6]