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 (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)

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. "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)