Chuba Akpom
Akpom playing for Arsenal U21 in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Chuba Amechi Akpom | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Canning Town, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Brighton & Hove Albion (on loan from Arsenal) |
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| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2013 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | Arsenal | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Brentford (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Coventry City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Hull City (loan) | 36 | (3) |
| 2017– | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | England U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | England U17 | 13 | (5) |
| 2012–2014 | England U19 | 13 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | England U20 | 11 | (6) |
| 2015– | England U21 | 4 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:53, 21 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:28, 27 March 2016 (UTC) |
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Chuba Amechi Akpom (born 9 October 1995) is an English professional footballer of Nigerian descent who plays as a striker and centre forward for Brighton & Hove Albion on loan from Arsenal. He has represented England at youth international levels.
Akpom joined Arsenal at the age of six. He made his debut for the Arsenal U18 side at the age of 15, and signed his first professional contract with Arsenal on 10 October 2012, a day after turning 17. In December 2012 Akpom received his first call into the Arsenal senior squad, when he was an unused substitute for a 2–1 Champions League defeat to Olympiakos. He made 20 U21 Premier League appearances during the 2012/13 season and scored 13 goals, including 10 goals in 10 games in the Elite Group stage. In the lead-up to the 2013/14 season, Akpom was selected for Arsenal's pre-season tour of Asia and scored once in a 7–0 win against an Indonesia Dream Team, two more in a 7–1 win against Vietnam and another in Arsenal's final game of the tour against Urawa Red Diamonds. Akpom made his competitive debut in a 3–1 Premier League win over Sunderland on 14 September 2013. He came on in the third minute of injury time as a substitute for the injured Olivier Giroud. Akpom was an unused substitute for the following game against Marseille in the Champions League. Akpom's second Arsenal appearance came in a League Cup third round tie away to West Bromwich Albion on 25 September. He replaced goalscorer Thomas Eisfeld after 82 minutes and with the scores at 1–1 at full-time, the game entered extra time. Akpom played the full scoreless extra time period and scored Arsenal's third penalty in the ensuing shootout, helping Arsenal to a win. Akpom was an unused substitute for a 2–0 Premier League win over Liverpool on 2 November. He scored three goals in four UEFA Youth League appearances towards the end of 2013. Akpom scored a hattrick in a 6–1 FA Youth Cup fourth round demolition of Peterborough United on 6 January 2014.
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