Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Toulouse, France | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Barnet | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2003 | Toulouse | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | Toulouse | 37 | (4) |
| 2007 | → Stade Brestois 29 (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | FC Brussels | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Grimsby Town | 56 | (8) |
| 2010–2012 | Rochdale | 73 | (11) |
| 2012–2014 | Tranmere Rovers | 53 | (10) |
| 2014 | → Bury (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Shrewsbury Town | 83 | (15) |
| 2016– | Barnet | 23 | (1) |
| 2017 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:41, 6 May 2017 (UTC). |
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Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro (born 4 January 1985) is a French-Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Barnet.
Akpa Akpro came through the youth ranks at Toulouse where he picked up Ligue 1 experience, before moving to Belgian side FC Brussels. He subsequently moved to England, playing for Grimsby Town, Rochdale, Bury, Tranmere Rovers and Shrewsbury Town. He was previously called up to play international football for France at U18 level but injury forced him to withdraw from the squad.
Akpa Akpro was born in Toulouse,France. He started his career at his home town club, French First Division side Toulouse as a youngster in 2003. While at with the club, he spent time on loan with Stade Brestois 29 in the French Second Division where he scored twice in 15 appearances. He featured in around 40 games for Toulouse from between 2003 and 2007, managing to score a total of three goals. While with Toulouse, Akpa Akpro was briefly called up to the France U18 International team, but was forced to withdraw from the squad due to injury. He was never selected again.
Akpa Akpro was released by Toulouse at the end of the 2006–07 season. He then left France and headed north where he signed for Belgian side FC Brussels in the summer of 2007. He remained with the club for the 2007–08 season, playing only a cameo role in the clubs season by making only three appearances for the club. Akpro was released at the end of the season. After his departure from Brussels, Akpa Akpro had travelled to England where he joined Milton Keynes Dons in a pre-season trial, before also spending a week training with Colchester United. However both trials didn't pay off and Akpro began the 2008–09 season as a free agent.
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