Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro
 Akpa Akpro in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jean-Daniel Dave Lewis Akpa Akpro[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Toulouse, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2017 | Toulouse | 121 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Salernitana | 58 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2025 | Lazio | 42 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | → Empoli (loan) | 24 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | → Monza (loan) | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | → Monza (loan) | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | Hellas Verona | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2021 | Ivory Coast | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 September 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
Jean-Daniel Dave Lewis Akpa Akpro (born 11 October 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.
Club career
Toulouse
Akpa Akpro made his Ligue 1 debut with Toulouse during the 2011–12 season.[2] On 18 April 2014, Akpa Akpro signed a new three-year deal with the le Téfécé side, keeping him contracted until June 2017.[3]
Salernitana
On 14 February 2018, he was signed by Italian team Salernitana on a six-month contract.[4]
Lazio
On 1 September 2020, Akpa Akpro joined Lazio on a two-year deal.[5] He scored his first goal for the club on 20 October 2020, in a 3–1 Champions League victory over Borussia Dortmund.[6]
Loans to Empoli and Monza
On 1 September 2022, Akpa Akpro was loaned to Empoli.[7] On 26 August 2023, Akpa Akpro signed for Serie A side Monza on a one-year loan with an option for purchase.[8] On 2 January 2025, he rejoined Monza on loan until 30 June 2025.[9]
Hellas Verona
On 6 September 2025, Akpa Akpro signed a one-season contract with Hellas Verona.[10]
International career
From 2013, Akpa Akpro began to be called by Ivory Coast for official matches, making his debut in a 3–0 win against Gambia.[11]
He represented the side at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[12]
Personal life
Akpa Akpro's brothers Jean-Jacques and Jean-Louis are also both footballers.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 28 February 2026[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toulouse | 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 1 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 1 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 33 | 3 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 121 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 132 | 6 | ||||
| Salernitana | 2017–18 | Serie B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1[a] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 33 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 58 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 61 | 2 | ||||
| Lazio | 2020–21 | Serie A | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 8[b] | 1 | – | 42 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3[c] | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 11 | 1 | – | 55 | 1 | ||||
| Empoli (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 24 | 1 | |||
| Monza (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie A | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | — | 33 | 0 | |||||
| Hellas Verona | 2025–26 | Serie A | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 289 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 316 | 11 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Serie B relegation play-out
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 6 September 2021[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Côte d'Ivoire" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2014. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ↑ profil. lequipe.fr. sports reference. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ↑ "Etienne Didot et JD Akpa prolongent!". Toulouse FC (in French). 18 April 2014. Archived from the original on 22 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ↑ "Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro è un giocatore della Salernitana". U.S. Salernitana 1919 (in Italian). 14 February 2018. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ↑ "Mercato Lazio – Akpa Akpro, un innesto in più per le corsie esterne" [Lazio market - Akpa Akpro, an extra addition to the wings]. Citta Celeste (in Italian). 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ↑ "Lazio 3–1 Borussia Dortmund". BBC Sport. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ↑ "Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro è un nuovo calciatore azzurro" (in Italian). Empoli. 1 September 2022. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- ↑ "Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro è Biancorosso". AC Monza (in Italian). 26 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ↑ "Bentornato Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A." AC Monza (in Italian). Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ↑ "Akpa-Akpro Is A New Gialloblù Midfielder!". Hellas Verona FC. 6 September 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ↑ FIFA.com
- ↑ "FIFA".
- ↑ Boudreault, Patrick (29 October 2011). "Toulouse. Akpa-Akpro, au nom des frères". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ↑ "J. Akpa Akpro". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Akpa Akpro, Jean-Daniel". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
External links
- Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro at Soccerway
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Toulouse
- Ivorian men's footballers
- Ivory Coast men's international footballers
- French men's footballers
- French sportspeople of Ivorian descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Toulouse FC players
- US Salernitana 1919 players
- SS Lazio players
- Empoli FC players
- AC Monza players
- Hellas Verona FC players
- Ligue 1 players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Africa Cup of Nations–winning players
- 2014 FIFA World Cup players
- 2015 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Ivorian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- French expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Black French sportspeople
- 21st-century French sportsmen