Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ashley Antoni Akpan | ||
Date of birth | 6 February 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Warsaw, Poland [1] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Aldershot Town | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2013 | Kosa Konstancin | ||
2013–2020 | Chelsea | ||
2021–2022 | Wisła Kraków | ||
2022–2023 | Aldershot Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Aldershot Town | 0 | (0) |
2023 | → Hartley Wintney (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Gosport Borough (loan) | 6 | (0) |
International career | |||
2018 | Poland U15 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:15, 24 December 2023 (UTC) |
Ashley Antoni Akpan (born 6 February 2004) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for National League club Aldershot Town.
Born in Warsaw, Poland to a Nigerian father and Polish mother, Akpan started his footballing career with Kosa Konstancin at the age of five, spending four years before his family moved to London, England when he was still a child. [2] [3] [4] He joined the academy of Chelsea, where he would go on to play for seven years before his release in 2020. [3] [5]
Prior to his release, he had trialled with Leeds United, and was linked with Fulham in February 2020. [5] [6] He went on to trial with Sunderland in December of the same year. [7] He also played briefly for Walton & Hersham, featuring in one game for the under-18 side in April 2021. [8]
Eventually he returned to Poland, and in August 2021 he signed for Wisła Kraków. [4] He left the club after less than a year, in summer 2022, and returned to England in winter of the same year, signing for Aldershot Town. [9] Akpan went onto sign for Isthmian League side, Hartley Wintney on a short-term loan in August 2023. [10] Following 10 appearances in all competitions, Akpan was recalled by Aldershot in early October. [11] That same month, he was sent out on loan to Southern League Premier Division South side, Gosport Borough. [12] Akpan signed a new contract with Aldershot at the end of the 2023–24 season. [13]
Eligible to represent Poland, Nigeria and England, Akpan has represented Poland at under-15 level. [5] [14]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Aldershot Town | 2023–24 [15] | National League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Hartley Wintney (loan) | 2023–24 [16] | Isthmian League South Central Division | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Gosport Borough (loan) | 2023–24 [17] | Southern League Premier Division South | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
Career total | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
His sister, Ashanti, is also a footballer, and plays for Chelsea. [4]
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