Joshua Akpudje

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Joshua Akpudje
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-07-23) 23 July 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre Back
Team information
Current team
 Dinamo Tbilisi
Number 40
Youth career
Femmak Football Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 MFM 17 (0)
2020–2022 BFC Daugavpils 44 (0)
2022 → Panevėžys (loan) 22 (1)
2022–2023 Jablonec 14 (0)
2024– Dinamo Tbilisi 6 (0)
International career
2019 Nigeria U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 April 2024

Joshua Oghene-Ochuko Akpudje (born 23 July 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Georgian club Dinamo Tbilisi. [1]

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Career

Born in Lagos, Akpudje started his football career with Femmak Football Academy straight out of high school before joining Nigerian Professional Football League side MFM ahead of the abridged season in 2019.

On 3 March 2020, Akpudje completed a transfer to Latvian club BFC Daugavpils [2]

After playing for two seasons in Latvia, Akpudje moved to Lithuanian side, FK Panevėžys [3] [4] in February 2022.

On 12 February 2024, Akpudje signed a two-year contract, with the option of a third, with Dinamo Tbilisi. [5]

International

Akpudje made his international debut for Nigeria U23 side in March 2019 against Libya [6] in an Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification game.

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References

  1. ↑ Joshua Akpudje at Soccerway
  2. ↑ Umeh, Azu (3 March 2020). "MFM FC Defender Joshua Akpudje Seals Move To Latvian Side". The Busy Buddies. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "„Panevėžyje" – nuomos pagrindais atvykstantis gynėjas iš Nigerijos". 15min.lt/sportas (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "„Panevėžys" sustiprino gynybos grandį". sportas.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "დინამომ ორი ფეხბურთელი დაიმატა". fcdinamo.ge (in Georgian). FC Dinamo Tbilisi. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Nigeria's Olympic Eagles lose 0-2 to Libya in first leg of 2019 AFCON U-23 qualifier". Pulse Nigeria. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
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