Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 23 July 1998 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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]
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]
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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