Oke Akpoveta
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 13 December 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Warri, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Norrby | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | Warri Wolves | ||
2011–2014 | Brøndby | 20 | (0) |
2014 | Ravan Baku | 11 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Brønshøj | 26 | (5) |
2015–2016 | Lyngby | 13 | (3) |
2016 | → Frej (loan) | 13 | (10) |
2016 | Dalkurd | 12 | (0) |
2017 | Helsingborg | 23 | (8) |
2018 | AFC Eskilstuna | 22 | (3) |
2019 | Sabail | 9 | (2) |
2019 | Frej | 11 | (3) |
2020– | Norrby | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2020 |
Oke Akpoveta (born 13 December 1991)[1][2] is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for Swedish club Norrby IF.
Career
Brøndby IF
Akpoveta signed a four-year-long contract with Brøndby in the Danish Superliga on the 9 of August 2011. He made his official debut at the 28 of August against FC Midtjylland. He got injured at the 6 of September in a reserve-match against FC Copenhagen and was out the rest of the season. On 6 January 2014, Akpoveta had his contract with Brøndby cancelled by mutual consent.[3]
Ravan Baku
In January 2014 Akpoveta moved to Ravan Baku in the Azerbaijan Premier League, signing an 18-month contract.[4] In April 2014, Akpoveta was given permission to return to Denmark for a couple of days, but then failed to return to the club,[5] and left the club permanently at the end of the season.[6]
Brønshøj
On 16 July 2014 Akpoveta returned to Denmark signing an 18-month contract with Danish First Division side Brønshøj.[7][8]
Lyngby Boldklub
On 30 June 2015 Akpoveta signed a 12-month contract with Danish First Division side Lyngby.
IK Frej
In the January transfer window Akpoveta was loaned out to Swedish Superettan club IK Frej for the remainder of the 2015–16 season. He impressed, scoring 12 goals in 13 games.
Dalkurd FF
13 July 2016 Swedish Superettan club Dalkurd revealed that the club had indeed signed Akpoveta on a free transfer after a few weeks speculation.[9]
Helsingborgs IF
After a trial with the Superettan rival club Helsingborgs IF where he made an assist in a friendly against Odense, Akpoveta signed for Helsingborgs IF on 17 February 2017 for an unknown fee.[1]
Sabail
On 16 February 2019, Akpoveta signed a six-month contract with Azerbaijan Premier League club Sabail FK.[10]
Career statistics
- As of 30 September 2017[11]
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Denmark | Division | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
2011–12 | Brøndby | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2012–13 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
Azerbaijan | Division | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
2013–14 | Ravan Baku | Azerbaijan Premier League | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |
Denmark | Division | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
2014–15 | Brønshøj BK | Danish 1st Division | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 22 | 5 | |
2015–16 | Lyngby Boldklub | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 3 | ||
Sweden | Division | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
2016 | IK Frej (loan) | Superettan | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | 16 | 11 | |
Dalkurd FF | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | |||
2017 | Helsingborgs IF | 23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | 25 | 9 | ||
Total | Denmark | 53 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | 60 | 8 | ||
Azerbaijan | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |||
Sweden | 46 | 18 | 6 | 3 | — | 53 | 21 | |||
Career total | 110 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 30 |
References
- ^ a b "HIF värvar anfallare från superettan-rival". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 17 February 2017.
- ^ "HIF värvar Oke Akpoveta". HIF.se (in Swedish). Helsingborg IF. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Brøndby IF og Oke Akpoveta ophæver kontrakten". Brondby.com (in Danish). Brøndby IF. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ ""Rəvan" 5 futbolçu ilə anlaşdı". RevanFC.az (in Azerbaijani). Ravan Baku FK. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ "Rəvan futbolçusunu itirib". AzeriSport.com. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
- ^ Налетай, торопись, в Ряване распродажа!. AzeriFootball.com (in Russian). Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "OKE AKPOVETA TIL BRØNSHØJ". BronshojBoldklub.dk (in Danish). Brønshøj BK. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ "Official : Oke Akpoveta Returns To Denmark, Signs Contract With Bronshoj". AllNigeriaSoccer.com. All Nigeria Soccer. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ^ "IK Frej Täbys målfarlige Akpoveta klar för Dalkurd". DT.se (in Swedish). Dalarnas Tidningar. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "OKE AKPOVETA "SƏBAİL"DƏ!". sabailfc.az (in Azerbaijani). Sabail FK. 16 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Oke Akpoveta". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- "Oke Akpoveta færdig i Lyngby". Bold.dk (in Danish). 28 May 2016.
External links
- {{SvFF player}} template missing ID. (archive)
- Oke Akpoveta club team profile at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)
- Oke Akpoveta at Fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish)
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Nigerian footballers
- Nigerian expatriate footballers
- Brøndby IF players
- Ravan Baku FC players
- IK Frej players
- Sabail FK players
- Dalkurd FF players
- Helsingborgs IF players
- AFC Eskilstuna players
- Norrby IF players
- Danish Superliga players
- Superettan players
- Expatriate footballers in Denmark
- Association football forwards
- Sportspeople from Warri