Kevin Akpoguma

Kevin Akpoguma
Personal information
Full name Kevin John Ufuoma Akpoguma
Date of birth (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995
Place of birth Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Fortuna Düsseldorf
(on loan from 1899 Hoffenheim)
Number 6
Youth career
Rot-Weiß Speyer
Schwarz-Weiß Speyer
FC Bavaria Wörth
FC Neureut 08
2007–2012 Karlsruher SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Karlsruher SC 8 (1)
2013–2015 1899 Hoffenheim II 55 (3)
2015– 1899 Hoffenheim 0 (0)
2015– → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) 18 (0)
National team‡
2010–2011 Germany U16 5 (0)
2011–2012 Germany U17 15 (0)
2012–2013 Germany U18 5 (3)
2013–2014 Germany U19 18 (0)
2014– Germany U20 12 (1)
2015– Germany U21 6 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:20, 7 August 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016

Kevin John Ufuoma Akpoguma (born 19 April 1995) is a German footballer with Nigerian roots who plays as a centre back for Fortuna Düsseldorf, on loan from 1899 Hoffenheim.[1][2][3]

International career

Kevin Akpoguma was the captain of the German U-20 National, helping the team reach the quarterfinals of the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.

References

  1. ↑ "Akpoguma, Kevin" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  2. ↑ Adewuyi, Lolade (23 May 2015). "Meet Nigerian-German Kevin Akpoguma, captain of the Germany U20 side". Goal.com. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 30 May 2015. p. 6. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
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