Chuba Amechi Akpom (born 9 October 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Eredivisie club Ajax.
Akpom began his career at Arsenal, making his senior debut in 2013. Whilst at Arsenal, he had loan periods with English clubs Brentford, Coventry City, Nottingham Forest, Hull City, Brighton and Belgian club Sint-Truiden. In 2018, he signed for Greek club PAOK for an undisclosed fee. After a successful spell at PAOK, he moved to Middlesbrough in 2020. In 2021, he returned to PAOK on loan.
Born in London to Nigerian parents, Akpom is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Nigeria. He has represented England at youth and under-21 international levels and in 2019, he announced he switched his international allegiance to represent Nigeria for future games.
Season Stats
10 appearances in the current 2024-2025 Season
6 goals scored in the current 2024-2025 Season
English EFL Championship Golden Boot 2022-2023 Middlesbrough | Greek Superleague 2018-2019 Olympiakos | English FA Cup 2014-2015 Arsenal | English FA Cup 2013-2014 Arsenal |
2002-2013 |
2013-2018 |
2013-2014 (Loan) |
2014 (Loan) |
2015 (Loan) |
2015-2016 (Loan) |
2017 (Loan) |
2018 (Loan) |
2018-2020 |
2020-2023 |
2021-2022 (Loan) |
2023-2028 |