Joshua Akpudje
Joshua Oghene-Ochuko Akpudje (born 23 July 1998) is a Nigerian international footballer who plays for BFC Daugavpils as a center back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 July 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre Back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | BFC Daugavpils | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Femmak Football Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019-2020 | MFM | 28 | (2) |
| 2020– | BFC Daugavpils | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019– | Nigeria U23 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:56, 8 April 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:58, 8 April 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career
Born in Lagos, Joshua 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 [1]
He made his international debut for Nigeria U23 side in March 2019 against Libya [2] in an Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification game.
References
- Umeh, Azu (3 March 2020). "MFM FC Defender Joshua Akpudje Seals Move To Latvian Side". The Busy Buddies. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- "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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