Biography
Young striker Akpom joined City in August 2015 on a season long loan. His intense style endeared many but seemed to get in the way of good form at times, and his scoring record was erratic. His finest day was a FA Cup tie at Bury where he bagged a hattrick. By the end of the season he was playing a support role, only making one substitute appearance during the play-offs.
Born in Canning Town in the London docklands to Nigerian parents, Akpom joined Arsenal as a child and spent his entire youth career with the Gunners. He made his league debut for Arsenal as a 17 year old, then gained further first team experience during loan spells at Brentford, Coventry City and Nottingham Forest.
Following his season at the KC Stadium, Akpom returned to Arsenal then spent the second half of the 2016/17 season on loan at Brighton, where he made little impact. He was again loaned out in January 2018 to Belgian side Sint-Truiden. In August 2018 he left the Gunners, signing for Greek side PAOK of Thessaloniki. His questionable self-image was demonstrated when he took the number 47 shirt at PAOK and publicised the hashtag “AK47” on Twitter – the div.
Akpom won international honours for England at under-16, under-17, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels, scoring regularly at each level.
Details
Nationality: England
Date/Place of Birth: 9 October 1995, Canning Town
Hull City First Game: 8 August 2015, Huddersfield Town H (Championship), 19 years, 303 days old
Hull City Final Game: 14 May 2016, Derby County (Championship Play Off Semi Final First Leg), 20 years, 218 days old
Clubs
Arsenal (2012-2018), Brentford (2014, loan), Coventry City (2014, loan), Nottingham Forest (2015, loan), Hull City (2015-2016, loan), Brighton & Hove Albion (2017, loan), Sint-Truiden (2018, loan), PAOK (2018-current)
Hull City Record
Career: 41 apps, 7 goals
Chuba Akpom| Season | LGE App | LGE Gls | FAC App | FAC Gls | FLC App | FLC Gls | EUR App | EUR Gls | OTH App | OTH Gls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 19 (16) | 3 | 1 (0) | 3 | 2 (2) | 1 | - | - | 0 (1) | 0 |