Biography
Midfielder Akpan joined City at the age of 19 in March 2011 on a two month loan. He played only two games and made no lasting impression.
Liverpudlian Akpan joined Everton as a child and progressed through the ranks to make his senior debut in 2009 in a Europa League tie. Following his loan to City, Hope was released by Everton and he joined Crawley Town. After a season and a half in the first team at Broadfield Stadium he signed for Reading where he again became a regular starter. He moved back north in 2015 signing for Blackburn Rovers, after two seasons at Ewood Park he joined Burton Albion on a free transfer in July 2017. In July 2018 he moved on again to Bradford City, a club he left in the 2020 close season after 54 appearances and six goals. After a short sabbatical Akpan joined Finnish side SJK in January 2021 but by the summer he had returned to England and spent the 2021/22 season at non-league sides Atherton Laburnum Rovers and Widnes while establishing a health food restaurant in Hale, Cheshire.
Akpan’s parents hailed from Nigeria and he chose to represent the Super Eagles in 2013, making his senior international debut a year later and ending up with four caps for his country.
Details
Nationality: Nigeria
Date/Place of Birth: 14 August 1991, Liverpool
Hull City First Game: 25 April 2011, Queens Park Rangers A (Championship), 19 years, 254 days old
Hull City Final Game: 7 May 2011, Bristol City A (Championship), 19 years, 266 days old
Clubs
Everton (2007-2011), Hull City (2011, loan), Crawley Town (2011-2013), Reading (2013-2015), Blackburn Rovers (2015-2017), Burton Albion (2017-2018), Bradford City (2018-2020), SJK (2021-2022), Atherton Laburnum Rovers (2022), Widnes (2022)
Hull City Record
Career: 2 apps, 0 goals
Hope Akpan| Season | LGE App | LGE Gls | FAC App | FAC Gls | FLC App | FLC Gls | EUR App | EUR Gls | OTH App | OTH Gls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/11 | 1 (1) | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |