Kevin John Ufuoma Akpoguma ( German: Kevin John Ufuoma Akpoguma ; born April 19, 1995 in Neustadt an der Weinstraß , Germany ) is a German footballer who defends the Hoffenheim club on loan for Hannover 96 .
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| Full name | Kevin John Ufuoma Akpoguma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citizenship |  Germany  Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Growth | 192 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Akpoguma was born into a German and Nigerian family.
Content
Club career
Akpoguma is a pupil of the Karlsruhe club. On November 10, 2012, in his match against Darmstadt 98 , he made his debut in the Third League of Germany [2] . On January 26, 2013, in a duel against Osnabruck , Kevin scored his first goal for Karlsruhe [3] . In the summer of the same year, Akpoguma moved to Hoffenheim . The transfer amount amounted to 1 million euros. To get playing practice, he began to play for a team of understudies.
In the summer of 2015, Akpoguma was leased to Fortuna from Düsseldorf. July 26, in a match against the Berlin Union , he made his debut in the Second Bundesliga [4] .
In the summer of 2017, Akpoguma returned to Hoffenheim. On October 22, in a match against Wolfsburg , he made his debut in the Bundesliga , replacing Stefan Posch in the second half [5] .
International Career
In 2012, Akpoguma as part of the German youth team won silver medals at the European Youth Championship in Slovenia . At the tournament, he played in matches against the teams of Georgia [6] , France [7] and the Netherlands [8] .
In 2014, as part of the German youth team, Akpoguma won the European Youth Championship in Hungary . At the tournament, he played in matches against the teams of Bulgaria [9] , Serbia [10] , Ukraine [11] , Austria [12] and Portugal [13] .
In 2015, as part of the German youth team, Akpoguma took part in the Youth World Championships in New Zealand . At the tournament, he played in matches against the teams of Fiji [14] , Uzbekistan [15] , Honduras [16] , Nigeria [17] and Mali [18] . In a duel against the Uzbeks, Kevin scored a goal.
Achievements
- Germany (up to 19)
- Youth European Championship Winner : 2014
Notes
- ↑ Transfermarkt.com - 2000.
- ↑ Karlsruhe VS. Darmstadt 98 2: 0 (English) . soccerway.com (November 10, 2012).
- ↑ Osnabruck VS. Karlsruhe 2: 3 (English) . soccerway.com (26 January 2013).
- ↑ Union Berlin VS. Fortuna Dusseldorf 1: 1 (English) . soccerway.com (July 26, 2015).
- ↑ Wolfsburg VS. Hoffenheim 1: 1 . soccerway.com (October 22, 2017).
- ↑ Georgia (before 17) VS. Germany (before 17) 0: 1 (English) . soccerway.com (May 4, 2012).
- ↑ Germany (before 17) VS. France (before 17) 3: 0 (English) . soccerway.com (May 10, 2012).
- ↑ Germany (before 17) VS. Netherlands (before 17) 1: 1 (English) . soccerway.com (16 May 2012).
- ↑ Bulgaria (before 19) VS. Germany (before 19) 0: 3 (English) . soccerway.com (July 19, 2014).
- ↑ Germany (before 19) VS. Serbia (before 19) 2: 2 (English) . soccerway.com (22 July 2014).
- ↑ Germany (before 19) VS. Ukraine (before 19) 2: 0 (English) . soccerway.com (15 July 2014).
- ↑ Germany (before 19) VS. Austria (before 19) 4: 0 (English) . soccerway.com (July 28, 2014).
- ↑ Germany (before 19) VS. Portugal (U19) 1-0 (English) . soccerway.com (July 31, 2014).
- ↑ Germany (under 20) VS. Fiji (up to 20) 8: 1 (English) . soccerway.com (1 June 2015).
- ↑ Germany (under 20) VS. Uzbekistan (U20) 3-0 (English) . soccerway.com (4 June 2015).
- ↑ Honduras (under 20) VS. Germany (up to 20) 1: 5 (English) . soccerway.com (June 7, 2015).
- ↑ Germany (under 20) VS. Nigeria (up to 20) 1: 0 (English) . soccerway.com (11 June 2015).
- ↑ Mali (under 20) VS. Germany (up to 20) 1: 1 (English) . soccerway.com (14 June 2015).
Links
- Profile on sports.ru
- Profile at DFB