Joseph Akpala

Kortrijk
Assistant manager

Born on : August 24, 1986 (38 years) at Jos

Nationality : Nigeria Belgium

Height : 1m85

Weight : 81 kg

Best foot : Right foot

Number of international caps : 8 (1 goal)

First cap : vs South Africa 06/09/2008

First international goal : vs France 02/06/2009

2017-2018
2015-2016
2011-2012
2009-2010

Other photos

Main position
Striker	94%

Identities

Joseph Akpala

Joseph Eneojo Akpala

Manager careerLast updated on 18/01/2025 at 23:59

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Results

Goals

Competition info

Season	Club	League					Continent						International
Season	Club	tier	Games played	V V	D D	L L	Rk.	pts	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA	Games played	V V	D D	L L	short_lastrounds	GF	GA
2023/2024	Kortrijk	1
Total

Akpala's career statisticsLast updated on 18/01/2025 at 23:59

Offense

Defense

Playing time

Presence

discipline

V D L

Results

Season

Club

League

Continent

Nat. cups

International

Total

tier

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

Games played

goals

ass.

eff.

2020/2021

Din. Bucarest

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Din. Bucarest	Liga I	1							20	9	0%	1	10%			0%	0%	100%

2019/2020

Oostende

394

448

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Oostende	Jupiler Pro League	6	1		394		5		394	15	83%	1	21%	1		33%	0%	67%
Oostende	Croky Cup	1					1		54	15	0%	1	50%			0%	100%	0%

2018/2019

Al Faisaly

367

274

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Al Faisaly	Prince Mohammad bin Salman League	14	2	1	367		7	5	733	17	50%	10	47%	1		43%	36%	21%
Al Faisaly	King Cup	1	1		90			1	90	17	100%		33%			100%	0%	0%

2017/2018

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Oostende	(C3) Europa League	2				3	1	131	17	100%		100%		0%	50%	50%
Oostende	Jupiler Pro League	27	6	2	189	12	7	1136	17	48%	17	90%	1	30%	22%	48%
Oostende	Belgian Cup	2				3		84	17	50%	1	67%		50%	0%	50%
Oostende	Europa League Play Offs	9	3	1	227	13	1	682	17	89%	2	90%		22%	56%	22%

2016/2017

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Oostende	Jupiler Pro League	17	3		125	7	6	374	17	18%	27	43%		47%	29%	24%
Oostende	Croky Cup	3				3	1	107	17	33%	3	50%		67%	33%	0%
Oostende	Europa League Play Offs	1	1	1	84	1		84	17	100%		100%	1	100%	0%	0%

2015/2016

Oostende

276

280

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Oostende	Jupiler Pro League	34	7		276		30	5	1934	17	59%	20	85%	3		41%	26%	32%
Oostende	Croky Cup	1					1		28	0	0%	1	100%			0%	0%	100%

2014/2015

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Karabükspor	(C3) Europa League	2				1	77	25	0%	2	50%		50%	0%	50%
Karabükspor	Spor Toto Süper Lig	25	4	434	38	3	1735	25	80%	5	74%	2	16%	24%	60%
Karabükspor	Türkiye Kupasi	6	1	297	2	2	297	25	33%	4	75%	2	67%	17%	17%

2013/2014

Karabükspor

220

165

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Karabükspor	Süper Lig	11	4		220		9	4	879	25	100%		35%			45%	27%	27%
Karabükspor	Türkiye Kupasi	3	2		55				110	25	0%	3	75%			67%	33%	0%

2012/2013

Werder Bremen

461

594

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Werder	Bundesliga	21	1	1	461	15	2	461	19	14%	18	62%	1	29%	19%	52%
Nigeria	Friendlies	1				1		45	0	100%		50%		0%	100%	0%
Nigeria	Confederations Cup	2				2		88	9	50%	1	67%	1	0%	0%	100%

2012/2013

Club Brugge

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Club Brugge	Jupiler Pro League	3		2			1	1	145	0	67%	1	75%			67%	33%	0%
Club Brugge	Champions League	2					1	1	27	0	0%	2	100%			0%	50%	50%

2011/2012

Club	Competition													V	D	L
Club Brugge	(C3) Europa League	11	7	101	12	2	704	15	64%	4	92%	2		36%	27%	36%
Club Brugge	Jupiler Pro League	36	15	144	25	14	2155	15	61%	14	90%			61%	11%	28%
Club Brugge	Cofidis Cup	1			4		84	15	100%		50%		1	0%	100%	0%

2010/2011

Club Brugge

227

245

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Club Brugge	Jupiler Pro League	27	7	1	227	15	12	1586	67%	9	68%	2	52%	22%	26%
Club Brugge	(C3) Europa League	3				1		98	67%	1	38%		67%	33%	0%
Nigeria	Friendlies	1						32	0%	1	100%		0%	0%	100%

2009/2010

Club	Competition											V	D	L
Club Brugge	(C3) Europa League	11	3	239	10	4	716	73%	3	92%	1	45%	27%	27%
Club Brugge	Jupiler Pro League	30	7	219	20	9	1533	60%	12	79%	2	57%	20%	23%
Club Brugge	Cofidis Cup	3			3	1	204	100%		75%		33%	0%	67%

2008/2009

Club	Competition												V	D	L
Club Brugge	Jupiler Pro League	32	15	168	44	6	2514	94%	2	94%	2	1	53%	13%	34%
Club Brugge	(C3) UEFA Cup	6	1	370	2	2	370	67%	2	100%			17%	67%	17%
Club Brugge	Cofidis Cup	1			1		90	100%		50%	1		0%	0%	100%
Nigeria	World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone	2				1	35	0%	2	40%			100%	0%	0%
Nigeria	Friendlies	2	1	133	1	1	133	100%		67%			50%	50%	0%

2007/2008

Charleroi

136

132

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Charleroi	Jupiler League	31	18		136		32	8	2444	0	90%	3	91%	5		42%	19%	39%
Charleroi	Beker van België	1	1		63				63	0	100%					0%	100%	0%

2006/2007

Charleroi

176

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Charleroi	Jupiler League	22	5		176		10	7	878	0	36%	14	65%	2		55%	32%	14%

2005/2006

Charleroi

163

117

Club	Competition															V	D	L
Charleroi	Jupiler League	8	2		163		3	1	325	0	38%	5	50%	1		13%	50%	38%
Charleroi	Beker van België	1	1		26				26	0	0%	1	25%			0%	100%	0%

2005

2004

2003

Total

The data represented with this background color are not complete. The figures may not reflect reality.

Notes

Overall

/100

Physical

/20

Mental

/20

Technical

/20

Offense

/20

Defense

/20

Player's evolution

*The FBDB Index is an automatically engineered figure based on player's statistical performances during each game he is involved in.

Player's titles

Runner-ups

Jupiler Pro League	1	2012
Belgian Cup	1	2017

Transfers

25/09/23 > 27/09/23	Kortrijk	mana.
16/09/22 >	Kortrijk	a. m.

01/07/21 >	Retired
06/04/21 > 01/07/21	Din. Bucarest	Free
15/11/19 > 01/07/20	Oostende	Free
23/08/18 > 01/07/19	Al Faisaly
06/07/15 > 23/08/18	Oostende
03/09/13 > 06/07/15	Karabükspor	250 k€
22/08/12 > 03/09/13	Werder Bremen	2.5 M€
18/07/08 > 22/08/12	Club Brugge	3 M€
01/01/06 > 18/07/08	Charleroi	300 k€
01/01/03 > 01/01/06	Bendel

Suggest a transfer for this player

Player career by clubLast updated on 18/01/2025 at 23:59

Club	Played matches	Goals	Assists	Efficiency	Minutes played	Yellow cards	Red cards	Match starts	V Victories	L Losses
Al Faisaly	15	3	1	274	823	1		53%8	47%7	20%3
Charleroi	63	27		138	3736	8		63%40	41%26	29%18
Din. Bucarest	1				20			0%0	0%0	100%1
Club Brugge	166	55	3	186	10226	10	2	70%116	51%85	28%47
Karabükspor	47	11		282	3098	4		70%33	34%16	43%20
Nigeria	8	1		333	333	1		50%4	38%3	38%3
Oostende	103	21	4	238	5008	6		52%54	37%38	36%37
Werder	21	1	1	461	461	1		14%3	29%6	52%11

Player's favourite opponents

Club		V
Lokeren	19	11	7	0
Gent	26	10	4	0
RC Genk	22	10	10	2
Zulte-Waregem	21	9	5	0
Sint-Truiden	16	6	5	0
Westerlo	11	8	5	0
Charleroi	11	7	1	0
Anderlecht	24	7	5	1
Mechelen	16	6	3	0
Lierse SK	4	2	1	0
Standard	20	8	4	1
Beerschot	10	4	4	0
Mons	7	6	3	0
Kortrijk	13	7	6	0
Cercle Brugge	12	7	5	0
Roeselare	9	6	3	0
FC Brussels	3	3	1	0
OH Leuven	3	2	1	0
Ankaragücü	2	2	0	0
Club Brugge	11	2	3	0

Player's worst opponents

Club		L
Anderlecht	24	11	35
Gent	26	10	41
RC Genk	22	10	35
Standard	20	7	30
Mechelen	16	7	17
Zulte-Waregem	21	6	30
Kortrijk	13	5	18
Lokeren	19	5	19
Club Brugge	11	5	17
Cercle Brugge	12	4	17
Mouscron	6	4	15
Sint-Truiden	16	4	18
Beerschot	10	3	11
Hannover 96	4	3	6
Copenhague	3	2	4
Galatasaray	2	2	4
Bursaspor	3	2	10
Konyaspor	3	2	4
Erciyespor	2	2	6
Sivasspor	3	2	6

Results with or without him

In clubs

for the national team

Season	Club	When present			When absent			Influence
		v	l	Total	v	l	Total
2020/2021	Din. Bucarest	0%	100%	1	55%	27%	11	-
2019/2020	Oostende	29%	57%	7	21%	63%	24	Positive
2018/2019	Al Faisaly	47%	20%	15	39%	50%	18	Slightly positive
2017/2018	Oostende	28%	43%	40	80%	20%	5	-
2016/2017	Oostende	52%	19%	21	42%	31%	26	Slightly positive
2015/2016	Oostende	40%	34%	35	50%	50%	6	-
2014/2015	Karabükspor	27%	52%	33	23%	46%	13	Slightly positive
2013/2014	Karabükspor	50%	21%	14	33%	33%	21	Positive
2012/2013	Werder	29%	52%	21	15%	38%	13	Very positive
2012/2013	Club Brugge	40%	20%	5	100%	0%	1	-
2011/2012	Club Brugge	54%	29%	48	67%	0%	6	-
2010/2011	Club Brugge	53%	23%	30	35%	40%	20	Positive
2009/2010	Club Brugge	52%	27%	44	50%	20%	10	Very slightly positive
2008/2009	Club Brugge	46%	33%	39	67%	0%	3	-
2007/2008	Charleroi	41%	38%	32	25%	50%	4	-
2006/2007	Charleroi	55%	14%	22	38%	38%	13	Positive
2005/2006	Charleroi	11%	33%	9	55%	18%	11	Extremely negative
2005	Bendel	0%	0%	0	40%	48%	40	-
2004	Bendel	0%	0%	0	47%	38%	32	-
2003	Bendel	0%	0%	0	41%	41%	34	-

Key figures

He hasn't scored at home all competitions included for 565 minutes.

He hasn't scored all competitions included for 745 minutes.

Akpala has lost all competitions included the last 4 matches

The player hasn't won all competitions included any of the last 4 matches

Joseph Akpala hasn't scored away from home all competitions included for 651 minutes.

He hasn't won all competitions included any of the last 4 away from home matches

Akpala hasn't won for the national team any of the last 4 away from home matches

The player hasn't won for the national team any of the last 4 matches

First times

In clubs

for the national team

in competitions

Date	Competition	Games	Score	First times
Charleroi
21/02/2006	JL	Roeselare - Charleroi	2 - 0	First match with the club, first loss
07/04/2006	JL	Charleroi - Anderlecht	1 - 1	First goal
15/04/2006	JL	Gent - Charleroi	2 - 2	First start
22/04/2006	JL	Charleroi - Zulte-Waregem	2 - 0	First victory
26/08/2007		Sint-Truiden - Charleroi	1 - 3	First time scoring 2 goals, first time scoring 3 goals
Club Brugge
29/08/2008	JPL	RUTB - Club Brugge	1 - 4	First match with the club, first start, first victory, first goal, first time scoring 2 goals
21/09/2008	JPL	RC Genk - Club Brugge	0 - 1	First red card
26/10/2008	JPL	Gent - Club Brugge	3 - 0	First loss
Werder Bremen
01/09/2012		Werder Bremen - Hambourg	2 - 0	First match with the club, first victory
15/09/2012		Hannover 96 - Werder Bremen	3 - 2	First loss
26/09/2012		Freiburg - Werder Bremen	1 - 2	First start, first goal
Karabükspor
04/10/2013	SL	Karabükspor - Bursaspor	0 - 1	First match with the club, first start, first loss
19/10/2013	SL	Galatasaray - Karabükspor	2 - 1	First goal
30/10/2013	TK	Karabükspor - Evrenseki	3 - 2	First victory, first time scoring 2 goals
Oostende
25/07/2015		Oostende - Mechelen	3 - 1	First match with the club, first victory
08/08/2015		Sint-Truiden - Oostende	1 - 1	First goal
23/08/2015		Standard - Oostende	1 - 2	First start
29/08/2015		Oostende - Zulte-Waregem	0 - 2	First loss
Al Faisaly Harmah
21/09/2018		Al Faisaly - Ohud	2 - 0	First match with the club, first victory
05/10/2018		Al Ahli Jeddah - Al Faisaly	2 - 0	First loss
24/10/2018		Al Faisaly - Al Raed	2 - 0	First start, first goal, first time scoring 2 goals
Dinamo Bucarest
09/04/2021	LI	Din. Bucarest - Clinceni	1 - 3	First match with the club, first loss

Player's career by competitionLast updated on 18/01/2025 at 23:59

Competition	Played matches	Goals	Efficiency	Assists	Own goals	Match starts	Yellow cards	V Victories	D Draws	L Losses
Süper Lig	Süper Lig	36	8	327		2614	86%31		25%9	25%9	50%18
Turkish Cup	Turkish Cup	9	3	136		407	22%2		67%6	22%2	11%1
Jupiler Pro League	Jupiler Pro League	273	86	179	5	15418	62%170	1	48%130	21%58	31%85
Belgian Cup	Belgian Cup	14	2	370		740	57%8	1	29%4	36%5	36%5
Europa League Playoffs	Europa League Playoffs	10	4	192	2	766	90%9		30%3	50%5	20%2
Bundesliga	Bundesliga	21	1	461	1	461	14%3		29%6	19%4	52%11
Liga I	Liga I	1				20					100%1
Premier League	Premier League	14	2	367	1	733	50%7		43%6	36%5	21%3
King Cup of Champions	King Cup of Champions	1	1	90		90	100%1		100%1
Friendlies	Friendlies	4	1	210		210	75%3		25%1	50%2	25%1
Confederations Cup	Confederations Cup	2				88	50%1				100%2
WCQAZ	World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone	2				35			100%2
Champions League	Champions League	2				27				50%1	50%1
Europa League	Europa League	35	11	191		2096	66%23		37%13	34%12	29%10

Player's results for each season

Season	Club	Tier	Rk.	pts	MP	V	D	L	GF	GA
2020/2021	Din. Bucarest	1	14	27	30	7	6	17	26	41
2019/2020	Oostende	1	13	11	11	3	2	6	15	23
2018/2019	Al Faisaly	1	6	43	30	12	7	11	51	47
2017/2018	Oostende	1	16	5	11	1	2	8	10	20
2016/2017	Oostende	1	11	0	1	0	0	1	1	2
2015/2016	Oostende	1	4	49	30	14	7	9	55	44
2014/2015	Karabükspor	1	16	28	34	7	7	20	44	64
2013/2014	Karabükspor	1	7	50	34	13	11	10	33	34
2012/2013	Werder	1	14	34	34	8	10	16	50	66
2012/2013	Club Brugge	1S	1	10	4	3	1	0	10	5
2011/2012	Club Brugge	1P	2	48	10	5	2	3	14	11
2011/2012	Club Brugge	1S	2	61	30	19	4	7	51	32
2010/2011	Club Brugge	1P	4	43	10	4	4	2	13	6
2010/2011	Club Brugge	1S	4	53	30	16	5	9	60	35
2009/2010	Club Brugge	1P	3	41	10	3	3	4	14	15
2009/2010	Club Brugge	11	2	57	28	17	6	5	52	33
2008/2009	Club Brugge	1	4	59	34	18	5	11	59	50
2007/2008	Charleroi	1	8	46	34	13	7	14	41	45
2006/2007	Charleroi	1	5	60	34	17	9	8	51	40
2005/2006	Charleroi	1	11	45	34	11	12	11	39	39
2005	Bendel	1	12	51	38	16	3	19	44	49
2004	Bendel	1	3	56	34	17	5	12	45	29
2003	Bendel	1	8	48	34	14	6	14	33	32

Last games

Date	Competition	Round	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Score
June 08, 2021	08/06		Africa	Cameroon	0 - 0	Nigeria	Absent
June 04, 2021	04/06		Africa	Nigeria	0 - 1	Cameroon	Absent
May 19, 2021	19/05	LI	Round 39	Din. Bucarest	0 - 0	Chindia	Absent
May 16, 2021	16/05	LI	Round 38	Arges Pitesti	1 - 2	Din. Bucarest	Absent
May 11, 2021	11/05		Semi-finals	Din. Bucarest	1 - 04-5 s.o	Astra Giurgiu	Absent
May 08, 2021	08/05	LI	Round 37	Din. Bucarest	2 - 0	Hermannstadt	Absent
May 05, 2021	05/05	LI	Round 36	Poli Iasi	1 - 2	Din. Bucarest	Absent
May 02, 2021	02/05	LI	Round 35	Viitorul C	1 - 2	Din. Bucarest	Absent
April 29, 2021	29/04	LI	Round 34	Din. Bucarest	2 - 0	Voluntari	Absent
April 23, 2021	23/04	LI	Round 33	Gaz Metan	4 - 1	Din. Bucarest	Absent
April 20, 2021	20/04	LI	Round 32	Din. Bucarest	0 - 1	UTA Arad	Absent
April 16, 2021	16/04	LI	Round 31	Astra Giurgiu	0 - 0	Din. Bucarest	Absent
April 13, 2021	13/04		Semi-finals	Astra Giurgiu	1 - 0	Din. Bucarest	Absent
April 09, 2021	09/04	LI	Round 30	Din. Bucarest	1 - 3	Clinceni	20 Minutes

First XI

On the bench

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