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Hope Akpan

ホープ・アクパン　/　ほーぷ・あくぱん

Association football player from United Kingdom

August 14, 1991 (age 34)　・　Liverpool, United Kingdom

association football player

My Take

Hope Akpan is the kind of footballer I quietly root for. He never reached the glamour of the Premier League's elite, but he carved out a long, honest career grinding through the Championship and lower leagues, from Everton's academy out to Reading, Blackburn and Bradford. The captaincy at Bradford in 2019, brief as it was, tells me coaches trusted his character. A six-foot midfielder built to do the unseen work, he represents the durable, journeyman professionals who keep English football alive far from the headlines. I find that kind of steady, unglamorous resilience genuinely admirable.

Overview

Hope Ini Ita Akpan (born 14 August 1991) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He came through the youth ranks at Everton, making his first-team debut in 2009. He later played for Hull City (on loan), Crawley Town, Reading, Blackburn Rovers, Burton Albion and Bradford City. He became Bradford City's captain in March 2019, but lost the captaincy at the end of that season.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Hope Akpan
Name (Japanese): ホープ・アクパン
Reading: ほーぷ・あくぱん
Born: August 14, 1991 (age 34)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Goat
Origin: Liverpool, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: 180 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%97%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%AF%E3%83%91%E3%83%B3

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