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Kevin Akpoguma

ケヴィン・アクポグマ　/　けゔぃん・あくぽぐま

Association football player from Germany

April 19, 1995 (age 31)　・　Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate
association football player

My Take

Kevin Akpoguma interests me most as a study in identity and choice. Born and raised in Germany, schooled through its youth national setup, he ultimately chose to represent Nigeria, his ancestral roots, at senior level. That decision says something about belonging that I find quietly moving. On the pitch, his value is the unglamorous kind: a 192 cm centre-back who can also play left-back, the sort of versatile defender managers treasure but highlight reels ignore. His long stint as a dependable figure at Bundesliga side Hoffenheim is exactly the kind of steady professionalism I think deserves more recognition than it usually gets.

Overview

Kevin John Ufuoma Akpoguma (born 19 April 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim. Born in Germany, he represented the Nigeria national team. He had also represented Germany at different youth levels.

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Kevin Akpoguma
Name (Japanese): ケヴィン・アクポグマ
Reading: けゔぃん・あくぽぐま
Born: April 19, 1995 (age 31)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Boar
Origin: Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Blood type: Private
Height: 192 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%82%B1%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%AF%E3%83%9D%E3%82%B0%E3%83%9E

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