Kevin Akpoguma

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.

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

Height

192 cm

Occupation

association football player

Motto

Private

• 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

Tags

• Rhineland-Palatinate
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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