{{Short description|Finnish footballer (born 2004)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Akon Kuek | image = | fullname = | height = 1.78m | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2004|5|10}} | birth_place = Finland | position = Central midfielder | currentclub = MP (on loan from VPS) | clubnumber = | youthclubs1 = Kiisto | youthclubs2 = VPS | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2016 | youthyears2 = 2016–2023 | years1 = 2021– | clubs1 = VPS II | caps1 = 62 | goals1 = 29 | years2 = 2022– | clubs2 = VPS | caps2 = 6 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2025– | clubs3 = → MP (loan) | caps3 = 1 | goals3 = 0 | club-update = 18 May 2025 }}
'''Akon Kuek''' (born 10 May 2004) is a Finnish professional football player, playing as a midfielder for MP, on loan from VPS.<ref>[https://www.vpsjuniorit.fi/uutiset/133934/akon-kuekille-veikkausliiga-debyytti Akon Kuekille Veikkausliiga-debyytti], vpsjuniorit.fi, 20 April 2023</ref><ref>[https://www.vasabladet.fi/Artikel/Visa/708229 VPS-eleganten sköt Korsnäs FF i sank – förstärkning på ingång till KoFF: "Har problem med att göra mål"], Vasabladet, 15 August 2023</ref>
==Club career== Kuek debuted in Veikkausliiga with his hometown club Vaasan Palloseura (VPS) in the 2023 season. On 15 October 2022, Kuek extended his contract with the club on a two-year deal.<ref>[https://vepsu.fi/uutinen1/akon-kuek-ja-felix-friberg-jatkavat-vaasan-palloseurassa Akon Kuek ja Felix Friberg jatkavat Vaasan Palloseurassa!], vepsu.fi, 15 October 2022</ref> On 2 January 2025, he extended his deal again until the end of 2026.<ref>[https://www.vepsu.fi/akoon-kuek-jatkaa-kaksi-seuraavaa-vuotta-raidassa/ AKOON KUEK JATKAA KAKSI SEURAAVAA VUOTTA RAIDASSA!], vepsu.fi, 2 January 2025</ref>
== Career statistics == {{updated|17 February 2025}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes Suomen Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Finnish League Cup}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=6|VPS Akatemia |2021 |Kolmonen |2||1||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||2||1 |- |2022 |Kolmonen |22||7||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||22||7 |- |2023 |Kolmonen |18||5||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||18||5 |- |2024 |Kolmonen |17||12||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||17||12 |- |2025 |Kakkonen |3||4||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||3||4 |- !colspan=2|Total !62!!29!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!62!!29 |- |rowspan=5|VPS |2022 |Veikkausliiga |0||0||0||0||2||0||colspan=2|–||2||0 |- |2023 |Veikkausliiga |4||0||2||2||5||0||colspan=2|–||11||2 |- |2024 |Veikkausliiga |2||0||1||0||5||0||0||0||8||0 |- |2025 |Veikkausliiga |0||0||2||0||2||1||colspan=2|–||4||1 |- !colspan=2|Total !6!!0!!5!!2!!14!!1!!0!!0!!25!!3 |- |MP (loan) |2025 |Ykkönen |1||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||1||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !69!!29!!5!!2!!14!!1!!0!!0!!88!!32 |} {{notelist}}
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|814398}} * {{WorldFootball.net|akon-kuek}} * [https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/person/72535/player/seasons Akon Kuek] stats at Finnish FA
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