{{Short description|Footballer (born 1992)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro | image = Akpa-Akpro cropped.JPG | image_size = | caption = Akpa Akpro in 2012 | full_name = Jean-Daniel Dave Lewis Akpa Akpro<ref>{{cite web |url=https://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/36/33/44/fwc_2014_squadlists_neutral.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625085714/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/36/33/44/fwc_2014_squadlists_neutral.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 June 2014 |title=2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Côte d'Ivoire |publisher=FIFA |page=11 |date=10 June 2014 |access-date=26 November 2019}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|10|11|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Toulouse]], France | height = 1.80 m | position = [[Midfielder]] | currentclub = [[Hellas Verona FC|Hellas Verona]] | clubnumber = 11 | years1 = 2011–2017 | clubs1 = [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]] | caps1 = 121 | goals1 = 5 | years2 = 2018–2020 | clubs2 = [[US Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]] | caps2 = 58 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2020–2025 | clubs3 = [[SS Lazio|Lazio]] | caps3 = 42 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2022–2023 | clubs4 = → [[Empoli FC|Empoli]] (loan) | caps4 = 24 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2023–2024 | clubs5 = → [[AC Monza|Monza]] (loan) | caps5 = 19 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2025 | clubs6 = → [[AC Monza|Monza]] (loan) | caps6 = 14 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2025– | clubs7 = [[Hellas Verona FC|Hellas Verona]] | caps7 = 22 | goals7 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2014–2021 | nationalteam1 = [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]] | nationalcaps1 = 17 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|CIV}}}} {{MedalSport|Men's [[association football|football]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}} {{Medal|W|[[2015 Africa Cup of Nations|2015 Equatorial Guinea]]|}} | club-update = 25 May 2026 | nationalteam-update = 6 September 2021 }} '''Jean-Daniel Dave Lewis Akpa Akpro''' (born 11 October 1992) is a professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for Italian {{Italian football updater|HellasVerona}} club [[Hellas Verona FC|Hellas Verona]]. Born in France, he plays for the [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast national team]].
==Club career==
=== Toulouse === Akpa Akpro made his [[Ligue 1]] debut with [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]] during the 2011–12 season.<ref>[https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur42332.html profil]. lequipe.fr. sports reference. Retrieved 8 January 2012.</ref> On 18 April 2014, Akpa Akpro signed a new three-year deal with the le Téfécé side, keeping him contracted until June 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Etienne Didot et JD Akpa prolongent! |url=http://www.tfc.info/news/1187896/etienne-didot-et-jd-akpa-prolongent |work=Toulouse FC |date=18 April 2014 |language=fr |access-date=18 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422232624/http://www.tfc.info/news/1187896/etienne-didot-et-jd-akpa-prolongent |archive-date=22 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
=== Salernitana === On 14 February 2018, he was signed by Italian team [[U.S. Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]] on a six-month contract.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro è un giocatore della Salernitana|url=http://www.ussalernitana1919.it/jean-daniel-akpa-akpro-e-un-giocatore-della-salernitana/|work=U.S. Salernitana 1919|date=14 February 2018|language=it|access-date=10 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217104545/http://www.ussalernitana1919.it/jean-daniel-akpa-akpro-e-un-giocatore-della-salernitana/|archive-date=17 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
=== Lazio === On 1 September 2020, Akpa Akpro joined [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]] on a two-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mercato Lazio – Akpa Akpro, un innesto in più per le corsie esterne|trans-title=Lazio market - Akpa Akpro, an extra addition to the wings|url=https://www.cittaceleste.it/notizie-lazio/mercato-lazio-akpa-akpro-un-innesto-in-piu-per-le-corsie-esterne/|work=Citta Celeste|date=1 September 2020|language=it|access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref> He scored his first goal for the club on 20 October 2020, in a 3–1 [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] victory over [[Borussia Dortmund]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54559710|title=Lazio 3–1 Borussia Dortmund|publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 October 2020|access-date=20 October 2020}}</ref>
==== Loans to Empoli and Monza ==== On 1 September 2022, Akpa Akpro was loaned to [[Empoli F.C.|Empoli]].<ref>{{cite web |date=1 September 2022 |title=Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro è un nuovo calciatore azzurro |url=https://empolifc.com/jean-daniel-akpa-akpro-e-un-nuovo-calciatore-azzurro/ |access-date=1 September 2022 |publisher=Empoli |language=it |archive-date=5 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205003005/https://empolifc.com/jean-daniel-akpa-akpro-e-un-nuovo-calciatore-azzurro/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 26 August 2023, Akpa Akpro signed for Serie A side [[AC Monza|Monza]] on a one-year loan with an option for purchase.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 August 2023 |title=Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro è Biancorosso |url=https://www.acmonza.com/it/news/akpa-akpro-nuovo-giocatore-monza-il-comunicato/ |access-date=2 September 2023 |website=[[AC Monza]] |language=it}}</ref> On 2 January 2025, he rejoined Monza on loan until 30 June 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bentornato Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro - Associazione Calcio Monza S.p.A. |url=https://www.acmonza.com/it/news/bentornato-jean-daniel-akpa-akpro-20240102/ |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=AC Monza |language=it}}</ref>
=== Hellas Verona === On 6 September 2025, Akpa Akpro signed a one-season contract with [[Hellas Verona FC|Hellas Verona]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Hellas Verona FC|url=https://www.hellasverona.it/en/news/akpa-akpro-is-a-new-gialloblu-midfielder|title=Akpa-Akpro Is A New Gialloblù Midfielder!|date=6 September 2025|access-date=9 September 2025}}</ref>
==International career== From 2013, Akpa Akpro began to be called by [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]] for official matches, making his debut in a 3–0 win against [[Gambia national football team|Gambia]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150906073044/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=367557/index.html FIFA.com]</ref>
He represented the side at the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/brazil2014/matches/match/300186507/#match-lineups|title = FIFA}}</ref>
==Personal life== Akpa Akpro's brothers Jean-Jacques and [[Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro|Jean-Louis]] are also both footballers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Boudreault |first1=Patrick |title=Toulouse. Akpa-Akpro, au nom des frères |url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2011/10/29/1203849-akpa-akpro-au-nom-des-freres.html |access-date=18 July 2019 |work=La Dépêche du Midi |date=29 October 2011 |language=fr}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 28 February 2026}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/jean-daniel-akpa-akpro/199419/|title=J. Akpa Akpro|website=Soccerway}}</ref>
{| 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"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|[[UEFA|Europe]] !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="7"|[[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]] |[[2011–12 Ligue 1|2011–12]] |rowspan="6"|[[Ligue 1]] |13||0||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||14||0 |- |[[2012–13 Toulouse FC season|2012–13]] |19||1||2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||22||1 |- |[[2013–14 Toulouse FC season|2013–14]] |22||1||2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||25||1 |- |[[2014–15 Toulouse FC season|2014–15]] |32||2||0||0||1||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||33||3 |- |[[2015–16 Toulouse FC season|2015–16]] |33||1||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||36||1 |- |[[2016–17 Toulouse FC season|2016–17]] |2||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !121!!5!!5!!0!!6!!1!!colspan="2"|–!!colspan="2"|–!!132!!6 |- |rowspan="4"|[[US Salernitana 1919|Salernitana]] |[[2017–18 Serie B|2017–18]] |rowspan="3"|[[Serie B]] |5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||5||0 |- |[[2018–19 Serie B|2018–19]] |22||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||1{{efn|Appearance(s) in Serie B relegation play-out}}||0||23||0 |- |[[2019–20 Serie B|2019–20]] |31||2||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||33||2 |- !colspan="2"|Total !58!!2!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!colspan="2"|–!!1!!0!!61!!2 |- |rowspan="3"|[[SS Lazio|Lazio]] |[[2020–21 SS Lazio season|2020–21]] |rowspan="2"|[[Serie A]] |32||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||8{{efn|name=UCL|Appearance(s) in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||1||colspan="2"|–||42||1 |- |[[2021–22 SS Lazio season|2021–22]] |10||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||3{{efn|name=UEL|Appearance(s) in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||0||colspan="2"|–||13||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !42!!0!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!11!!1!!colspan="2"|–!!55!!1 |- |[[Empoli FC|Empoli]] (loan) |[[2022–23 Empoli FC season|2022–23]] |Serie A |24||1||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||24||1 |- |rowspan="3"|[[AC Monza|Monza]] (loan) |[[2023–24 AC Monza season|2023–24]] |Serie A |19||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||19||0 |- |[[2024–25 AC Monza season|2024–25]] |Serie A |14||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||14||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !33!!0!!0!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!colspan="2"|–!!colspan="2"|—!!33!!0 |- |[[Hellas Verona FC|Hellas Verona]] |[[2025–26 Hellas Verona FC season|2025–26]] |Serie A |11||1||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||11||1 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !289!!9!!9!!0!!6!!1!!11!!1!!1!!0!!316!!11 |}
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===International=== {{updated|match played 6 September 2021}}<ref name="nft">{{NFT|55528|Akpa Akpro, Jean-Daniel|access-date=26 November 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="4"|[[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]] |2014||4||0 |- |2015||7||0 |- |2020||4||0 |- |2021||2||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!17!!0 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
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