Ashley Akpan
Ashley Antoni Akpan (born 6 February 2004) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Gosport Borough on loan from Aldershot Town. Club career
Born in Warsaw, Poland to a Nigerian father and Polish mother, Akpan started his footballing career with Kosa Konstancin at the age of five, spending four years before his family moved to London, England when he was still a child. He joined the academy of Chelsea, where he would go on to play for seven years before his release in 2020. Prior to his release, he had trialled with Leeds United, and was linked with Fulham in February 2020. He went on to trial with Sunderland in December of the same year. He also played briefly for Walton & Hersham, featuring in one game for the under-18 side in April 2021. Eventually he returned to Poland, and in August 2021 he signed for Wisła Kraków. He left the club after less than a year, in summer 2022, and returned to England in winter of the same year, signing for Aldershot Town. Akpan went onto sign for Isthmian League side, Hartley Wintney on a short-term loan in August 2023. Following 10 appearances in all competitions, Akpan was recalled by Aldershot in early October. That same month, he was sent out on loan to Southern League Premier Division South side, Gosport Borough. International career
Eligible to represent Poland, Nigeria and England, Akpan has represented Poland at under-15 level. Career statistics

Personal life
His sister, Ashanti, is also a footballer, and plays for Chelsea. References

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2004 births
Living people
Footballers from Warsaw
Polish people of Nigerian descent
Polish men's footballers
Poland men's youth international footballers
Nigerian men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Chelsea F.C. players
Wisła Kraków players
Aldershot Town F.C. players
Hartley Wintney F.C. players
Gosport Borough F.C. players
Isthmian League players
Southern Football League players
Polish expatriate men's footballers
Polish expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate men's footballers in England