Chuba Akpom - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameChuba Amechi Akpom

PositionCentre-forward

NationalityEngland

Age30

Date of birth9 Oct 1995

BirthplaceLondon

Height183 cm

Shirt number#29

ClubIpswich

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Centre-forward

Season stats

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1

Appearances

0

Goals

0

Assists

24

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Ipswich.

Career

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Community Shield×4Emirates Cup×3Cup×2FA Cup×2Premier League Asia Trophy×2Super League 1×2

Akpom's current-season form is level with last season (Season 7→7), while his Rating held around 32. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 68).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Ipswich · 8th	1	0	0	6.3	32	7
2025/26	IpswichLoan · 2nd	29	2	0	6.57	32	7
2024/25	LilleLoan · 5th	14	3	1	6.91	50	14
2024/25	Ajax · 2nd	16	3	1	6.99	46	15
2023/24	Ajax · 5th	25	11	3	7.11	55	39
2022/23	Middlesbrough · 4th	40	28	2	7.1	70	68

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

England · international

Side	Apps	G
England U21	5	3
England U19	11	4
England U17	6	2

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

C. Akpom is a 30-year-old centre-forward at Ipswich, rated 32.3 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (21.8% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Akpom.

On the season, Akpom graded 7 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals and 0 assists in 29 appearances (0.199 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 7 → 7). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32. At 30 Akpom is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 7.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2022/23StreakyStepped up 2021/224 clubs

32.3

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

7.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

21.8%

Minutes

limited game time

0.2

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Ipswich finished 2nd of 24 · a title-challenging side

29

Apps

2

Goals

0

Assists

2

G+A

0.07

Goals / app

2 goals in 29 appearances (0.07 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Watch points

Game time. Only 21.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0.2 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 32.3 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.2 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %21.8%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.199

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.199

Defensive actions / 900.996

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.1

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~39), then tapers with age. At 30, Akpom sits on 7.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Akpom's projected Rating — 32.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles8

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

€13.8M total transfer fees · 19 moves

Ajax(back from loan)Jun 2026 – now

IpswichJun 2026 – Jun 2026

Ipswich(on loan)Aug 2025 – Jun 2026

Ajax(back from loan)Jul 2025 – Aug 2025

Lille(on loan)Feb 2025 – Jul 2025

AjaxAug 2023 – Feb 2025€ 12.3M

Middlesbrough(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Aug 2023

PAOK(on loan)Aug 2021 – Jul 2022

Middlesbroughuntil Aug 2021

PAOKAug 2018 – Aug 2021€ 1.5M

Arsenal(back from loan)Jul 2018 – Aug 2018

St. Truiden(on loan)Jan 2018 – Jul 2018

Arsenal(back from loan)Jul 2017 – Jan 2018

Brighton(on loan)Jan 2017 – Jul 2017

Arsenal(back from loan)Jul 2016 – Jan 2017

Hull City(on loan)Aug 2015 – Jul 2016

Arsenal(back from loan)Jul 2015 – Aug 2015

Nottingham Forest(on loan)Mar 2015 – Jul 2015

Brentford(on loan)Jan 2014 – Mar 2015

ArsenalMar 2014 – Jan 2014

Coventryuntil Mar 2014

Transfer history

About C. Akpom

Chuba Amechi Akpom is a 30-year-old centre-forward who plays for Ipswich, born on October 9, 1995 in London, standing 183 cm tall. He is from England. Ipswich currently sit 8th of 20 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, C. Akpom has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 24 minutes, averaging a 6.8 match rating over his last 2 rated games.

Recent matches

August 25, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs Leicester (90 minutes, 1 assist, 7.3 rating)
August 22, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Sunderland (24 minutes, 6.3 rating)

C. Akpom's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Ipswich face Manchester United away in the Premier League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates C. Akpom at 32.3 with a Season form score of 7.3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 15 career titles — among them the Super League 1 and the Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, C. Akpom has totalled 345 club appearances with 89 goals and 10 assists for 14 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 40 appearances for Middlesbrough.

C. Akpom's career has also included time at Ajax, Lille, Middlesbrough, PAOK, Arsenal, St. Truiden, Brighton, Hull City, Nottingham Forest, Brentford and Coventry.

On the international stage, C. Akpom has represented England U21, England U19, England U17 — 22 caps and 9 goals in our records.

Transfer news

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