Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Auxerre.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ligue 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1949 | 6.72 |
 Friendliesat Ivory Coast | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7.5 |
Scout report
C. Akpa is a 24-year-old central defender at Auxerre, rated 71.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 131st of 337 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (67.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.82 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Akpa.
Judged on this season alone, Akpa graded 30 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 30th of 54 of the 54 centre-backs in the Ligue 1, on 6 clean sheets and 2.817 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 46 → 30). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 72, top 36% of the 54 centre-backs in the Ligue 1. At 24 Akpa is in his prime years, and a market index of 41.8 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Auxerre finished 15th of 18 · a lower-table side
2.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 67.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 71.6, Akpa carries the 19th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Ligue 1 (top 36%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Auxerre finished 15th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
