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Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro

Experienced headHellas Verona · 33 yrsFree agentTransferred to Free agent

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameJean-Daniel Dave Lewis Akpa Akpro
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityCôte d'Ivoire
Age33
Date of birth11 Oct 1992
BirthplaceToulouse
Height180 cm
Shirt number#11
ClubHellas Verona
Defensive midfielder
22
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1507
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Hellas Verona.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Defensive midfielder

J. Akpa Akpro is a 33-year-old defensive midfielder at Hellas Verona, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 22 appearances, a Season grade of 23. On long-term scout potential he's rated 22.1. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (44.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.42 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Akpro.

On the season, Akpro graded 23 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 0 assists and 4.419 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 28 → 23). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22. At 33 Akpro is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs
22.1
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
22.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
44.1%
Minutes
rotation minutes
4.42
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Hellas Verona finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

22
Apps
4.42
Def. / 90
44
Tackles
23
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

4.42 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (19th of 20) 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. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.42 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 44.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 22.1 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.42 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles44
Interceptions23
Blocks7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards9
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.