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Internationally, Akpan is eligible to play for Poland through her place of birth, for
Nigeria through her Nigerian father, and for England. She was capped for the latter at all youth levels from under-15 to
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316:. In December of the same year, Akpan signed her first professional contract with the club until the summer of 2025, with the option to extend by a further year.
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to a Polish mother and
Nigerian father, and later moved to England with her family. She is the sister of fellow professional footballer
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Academy in August 2013, aged seven. With the
Academy squad, she won the FA Youth Cup in 2021–22 and the FA WSL Academy Cup in 2022–23.
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She was involved with the
Chelsea senior squad for the first time when she was named on the bench in a 2–0
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on 23 November 2022, though she did not feature. Her debut came in a 3–1
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591:"Academy midfielder Ashanti Akpan signs first professional contract"
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on 19 March 2023, when she came on as a second-half substitute for
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281:. Born in Poland, she represents England internationally.
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642:"Report: Reading Women 1 Chelsea Women 3"
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1125:English people of Nigerian descent
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1075:Polish people of Nigerian descent
64:1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
1140:21st-century English sportswomen
1130:English people of Polish descent
1080:Sportspeople of Nigerian descent
533:Westerby, Nick (6 April 2019).
1115:Birmingham City W.F.C. players
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298:UEFA Women's Champions League
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563:"Ashanti Akpan – Profile"
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360:As of 19 March 2023.
320:International career
302:Real Madrid Femenino
203:International career
27:Personal information
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597:. 22 December 2023
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16:English footballer
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314:Sophie Ingle
308:win against
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110:Youth career
85:Current team
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1060:2005 births
678:23 November
646:Chelsea F.C
595:Chelsea F.C
567:Chelsea F.C
544:23 November
383:League cup
285:Club career
246:England U19
234:England U18
222:England U17
210:England U16
69:Position(s)
1054:Categories
601:7 February
513:References
271:midfielder
267:footballer
73:Midfielder
38:2005-11-24
1035:Manager:
898:Lu. Quinn
783:Lo. Quinn
621:Soccerway
572:8 January
394:Division
300:win over
123:2013–2024
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652:19 March
626:19 March
327:under-19
56:, Poland
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848:Dungate
825:9
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808:Pennock
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780:4
770:3
760:2
750:1
435:2022–23
430:Chelsea
377:League
374:Season
310:Reading
291:Chelsea
279:Chelsea
171:Chelsea
128:Chelsea
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1037:Carter
998:Worsey
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968:Clarke
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878:Wilson
798:Lawley
763:Harris
753:Thomas
424:Goals
418:Goals
412:Goals
406:Goals
400:Goals
389:Total
339:Warsaw
192:(loan)
102:Number
61:Height
54:Warsaw
988:Cowie
938:Moore
918:Akpan
828:Smith
773:Mason
421:Apps
415:Apps
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403:Apps
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371:Club
184:2024–
166:2022–
139:Years
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868:Fuso
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654:2023
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603:2024
574:2024
546:2022
354:Club
273:for
149:Apps
143:Team
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908:Cho
858:Agg
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