Chuba Akpom, born on 9 October 1995 (age 31), is an English striker now with Ipswich Town, where he wears squad number 29. His current market value is around £6m, according to Transfermarkt.
His early career was shaped by loan football, the familiar route for a young forward needing senior minutes rather than another season of promise on paper. Those spells gave him games, physical tests and a clearer sense of what his role had to become: a striker judged by output, not potential.
The standout year came at Middlesbrough in 2022-2023, when Akpom scored 28 league goals in 38 appearances. That was the season that changed the tone around him, turning a well-travelled forward into one with a properly substantial scoring campaign behind him.
At Ipswich Town in 2026-2027, he has made eight Premier League appearances and scored once. He has also played twice in the FA Cup and twice in the League Cup, scoring once in that competition, for a total of 12 appearances and two goals across all competitions.
Akpom’s career has been one of gradual accumulation rather than a straight climb: early loans, a major scoring season at Middlesbrough, and a current role at Ipswich as an experienced centre-forward with a proven peak behind him.
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