# Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro

Jean-Daniel Dave Lewis Akpa Akpro (born 11 October 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian Serie A club Monza, on loan from Lazio. Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.

## Club career
### Toulouse

Akpa Akpro made his Ligue 1 debut with Toulouse during the 2011–12 season. On 18 April 2014, Akpa Akpro signed a new three-year deal with the le Téfécé side, keeping him contracted until June 2017.

### Salernitana

On 14 February 2018, he was signed by Italian team Salernitana on a six-month contract.

### Lazio

On 1 September 2020, Akpa Akpro joined Lazio on a two-year deal. He scored his first goal for the club on 20 October 2020, in a 3–1 Champions League victory over Borussia Dortmund.

#### Loans to Empoli and Monza

On 1 September 2022, Akpa Akpro was loaned to Empoli. On 26 August 2023, Akpa Akpro signed for Serie A side Monza on a one-year loan with an option for purchase. On 2 January 2025, he rejoined Monza on loan until 30 June 2025.

## International career

From 2013, Akpa Akpro began to be called by Ivory Coast for official matches, making his debut in a 3–0 win against Gambia.
He represented the side at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

## Personal life

Akpa Akpro's brothers Jean-Jacques and Jean-Louis are also both footballers.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 12 July 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Toulouse | 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 0 |
| Toulouse | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 22 | 1 |
| Toulouse | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 25 | 1 |
| Toulouse | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 33 | 3 |
| Toulouse | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 36 | 1 |
| Toulouse | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Toulouse | Total | Total | 121 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 132 | 6 |
| Salernitana | 2017–18 | Serie B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 |
| Salernitana | 2018–19 | Serie B | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Salernitana | 2019–20 | Serie B | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 33 | 2 |
| Salernitana | Total | Total | 58 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 61 | 2 |
| Lazio | 2020–21 | Serie A | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 1 | – | – | 42 | 1 |
| Lazio | 2021–22 | Serie A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 |
| Lazio | Total | Total | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 1 | – | – | 55 | 1 |
| Empoli (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 1 |
| Monza (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie A | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 264 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 291 | 10 |
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Serie B relegation play-out
* ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

### International

    As of match played 6 September 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Ivory Coast | 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| Ivory Coast | 2015 | 7 | 0 |
| Ivory Coast | 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| Ivory Coast | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 17 | 0 |