Carlos Akapo

Carlos Akapo Martinez (born 12 March 1993) is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Cadiz CF and the Equatorial Guinea national team as a right back or central defender.

Club Career

Akapo was born in Elche, Province of Alicante, to an Equatoguinean father and a Spanish mother. He played youth football with four clubs, including Hercules CF and Elche CF, and finished his development also in the Valencian Community with Huracan Valencia CF. He made his senior debut with the latter on 22 January 2012, in a 1–2 home loss against RCD Mallorca B.

On 11 July 2013, Akapo signed a two-year contract with Segunda Division side CD Numancia. His first game as a professional took place on 25 August, as he started in a 4–2 home win over Real Jaen.

On 6 August 2014, Akapo joined Valencia CF and was assigned to the reserves in the third tier. After two seasons of relative playing time, he returned to division two after agreeing to a three-year deal with SD Huesca on 14 June 2016.