Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro
based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Hellas Verona.
Scout report
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, top 67% of Serie A defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 22.1, ranking 89th of 95 in the Serie A. 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.
Judged on this season alone, Akpro graded 23 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 4th of 6 of the 6 defensive midfielders in the Serie A, 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, 5th of 6 of the 6 defensive midfielders in the Serie A. 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.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Hellas Verona finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
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
With a Rating of 22.1, Akpro carries the 5th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Serie A of 6, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Hellas Verona finished 19th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. 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.
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