Carlos Akapo
Carlos Akapo Martínez (born 12 March 1993) is an Equatoguinean professional footballer who plays for Major League Soccer club San Jose Earthquakes 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 Hércules CF and Elche CF, and finished his development also in the Valencian Community with Huracán Valencia CF. He made his senior debut with the latter on 22 January 2012, in a 2–1 home loss against RCD Mallorca B. On 11 July 2013, Akapo signed a two-year contract with Segunda División 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 Jaén. 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 at SD Huesca on 14 June 2016. Akapo was regularly used the following campaigns, and contributed 20 appearances in 2017–18 as the club achieved a first-ever promotion to