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Andre Akpan

Birthdate: 1987-12-09 22 years old.
Position: Striker
Draft Class: 2010
Height: 6'0
Weight: 190
College: Harvard
Pro Comparison: Landon Donovan
2009 - Just like Ofori Sarkodie, there was alot of pressure from his parents to finish his education and then focus on soccer second. Akpan is a great striker and will help a lot of MLS teams, but the one thing you can clearly see is that he has plateaued as a soccer player. The question that has to be asked is that was he bored of the ncaa level and just wasn't pushed hard enough because it came easy or is he just got to the top of his game. With 12 goals in 2009 he looked his normal self. The impressive part of all this is that he has a total to 47 career goals at Harvard

2008 - Ok, he's not going to be Landon Donovan! That being said, his style represents a lesser version of Landon. He can create for both himself and other players around him. He has loads of pace and can score goals.

After a strong Sophmore season (14 goals, 9 assists), Akpan looks to make sure that his draft stock rises even more. This former USA U20 international is trying to jump ahead of O’Brien White as the NCAA’s best poacher. He is a striker who can use his speed and size with a strong work ethic to become attractive for most MLS teams. He is looking like he could be a guy who can come right off the bench and contribute from day 1.