Name: Ashanti Akpan
Nationality: England
Date of Birth: November 24, 2005
Position: Midfielder
Current club: Newcastle United
WSL 2 clubs played for: Birmingham City, Newcastle United, Southampton
Ashanti Akpan is a midfielder at Newcastle United who has made 12 appearance in this season's WSL 2, with one of these coming for her current club. She had previously played for Southampton in the competition during 2025/2026, appearing nine times.
The last WSL 2 match that Akpan played came on February 8 for Newcastle United against Southampton; a game that she played 13 minutes in during a 2-1 success.
Last season for Birmingham City, Akpan made 13 WSL 2 appearances and created two assists.
Akpan joined Newcastle United in January 2026 from Chelsea, for whom she made zero league appearances in total.
