Ronan Kpakio
Defender - Right-Back
at Cardiff City
at Cardiff City
327 days · joined 2025-07-01
✨Wonderkid
Market value
€100k
Rating · 25/26
4.8
Average
Right-Back Defender
Career snapshot
3
clubs played for
23/24
debut season
0.05
goals / match
Cardiff City
top club · 14 apps
Position rank · 25/26
#166
goals rank
#169
assists rank
1
season goals
1
season assists
Among 173 Defender - Right-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€100k
peak value · 2025
—
top transfer fee
1
best season · 25/26
—
int'l / penalties
Born the same day
Shares 2007-05-25 · 5 players total
20Appearances
1Goals
1Assists
3Yellow cards
0Red cards
6Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Ronan Kpakio |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Ronan Sahr Kpakio |
| Date of birth | 2007-05-25 (18 yrs) |
| Place of birth | , |
| Citizenship | Wales Zimbabwe |
| Position | Defender - Right-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 178.00 m |
| Current club | Cardiff City |
| Joined | 2025-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | CAA Base Ltd |
Jul 2025
25/26 — Cardiff City
8 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2025
Transfer: Cardiff U21 → Cardiff
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — Cardiff City, Cardiff City U18, Cardiff City U21
12 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2024
Transfer: Cardiff U18 → Cardiff U21
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Cardiff City U18
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2023
Transfer: Cardiff City Yo → Cardiff U18
23/24 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €100k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 38 other Defender - Right-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.17/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.17/90
Yellow cards2 total · 0.33/90
Minutes played by club
Cardiff City
100.0%
Cardiff City U18
0.0%
Cardiff City U21
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff City | 2 | 24/25 | 25/26 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 538 |
| Cardiff City U18 | 2 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cardiff City U21 | 1 | 24/25 | 24/25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | EFL Cup | Cardiff City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25/26 | League One | Cardiff City | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 538 |
| 24/25 | Championship | Cardiff City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | EFL Cup | Cardiff City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | FA Cup | Cardiff City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | FA Youth Cup | Cardiff City U18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Premier League Cup | Cardiff City U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Welsh League Cup | Cardiff City U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | FA Youth Cup | Cardiff City U18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | 2023-07-01 | Cardiff City Yo | Cardiff U18 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-01 | Cardiff U18 | Cardiff U21 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-01 | Cardiff U21 | Cardiff | Transfer | 100000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current€100k
Peak€100k
Low€100k
Δ since start+—
Not enough data for chart
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jac Thomas | 2 | 0 | 891 |
| Iestyn Jones | 1 | 0 | 840 |
| Luis Lines | 1 | 0 | 766 |
| Luis Gardner | 1 | 0 | 753 |
| Cody Twose | 1 | 0 | 651 |
| Adam Brett | 1 | 0 | 576 |
| Josh Salmon | 1 | 0 | 540 |
| Trey George | 2 | 0 | 497 |
| Charlie Stevens | 1 | 0 | 433 |
| Louis Griffiths | 1 | 0 | 349 |
| Josh Gentles | 1 | 0 | 296 |
| Luey Giles | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Walker-Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden Clarke | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Bostock | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Makenzie Bradbury | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cruz Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Elliot Myles | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | League One | Cardiff City | 1 | 6 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | Championship | Cardiff City | 1 | 3 |
Last 50 matches for Cardiff City The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-07 | GB3 |
Rotherham United | 0–3 | Cardiff City | Available |
| 2026-01-31 | GB3 |
Burton Albion | 2–2 | Cardiff City | Available |
| 2026-01-27 | GB3 |
Cardiff City | 4–0 | Barnsley FC | Available |
| 2026-01-24 | GB3 |
Cardiff City | 1–1 | Stockport County | Available |
| 2026-01-17 | GB3 |
Bradford City | 1–2 | Cardiff City | Available |
| 2026-01-10 | GB3 |
Leyton Orient | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Available |
| 2026-01-04 | GB3 |
Cardiff City | 1–0 | Wigan Athletic | Available |
| 2026-01-01 | GB3 |
Wycombe Wanderers | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Available |
| 2025-12-29 | GB3 |
Cardiff City | 3–0 | Stevenage FC | Available |
| 2025-12-26 | GB3 |
Cardiff City | 3–0 | Exeter City | Available |
| 2025-12-20 | GB3 |
Lincoln City | 0–1 | Cardiff City | Available |
| 2025-12-13 | GB3 |
Cardiff City | 4–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Available |
| 2025-12-09 | GB3 |
Stevenage FC | 0–2 | Cardiff City | Available |
| 2025-11-29 | GB3 |
Cardiff City | 3–0 | Mansfield Town | Available |
| 2025-11-22 | GB3 |
Northampton Town | 0–2 | Cardiff City | Available |
| 2025-11-15 | GB3 |
Cardiff City | 2–1 | Huddersfield Town | Available |
| 2025-11-08 | GB3 |
Blackpool FC | 0–2 | Cardiff City | Available |
| 2025-10-25 | GB3 |
Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Cardiff City | Available |
| 2025-10-18 | GB3 |
Cardiff City | 2–1 | Reading FC | Available |
| 2025-10-04 | GB3 |
Cardiff City | 4–3 | Leyton Orient | Available |
| 2025-09-30 | GB3 |
Cardiff City | 0–1 | Burton Albion | Available |
| 2025-09-27 | GB3 |
Wigan Athletic | 0–2 | Cardiff City | Available |
| 2025-09-20 | GB3 |
Cardiff City | 1–3 | Bradford City | Available |
| 2025-09-13 | GB3 |
Stockport County | 1–1 | Cardiff City | Available |
| 2025-08-30 | GB3 |
Cardiff City | 4–0 | Plymouth Argyle | Available |
| 2025-08-23 | GB3 |
Luton Town | 0–1 | Cardiff City | Available |
| 2025-08-19 | GB3 |
AFC Wimbledon | 0–1 | Cardiff City | Available |
| 2025-08-16 | GB3 |
Cardiff City | 3–0 | Rotherham United | Available |
| 2025-08-07 | GB3 |
Port Vale FC | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Available |
| 2025-08-02 | GB3 |
Cardiff City | 2–1 | Peterborough United | Available |
| 2025-02-28 | GB1 |
Aston Villa | 2–0 | Cardiff City | Available |
| 2024-08-28 | CGB |
Cardiff City | 3–5 | Southampton FC | Available |
| 2024-08-13 | CGB |
Cardiff City | 2–0 | Bristol Rovers | Available |
| 2023-09-27 | CGB |
Blackburn Rovers | 5–2 | Cardiff City | Available |
| 2023-08-29 | CGB |
Birmingham City | 1–3 | Cardiff City | Available |
| 2023-08-09 | CGB |
Cardiff City | 3–0 | Colchester United | Available |
| 2022-08-09 | CGB |
Cardiff City | 0–3 | Portsmouth FC | Available |
| 2021-08-24 | CGB |
Cardiff City | 0–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Available |
| 2021-08-10 | CGB |
Cardiff City | 3–2 | Sutton United | Available |
| 2020-09-05 | CGB |
Northampton Town | 3–0 | Cardiff City | Available |
| 2020-06-30 | GB2 |
Cardiff City | 0–0 | Charlton Athletic | Available |
| 2020-06-27 | GB2 |
Preston North End | 1–3 | Cardiff City | Available |
| 2020-06-21 | GB2 |
Cardiff City | 2–0 | Leeds United | Available |
| 2020-03-07 | GB2 |
Barnsley FC | 0–2 | Cardiff City | Available |
| 2020-02-29 | GB2 |
Cardiff City | 2–2 | Brentford FC | Available |
| 2020-02-25 | GB2 |
Cardiff City | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Available |
| 2020-02-22 | GB2 |
Stoke City | 2–0 | Cardiff City | Available |
| 2020-02-15 | GB2 |
Cardiff City | 2–2 | Wigan Athletic | Available |
| 2020-02-12 | GB2 |
Huddersfield Town | 0–3 | Cardiff City | Available |
| 2020-02-08 | GB2 |
Luton Town | 0–1 | Cardiff City | Available |
Teams faced most often by Ronan Kpakio's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wigan Athletic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100% |
| Rotherham United | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100% |
| Burton Albion | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0% |
| Leyton Orient | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 50% |
| Stevenage FC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100% |
| Bradford City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 50% |
| Stockport County | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Lincoln City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100% |
| Reading FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100% |
| Barnsley FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100% |
| Exeter City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100% |
| Huddersfield Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 8 | 538 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 |
| 24/25 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
League One
6 apps
1 G
0 A
Championship
3 apps
0 G
1 A
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Who is Ronan Kpakio?
Ronan Kpakio is a Wales professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Cardiff City.
How old is Ronan Kpakio?
Ronan Kpakio is 19 years old. He was born on May 25, 2007.
What position does Ronan Kpakio play?
Ronan Kpakio plays as a right-back (Defender - Right-Back).
What club does Ronan Kpakio play for?
Ronan Kpakio currently plays for Cardiff City.
How many career goals has Ronan Kpakio scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Ronan Kpakio has scored 1 goals in 20 appearances.
What is Ronan Kpakio's market value?
Ronan Kpakio's most recent reported market value is €100k.