| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronan Sahr Kpakio[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2007-05-25)25 May 2007 (age 18)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cardiff City | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2024 | Cardiff City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Cardiff City | 15 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Wales U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Wales U17 | 13 | (1) |
| 2024 | Wales U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024 | Wales U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | Wales | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:17, 18 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Ronan Sahr Kpakio (born 25 May 2007) is a Welshfootballer who plays as adefender forEFL League One clubCardiff City and theWales national team.
Kpakio joinedCardiff City aged eight,[4] signing a first professional contract in July 2024.[5]
Ahead of the2024–25 season, Kpakio featured for the first-team during pre-season, particularly impressing during a 7–1 thrashing ofPenybont where he registered two assists.[6] On 13 August 2024, he was handed a senior professional debut, playing the duration of anEFL Cup First Round victory overBristol Rovers.[7][8] In December 2024, he made hisChampionship debut as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 defeat toSheffield United due to a number of injuries in the right-back area of the squad.[9][10]
He scored his first goal for Cardiff in theEFL League One opener againstPeterborough United on 2 August 2025.
On 22 September 2025, Kpakio signed a new contract withthe Bluebirds, running until the summer of 2029.[11] He became a first-team regular in the 2025–26 season.[12]
After earning caps at youth level forWales, Kpakio was given a place in the senior team squad by managerCraig Bellamy, aged just 18, ahead of the national side'sFIFA World Cup qualification games againstLiechtenstein andBelgium in June 2025. At the time of his call-up, Kpakio had made just six senior professional appearances.[13]
Kpakio made his senior international debut in a 1–0 friendly defeat toCanada inSwansea on 9 September 2025. He started the game and played seventy minutes before being replaced bySorba Thomas.[14]
Born in Wales, Kpakio is of Zimbabwean descent.[15]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cardiff City | 2024–25[16] | Championship | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2025–26[17] | League One | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |