Abdallah Sima

Abdallah Sima

Sima playing for Rangers in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Abdallah Dipo Sima [1]
Date of birth	(2001-06-17) 17 June 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Dakar, Senegal
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Brest (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
Number	17
Youth career
	Medina
	Thonon Évian
2020	MAS Táborsko
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2021	Slavia Prague	24	(11)
2021–	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	(0)
2021–2022	→ Stoke City (loan)	2	(0)
2022–2023	→ Angers (loan)	34	(5)
2023–2024	→ Rangers (loan)	25	(11)
2024–	→ Brest (loan)	0	(0)
International career‡
2021–	Senegal	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:41, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

Abdallah Dipo Sima (born 17 June 2001) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Brest, on loan from Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion, and the Senegal national team.

Club career

Early career

Sima was spotted by French club Thonon Évian whilst playing in Senegal for amateur club Medina. In 2020, Sima moved to Czech club MAS Táborsko under the advice of agent Daniel Chrysostome. Sima first came to the attention of Slavia Prague after scoring for Táborsko in a friendly against Viktoria Žižkov. Slavia Prague begun negotiations for the transfer of Sima, who had only been at Táborsko for six months, after he scored twice against Slavia Prague B in a friendly. ^[3]

Slavia Prague

On 23 July 2020, Slavia Prague announced the signing of Sima to initially play for the club's B team. ^[4] After scoring four goals in six games for the B team in the Bohemian Football League, ^[5] Sima was promoted to the first team, making his debut against 1. FC Slovácko on 26 September 2020. On 5 November 2020, Sima scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 UEFA Europa League win against Nice. ^[6] On 20 May 2021, Sima scored the only goal in a 1–0 Czech Cup final win against Viktoria Plzeň. ^[7] In his first season at the club, Sima scored 11 Czech First League goals, one in the Czech Cup and four in the Europa League, resulting in a tally of 16 goals in 33 appearances in all competitions for Slavia Prague. ^[6]

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 31 August 2021, Sima joined Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal. ^[8]

Stoke City (loan)

Upon moving to England to join Brighton, Sima was immediately loaned out to Championship side Stoke City for the duration of the 2021–22 season. ^[9] He made his debut for the club on 15 September 2021, coming on as a 76th minute substitute, replacing Jacob Brown in the 1–1 home draw with Barnsley. ^[10] Sima was assessed in December with the possibility of returning to his parent club Brighton due to injury setbacks, only making four appearances in all competitions for The Potters. ^[11]

Angers (loan)

On 13 July 2022, Sima joined Ligue 1 club Angers on a season-long loan. ^[12]

Rangers (loan)

On 29 June 2023, Sima joined Scottish Premiership club Rangers on a season-long loan. ^[12] He made his debut for the club on 5 August 2023, starting in a 1–0 away defeat to Kilmarnock. ^[13] He scored his first goal for Rangers during a league match at home to Livingston on 12 August 2023. ^[14]

Brest (loan)

On 21 August 2024, Sima joined Ligue 1 side Brest on a season-long loan. ^[15]

International career

Sima made his debut for the Senegal national team on 26 March 2021, in a 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Congo. ^{[16] [17]}

In December 2023, he was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the Ivory Coast. ^[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2024 ^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [lower-alpha 1]		League cup [lower-alpha 2]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Slavia Prague	2020–21	Czech First League	21	11	1	1	—		11 [lower-alpha 3]	4	33	16
	2021–22	Czech First League	3	0	0	0	—		3 [lower-alpha 4]	0	6	0
	Total		24	11	1	1	—		14	4	39	16
Brighton & Hove Albion	2021–22	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Stoke City (loan)	2021–22	Championship	2	0	0	0	2	0	—		4	0
Angers (loan)	2022–23	Ligue 1	34	5	3	1	—		—		37	6
Rangers (loan)	2023–24	Scottish Premiership	25	11	2	0	4	1	9 [lower-alpha 5]	4	40	16
Brest (loan)	2024–25	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
Career total			85	27	6	2	6	1	23	8	120	38

1. Includes Czech Cup, Coupe de France, Scottish Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 9 June 2024 ^[19]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Senegal	2021	4	0
	2024	3	0
Total		7	0

Honours

Slavia Prague

• Czech First League: 2020–21 ^[7]
• Czech Cup: 2020–21 ^[7]

Rangers

• Scottish League Cup: 2023–24 ^[20]

Individual

• Czech First League Young Player of the Year: 2020–21
• Czech First League Player of the Month: December 2021
• Scottish Premiership Player of the Month: October 2023

References

1. "2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
2. "Abdallah Sima". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
3. "'Unreal potential': Sima's rapid rise from farmland practice to Arsenal tie". Guardian. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
4. "B-tým posílí Abdallah Sima". slavia.cz/ (in Czech). SK Slavia Prague. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
5. "Abdallah Sima". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
6. Abdallah Sima at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
7. "Sima scores winning goal as Slavia Prague win Czech Cup and the double". Goal. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
8. "Abdallah Sima joins from Slavia Prague, loaned to Stoke City". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. 31 August 2021.
9. "Sima checks in on loan". www.stokecityfc.com. 31 August 2021.
10. "Stoke 1-1 Barnsley: Cauley Woodrow scores stunner as Barnsley draw at Stoke". BBC Sport. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
11. "Brighton assess striker Abdallah Sima after injury setbacks". The Argus. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
12. "Abdallah Sima est Angevin ! - Angers SCO". www.angers-sco.fr (in French). 2022-07-13. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
13. "Kilmarnock 1-0 Rangers: Michael Beale's side beaten on opening day of Scottish Premiership season". skysports.com. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
14. "Rangers 4-0 Livingston". BBC Sport. 12 August 2023.
15. "21.08.24 | Abdallah Sima s'engage au Stade Brestois". STADE BRESTOIS 29 - LE SITE OFFICIEL (in French). Retrieved 2024-08-21.
16. "Congo v Senegal game report". ESPN. 26 March 2021.
17. "LIVE Transfer Talk: Man United monitoring Senegal forward Abdallah Sima". espn.co.uk. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
18. "Afcon 2023: Senegal and Sadio Mane set for defence of title". BBC Sport Africa. 29 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
19. "Abdallah Sima". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
20. "Rangers 1-0 Aberdeen". BBC. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.

External links

• Abdallah Sima at Rangers F.C. ^{[ dead link ]}
• Abdallah Sima at Premier League
• Abdallah Sima – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French