Simon Adingra

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Simon Adingra
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Adingra with Union SG in 2023
Personal information
Full name Simon Kofi Adingra
Date of birth (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 24
Youth career
Right to Dream
2020–2021 Nordsjælland
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Nordsjælland 38 (11)
2022– Brighton & Hove Albion 26 (6)
2022–2023 → Union SG (loan) 36 (11)
International career‡
2023– Ivory Coast 12 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2023 Ivory Coast
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Simon Kofi Adingra (born 1 January 2002) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Ivory Coast national team. [1]

Contents

Club career

Early career

A former player of Right to Dream Academy, Adingra joined Danish club Nordsjælland in January 2020. [2] He made his professional debut on 18 April 2021 in a 2–2 league draw against Copenhagen. He replaced Ivan Mesík at the 68th minute of the game and went on to score his team's second goal. [3]

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 24 June 2022, Adingra transferred to Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion, signing a four-year contract. [4] Ten days later, Adingra joined Brighton's Belgian sister club Union SG on loan for the 2022–23 season. [5]

Adingra made his Brighton debut as a substitute in the opening game of the 2023–24 season on 12 August. He scored the Seagulls' third goal in an eventual 4–1 home win over newly promoted Luton Town. [6] During that same season, Adingra made his first Premier League start on 16 September in a 3–1 victory over Manchester United in which he recorded an assist. [7]

Upon returning to Brighton after winning the 2023 AFCON title, Adingra would score a brace in a 5-0 win against Sheffield United on 18 February, 2024.

International career

In March 2023, Adingra received his first call-up to the Ivory Coast senior national team for two Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Comoros. [8]

On 3 February 2024, Adingra scored a 90th minute equaliser in an eventual extra-time 2–1 win against Mali in the quarter-finals of 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. [9] On 11 February, he provided two assists and was named as man of the match in the tournament's final against Nigeria, which ended in a 2–1 victory for Ivory Coast. [10] [11] He also went ahead to win the “Best young player” award at the tournament.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 April 2024 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] League cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nordsjælland 2020–21 Danish Superliga 7200——72
2021–22 31921——3310
Total38112100004012
Brighton & Hove Albion 2023–24 Premier League 26610008 [lower-alpha 2] 1357
Union SG (loan) 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 361143—11 [lower-alpha 3] 15115
Career total10028740019212634
  1. ↑ Includes Danish Cup, Belgian Cup, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 26 March 2024 [1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ivory Coast 202351
202471
Total122

Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Adingra goal.

List of international goals scored by Simon Adingra
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
117 November 2023 Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory CoastFlag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 3–09–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification [12]
23 February 2024 Stade de la Paix, Bouaké, Ivory CoastFlag of Mali.svg  Mali 1–12–1 ( a.e.t. ) 2023 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Ivory Coast

Individual

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Simon Adingra at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "FRA AKADEMI TIL SUPERLIGA: SIMON ADINGRA". 28 January 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "SIMON SCOREDE I SIN DRØMMEDEBUT: JEG ER KLAR PÅ AT GRIBE MIN CHANCE". 19 April 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Simon Adingra signs for Albion". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Simon Adingra joins Royale Union Saint-Gilloise on loan". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Subs seal impressive win for Albion". Brighton & Hove Albion. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Shambolic Manchester United endure crowd dissent after humbling defeat to Brighton". The Independent. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Elim. CAN 2023 (3è et 4è CIV-COM & COM-CIV) : Jean Louis Gasset dévoile les 23 Eléphants". Fédération Ivoirienne de Football. 15 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "Match Centre". Confédération Africaine de Football. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast: Sebastian Haller grabs winner as Hosts win Africa Cup of Nations after Wild Tournament". Eurosport. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  11. 1 2 Stevens, Rob (11 February 2024). "Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  12. ↑ "Ivory Coast score nine against Seychelles for record victory". France 24. 17 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  13. ↑ @CAF_Online (11 February 2024). "[Watch out for Simon Adingra, Africa! 💎 Côte d'Ivoire's sensational talent is the Best Young Player of #TotalEnergiesAFCON2023! 👏🇨🇮 ]" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 February 2024– via Twitter.
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