Simon Adingra

Simon Adingra
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 Abobo, Ivory Coast
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 11
Youth career
Right to Dream
2020–2021 Nordsjælland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Nordsjælland 38 (11)
2022– Brighton & Hove Albion 44 (8)
2022–2023 → Union SG (loan) 36 (11)
International career‡
2023– Ivory Coast 18 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Ivory Coast
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2023 Ivory Coast
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 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]

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 December 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nordsjælland 2020–21 Danish Superliga 7 2 0 0 — — 7 2
2021–22 31 9 2 1 — — 33 10
Total 38 11 2 1 0 0 0 0 40 12
Union SG (loan) 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 36 11 4 3 — 11[c] 1 51 15
Brighton & Hove Albion 2023–24 Premier League 31 6 1 0 0 0 8[d] 1 40 7
2024–25 13 2 0 0 3 3 — 16 5
Total 44 8 1 0 3 3 8 1 56 12
Career total 118 30 7 4 3 3 19 2 147 39
  1. ^ Includes Danish Cup, Belgian Cup, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 19 November 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ivory Coast 2023 5 1
2024 13 2
Total 18 3

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. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 17 November 2023 Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Seychelles 3–0 9–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification [12]
2 3 February 2024 Stade de la Paix, Bouaké, Ivory Coast  Mali 1–1 2–1 (a.e.t.) 2023 Africa Cup of Nations
3 19 November 2024 Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast  Chad 2–0 4–0 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Ivory Coast

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b 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.