 Adingra withUnion SG in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Simon Kofi Adingra | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (2002-01-01)1 January 2002 (age 23) | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 51 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | →Union SG (loan) | 36 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Ivory Coast | 19 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Simon Kofi Adingra (born 1 January 2002) is an Ivorian professionalfootballer who plays as awinger forPremier League clubBrighton & Hove Albion and theIvory Coast national team.[1]
A former player ofRight to Dream Academy, Adingra joined Danish clubNordsjælland in January 2020.[2] He made his professional debut on 18 April 2021 in a 2–2 league draw againstCopenhagen. He replacedIvan Mesík at the 68th minute of the game and went on to score his team's second goal.[3]
On 24 June 2022, Adingra transferred toPremier League clubBrighton & Hove Albion, signing a four-year contract.[4] Ten days later, Adingra joined Brighton's Belgian sister clubUnion SG on loan for the2022–23 season.[5]
Adingra made his Brighton debut as a substitute in the opening game of the2023–24 season on 12 August. He scored the Seagulls' third goal in an eventual 4–1 home win over newly promotedLuton Town.[6] During that same season, Adingra made his first Premier League start on 16 September in a 3–1 victory overManchester 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 againstSheffield United on 18 February, 2024.
In March 2023, Adingra received his first call-up to theIvory Coast senior national team for twoAfrica Cup of Nations qualification matches againstComoros.[8]
On 3 February 2024, Adingra scored a 90th minute equaliser in an eventual extra-time 2–1 win againstMali in the quarter-finals of2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[9] On 11 February, he provided two assists and was named as man of the match in the tournament'sfinal againstNigeria, which ended in a 2–1 victory for Ivory Coast.[10][11]
| 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 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | 23 | 5 | |||
| Total | 51 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 63 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 125 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 154 | 39 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 2023 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 3 | |
Scores and results list Ivory Coast's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Adingra goal.
| 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 |
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