| Simon Adingra | |
| Upright: | 0.9 |
| Full Name: | Simon Kofi Adingra |
| Birth Date: | 1 January 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Abobo, Ivory Coast |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Clubnumber: | 11 |
| Youthclubs1: | Right to Dream |
| Youthyears2: | 2020–2021 |
| Youthclubs2: | Nordsjælland |
| Years1: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Nordsjælland |
| Caps1: | 38 |
| Goals1: | 11 |
| Years2: | 2022– |
| Clubs2: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Caps2: | 40 |
| Goals2: | 7 |
| Years3: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Union SG (loan) |
| Caps3: | 36 |
| Goals3: | 11 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam1: | Ivory Coast |
| Nationalcaps1: | 18 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | 29 November 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 19 November 2024 |
Simon Kofi Adingra (born 1 January 2002) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Ivory Coast national team.
A former player of Right to Dream Academy, Adingra joined Danish club Nordsjælland in January 2020.[1] 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.[2]
On 24 June 2022, Adingra transferred to Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion, signing a four-year contract.[3] Ten days later, Adingra joined Brighton's Belgian sister club Union SG on loan for the 2022–23 season.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6]
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.
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.[7]
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.[8] 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.[9] [10]
| Season | League | National cup | League cup | 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 | 1 | 51 | 15 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2023–24 | Premier League | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 40 | 7 | |
| 2024–25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | 12 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 52 | 11 | |||
| Career total | 114 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 143 | 38 | |||
| 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.
| 1 | 17 November 2023 | Alassane Ouattara Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast | 3–0 | 9–0 | [11] | |||
| 2 | 3 February 2024 | Stade de la Paix, Bouaké, Ivory Coast | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||||
| 3 | 19 November 2024 | Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast | 2–0 | 4–0 |
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