Simon Deli Explained

Simon Deli
Full Name:Simon Désiré Sylvanus Deli[1]
Birth Date:1991 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height:1.92 m
Position:Centre back
Currentclub:Asteras Tripolis
Clubnumber:15
Youthclubs1:Africa Sports d'Abidjan
Years1:2010–2012
Clubs1:Africa Sports d'Abidjan
Years2:2012–2015
Clubs2:Sparta Prague
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2013–2014
Clubs3:České Budějovice (loan)
Caps3:24
Goals3:1
Years4:2014
Clubs4:Příbram (loan)
Caps4:7
Goals4:0
Years5:2015–2019
Clubs5:Slavia Prague
Caps5:97
Goals5:3
Years6:2019–2021
Clubs6:Club Brugge
Caps6:39
Goals6:3
Years7:2021
Clubs7:Slavia Prague (loan)
Caps7:12
Goals7:0
Years8:2021–2023
Clubs8:Adana Demirspor
Caps8:19
Goals8:0
Years9:2023
Clubs9:İstanbulspor (loan)
Caps9:10
Goals9:0
Years10:2023–2024
Clubs10:İstanbulspor
Caps10:38
Goals10:0
Years11:2024–
Clubs11:Asteras Tripolis
Caps11:0
Goals11:0
Nationalyears1:2015–
Nationalteam1:Ivory Coast
Nationalcaps1:26
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:25 June 2024
Nationalteam-Update:10:27, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

Simon Désiré Sylvanus Deli (born 27 October 1991) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Super League Greece club Asteras Tripolis and the Ivory Coast national team.[2]

Club career

Sparta Prague and loans

Deli signed for the Czech First League side Sparta Prague in 2012, but made no league appearances for the club. He gained competitive experience in the Czech league by playing on loan for České Budějovice in the second-tier Czech National Football League and in the First League for Příbram.[3]

Slavia Prague

Deli moved from Sparta Prague to their rivals Slavia Prague, who were then struggling to avoid relegation, in January 2015.[4] He quickly established himself in Slavia, playing in 66 out of their 74 league matches in his first three seasons.[5] He won the 2016–17 Czech First League title with Slavia Prague, and was the runner-up for the Best Defender of the Year award.[6] [7] During that season, he did not receive a single yellow card.[8] In June 2017, Deli extended his contract until June 2020.[8]

Club Brugge

Deli joined Club Brugge KV on 10 July 2019, on a three-year contract until 2022.[9]

On 1 February 2021, Deli returned former club Slavia Prague on a loan deal until the end of the season.[10]

Adana Demirspor

Deli moved to Süper Lig club Adana Demirspor in August 2021, having agreed a three-year contract.[11]

International career

Deli made his debut in the Ivory Coast national team in 2015, and went on to represent his country on the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[12] He was subsequently called up for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations,[13] where he played all of his nation's matches.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
České Budějovice (loan)2013–14Czech National Football League24100241
Příbram (loan)2014–15Czech First League700070
Slavia Prague2014–15Czech First League13000130
2015–1628120301
2016–172511050311
2017–181011070181
2018–1921040110360
Total973802301283
Club Brugge2019–20[14] Belgian First Division A26250121433
2020–211310040171
Total39350161604
Slavia Prague (loan)2020–21Czech First League1203010160
Adana Demirspor2021–22Süper Lig19000190
İstanbulspor (loan)2022–23Süper Lig10000100
İstanbulspor2023–24Süper Lig28000280
Career total2367160401002918

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ivory Coast201540
201600
201770
201810
201920
202010
202120
202280
202310
Total260

Honours

Slavia Prague

2016–17, 2018–19, 2020–21

2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21

Club Brugge

2019–20

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eléphants: Deli Simon, la surprise du chef . Elephants: Simon Deli, the surprise of the coach . Modeste . Kouadio . Levuvuzela . 17 December 2019 . French.
  2. . Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  3. Web site: Sparta ho přivedla, ale hrát nenechala. Ve Slavii se Deli vyšvihl. 2 April 2017. iDNES.cz. 19 June 2017.
  4. News: Sparta znovu zásobuje Slavii, do Edenu přestupuje Afričan Deli. Seznam.cz. 19 June 2017. cs.
  5. Web site: Simon Deli Slavia - Fotbal iDNES.cz. iDNES.cz. 19 June 2017.
  6. Web site: Titul má Slavia, poháry Boleslav, králi střelců jsou Škoda s Lafatou. 27 May 2017. iDNES.cz. 19 June 2017.
  7. News: Slavia opanovala i předávání cen. Škoda je nejlepším hráčem ligy. 28 May 2017. TÝDEN.cz. 19 June 2017.
  8. Web site: Slavia svou defenzivní oporu udržela, Deli prodloužil smlouvu. 18 June 2017. iDNES.cz. 19 June 2017.
  9. News: Club Brugge sign Simon Deli. clubbrugge.be. 19 July 2019. en.
  10. Web site: Malice. Florent. 1 February 2021. Officiel : Bruges prête Simon Deli. Official: Bruges lends Simon Deli. 5 February 2021. Walfoot.be. fr.
  11. Web site: Mabuka . Dennis . Simon Deli: Adana Demirspor sign Club Brugge defender . goal.com . 5 September 2021 . 29 August 2021.
  12. Web site: Africký pohár: Ngadeu oslnil svět, Deli s Costou skončili ve skupině. ePojisteni.cz liga. 19 June 2017.
  13. News: Ivory Coast AFCON squad includes Zaha, Bailly and Pepe. Luke. Bosher. The Athletic. 23 December 2021. 27 December 2021. 29 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211229130400/https://theathletic.com/news/ivory-coast-afcon-squad-includes-zaha-bailly-and-pepe/Vh5ZnBO9SgEU/. live.
  14. Web site: Simon Deli » Club matches . worldfootball.net . 5 February 2021.