Simon Kofi Adingra (born 1 January 2002) is an Ivorian professional

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who plays as a winger for club

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and the Ivory Coast national team.

Club career

Early career

A former player of

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, Adingra joined Danish club Nordsjælland in January 2020. He made his professional debut on 18 April 2021 in a 2–2 league draw against

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. He replaced Ivan Mesík at the 68th minute of the game and went on to score his team's second goal.

Brighton and Hove Albion

On 24 June 2022, Adingra transferred to

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club

, signing a four-year contract. Ten days later, Adingra joined Brighton's Belgian sister club

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on loan for the 2022–23 season. 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

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. During that same season, Adingra made his first Premier League start on 16 September in a 3–1 victory over

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in which he recorded an assist. Upon returning to Brighton after winning the 2023 AFCON title, Adingra would score a brace in a 5–0 win against

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on 18 February 2024.

International career

In March 2023, Adingra received his first call-up to the Ivory Coast senior national team for two

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matches against

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. On 3 February 2024, Adingra scored a 90th minute equaliser in an eventual extra-time 2–1 win against

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in the quarter-finals of

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. On 11 February, he provided two assists and was named as man of the match in the tournament's

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against

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, which ended in a 2–1 victory for Ivory Coast.

Career statistics

Club

International

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

Honours

Ivory Coast *

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Individual *

Best Young Player:

References

External links

Simon Adingra
at Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Adingra, Simon 2002 births Living people Men's association football forwards Ivorian men's footballers Ivory Coast men's international footballers Right to Dream Academy players FC Nordsjælland players Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Danish Superliga players Belgian Pro League players Premier League players Ivorian expatriate men's footballers Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in England Ivorian expatriate sportspeople in Ghana Expatriate men's footballers in Ghana Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in England 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players Africa Cup of Nations–winning players 21st-century Ivorian sportsmen