Simon Karlsson Adjei (born 10 November 1993) is a Swedish professional

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who plays as a striker for

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Club career

His first childhood club was Waggeryds IK. He began his senior career playing for

, Råslätts SK, and Tenhults IF. In 2016, he moved to

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, joining Aurora United FC in

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, where he scored 19 goals in 19 league games, as well as netting an additional two goals in the league cup. His coach at Aurora,

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told him that "he’s too good for this league, and that he needs to go back to Europe." He returned to Sweden and joined

Assyriska IK Assyriska IK, also known as Assyriska Turabdin IK, is a Swedish football club based in Jönköping. The club was formed in 2009 by Assyrian immigrants from the Tur Abdin region in Turkey, and is currently playing in Division 1 Södra which is ...

in the third tier in 2018, where he scored 30 goals. On 3 December 2018 Adjei signed a two-year contract with

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side York9, reuniting with his former manager at Aurora,

, and becoming the first foreign signing in league history. He made his debut for York9 in their inaugural match against

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on April 27, 2019. He scored his first goal for the club in their following game on May 4, 2019, against

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in a 2-1 defeat. In December, he re-signed with the club for the 2020 season. However, on 1 February 2020, Adjei agreed to the mutual termination of his contract. In 2020, he said that "It (Canadian soccer) is much tougher, and you are left a little more on the field, you have to manage yourself a little more. You do not have the same support". He then returned to his former club,

, in the Swedish third tier, where he scored 25 goals in 27 appearances. In November 2020 Adjei joined top division club

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. On 5 December 2022, Ajdei signed a one-year deal with

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side

AFC Eskilstuna Athletic Football Club Eskilstuna, also known as AFC Eskilstuna or simply AFC, is a Swedish professional football club based in Eskilstuna. The club has previously been known under the names FC Café Opera and Väsby United before switching owne ...

. On 22 June 2023, the club announced that Ajdei's contract had been terminated by mutual agreement. On 22 July 2023, Ajdei joined recently-promoted to

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club Länk Vilaverdense.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Adjei, Simon 1993 births Living people People from Vaggeryd Municipality Swedish people of Ghanaian descent Swedish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Husqvarna FF players Aurora FC (Canada) players Assyriska IK players York United FC players Varbergs BoIS players AFC Eskilstuna players Vilaverdense FC players Anadia F.C. players Allsvenskan players Ettan Fotboll players League1 Ontario players Canadian Premier League players Superettan players Liga Portugal 2 players Liga 3 (Portugal) players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal 21st-century Swedish sportsmen