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Simon Adingra

Forward

Current Club: Sunderland

Contract and Personal Information

Contract Expiry June 2028
Weekly Wage £35,000/week
Jersey Number 24
Nationality Ivorian
Date of Birth January 1, 2002
Height 175 cm

Biography

Simon Adingra (born 1 January 2002) is a professional footballer from Ivory Coast who plays as a winger for Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion and the Ivory Coast national team.

Adingra, a former Right to Dream Academy player, joined Danish club Nordsjaelland in January 2020. On April 18, 2021, he made his professional debut in a 2-2 league draw against Copenhagen. He came on in place of Ivan Mesk in the 68th minute and scored his team’s second goal.

Adingra signed a four-year contract with Premier League team Brighton & Hove Albion on June 24, 2022. Adingra joined Brighton’s Belgian sister club, Union SG, on loan for the 2022-23 season ten days later.

On August 12, Adingra made his Brighton debut as a substitute in the first game of the 2023-24 season. He scored the third goal in the Seagulls’ 4-1 home triumph over newly promoted Luton Town.