Simon Adjei
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Karlsson Adjei | ||
| Date of birth | 10 November 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Husqvarna FF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2016 | Husqvarna FF | 45 | (12) |
| 2013 | → Råslätts SK (loan) | ||
| 2014 | → Tenhults IF (loan) | ||
| 2016 | Aurora FC | 19 | (19) |
| 2018 | Assyriska IK | (30) | |
| 2019 | York9 | 24 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2019 | |||
Simon Karlsson Adjei (born 10 November 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who last played for Canadian club York9 as a striker.
Club career
York9
On 3 December 2018 Adjei signed with Canadian Premier League side York9, reuniting with his former manager at Aurora FC, Jim Brennan, and becoming the first foreign signing in league history.[1] He made his debut for York9 in their inaugural match against Forge FC on April 27, 2019.[2] He scored his first goal for the club in their following game on May 4, 2019 against Cavalry FC in a 2-1 defeat.[3] On 1 February 2020, Adjei agreed to the mutual termination of his contract due to an expacted reduction in his playing time in the upcoming season.[4]
References
- ^ "'He's prolific': York9 FC signs Swedish target man Simon Adjei from Assyriska IK". Canadian Premier League. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ Davidson, Neil (April 27, 2019). "Forge FC, York9 FC tie in Canadian Premier League's entertaining opener".
- ^ Gradon, Stuart (May 4, 2019). "In Pictures: Cavalry FC beat York9 FC 2-1 in its first-ever CPL match".
- ^ "Simon Adjei Leaves York9 FC". York9 FC. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
External links
- Simon Adjei at Soccerway
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Association football forwards
- Swedish footballers
- Swedish people of Ghanaian descent
- Swedish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Husqvarna FF players
- York9 FC players
- Division 1 (Swedish football) players
- League1 Ontario players
- Canadian Premier League players
- Swedish football biography stubs