Simon Adjei
Personal information | |||
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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 | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Varbergs BoIS | ||
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) |
2020 | Assyriska IK | 27 | (25) |
2021- | Varbergs BoIS | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2020 |
Simon Karlsson Adjei (born 10 November 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Allsvenskan club Varbergs BoIS as a striker.
Club career
He began his career playing in Sweden, playing for Husqvarna FF, Råslätts SK, and Tenhults IF.[1]
In 2016, he moved to Canada, joining Aurora FC in League1 Ontario, where he scored 19 goals in 19 league games, as well as netting an additional two goals in the league cup.[2] His coach at Aurora, Jimmy Brennan told him that "he’s too good for this league, and that he needs to go back to Europe."[2]
He returned to Sweden and joined Assyriska IK in the third tier in 2018, where he scored 30 goals.[3]
On 3 December 2018 Adjei signed a two-year contract with Canadian Premier League side York9, reuniting with his former manager at Aurora FC, Jim Brennan,[4] and becoming the first foreign signing in league history.[5] He made his debut for York9 in their inaugural match against Forge FC on April 27, 2019.[6] He scored his first goal for the club in their following game on May 4, 2019 against Cavalry FC in a 2-1 defeat.[7] In December, he re-signed with the club for the 2020 season.[8] However, on 1 February 2020, Adjei agreed to the mutual termination of his contract.[9] 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".[10]
He then returned to his former club, Assyriska IK, in the Swedish third tier, where he scored 25 goals in 27 appearances.[11]
In November 2020 Adjei joined top division club Varbergs BoIS.[11]
References
- ^ Martin, Nathaniel (December 2018). "Simon Adjei: The First International CanPLer". Northern Startng XI.
- ^ a b Molinaro, John (December 3, 2018). "York 9's Simon Karlsson Adjei ready to make CPL splash in Canadian return". Sportsnet.
- ^ Strandberg, Andreas; Ljungquist, Carl (December 4, 2018). "Karlsson Adjei klar för spel utomlands" [Karlsson Adjei ready for games abroad]. Jönköpings-Posten (in Swedish).
- ^ Sandor, Steven (December 3, 2018). "With L10 and Swedish league experience, Adjei makes for the prototypical CanPL foreign signing". The 11.
- ^ "'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".
- ^ Jacques, John (December 5, 2019). "York9 FC Re-Signs Gasparotto, Adjei, And Murofushi". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "Simon Adjei Leaves York9 FC". York9 FC. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ Billengren, Ludwig (April 2, 2020). "Svenskarnas oväntade val - flyttade till Kanada: "Kylan är det enda negativa"" [Swedes' unexpected choice - moved to Canada: "The cold is the only negative"]. Fotbollskanalen Europa (in Swedish).
- ^ a b Jacques, John (November 18, 2020). "Former Y9 Striker Simon Adjei Signs In Swedish Top Flight".
External links
- Simon Adjei at Soccerway
- 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
- York United FC players
- Division 1 (Swedish football) players
- League1 Ontario players
- Canadian Premier League players
- Swedish football biography stubs