Abdallah Sima

Abdallah Dipo Sima (born 17 June 2001) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Angers, on loan from Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion, and the Senegal national team.

Abdallah Sima
Personal information
Full name Abdallah Dipo Sima[1]
Date of birth (2001-06-17) 17 June 2001
Place of birth Dakar, Senegal
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Angers (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
Number 19
Youth career
Medina
0000–2020 Thonon Évian
2020 MAS Táborsko
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Slavia Prague 24 (11)
2021– Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2021–2022 → Stoke City (loan) 2 (0)
2022– → Angers (loan) 30 (4)
International career‡
2021– Senegal 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:36, 12 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2021

Club career

Early career

Sima was spotted by French club Thonon Évian whilst playing in Senegal for amateur club Medina. In 2020, Sima moved to Czech club MAS Táborsko under the advice of agent Daniel Chrysostome. Sima first came to the attention of Slavia Prague after scoring for Táborsko in a friendly against Viktoria Žižkov. Slavia Prague begun negotiations for the transfer of Sima, who had only been at Táborsko for six months, after he scored twice against Slavia Prague B in a friendly.[2]

Slavia Prague

On 23 July 2020, Slavia Prague announced the signing of Sima to initially play for the club's B team.[3] After scoring four goals in six games for the B team in the Bohemian Football League,[4] Sima was promoted to the first team, making his debut against 1. FC Slovácko on 26 September 2020. On 5 November 2020, Sima scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 UEFA Europa League win against Nice.[5] On 20 May 2021, Sima scored the only goal in a 1–0 Czech Cup final win against Viktoria Plzeň.[6] In his first season at the club, Sima scored 11 Czech First League goals, one in the Czech Cup and four in the Europa League, resulting in a tally of 16 goals in 33 appearances in all competitions for Slavia Prague.[5]

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 31 August 2021, Sima joined Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal.[7]

Stoke City (loan)

Upon moving to England to join Brighton, Sima was immediately loaned out to Championship side Stoke City for the duration of the 2021–22 season.[8] He made his debut for the club on 15 September 2021, coming on as a 76th minute substitute, replacing Jacob Brown in the 1–1 home draw with Barnsley.[9] Sima was assessed in December with the possibility of returning to his parent club Brighton due to injury setbacks, only making four appearances in all competitions for The Potters.[10]

Angers (loan)

On 13 July 2022, Sima joined Ligue 1 club Angers on a season-long loan.[11]

International career

Sima made his debut for Senegal national team on 26 March 2021 in an AFCON 2021 qualifier against Congo.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 7 May 2023[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Slavia Prague 2020–21 Czech First League 211111—11[lower-alpha 1]43316
2021–22 Czech First League 3000—3[lower-alpha 2]060
Total 241111—1443916
Brighton & Hove Albion 2021–22 Premier League 000000—00
Stoke City (loan) 2021–22 Championship 200020—40
Angers (loan) 2022–23 Ligue 1 30431——335
Career total 561542201447621
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 7 September 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Senegal 202140
Total40

Honours

Slavia Prague

Individual

References
  1. "2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  2. "'Unreal potential': Sima's rapid rise from farmland practice to Arsenal tie". Guardian. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  3. "B-tým posílí Abdallah Sima". slavia.cz/ (in Czech). SK Slavia Prague. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  4. "Abdallah Sima". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  5. Abdallah Sima at Soccerway
  6. "Sima scores winning goal as Slavia Prague win Czech Cup and the double". Goal. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  7. "Abdallah Sima joins from Slavia Prague, loaned to Stoke City". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. 31 August 2021.
  8. "Sima checks in on loan". www.stokecityfc.com. 31 August 2021.
  9. "Stoke 1-1 Barnsley: Cauley Woodrow scores stunner as Barnsley draw at Stoke". BBC Sport. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  10. "Brighton access striker Abdallah Sima after injury setbacks". The Argus. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  11. "Abdallah Sima est Angevin ! - Angers SCO". www.angers-sco.fr (in French). 2022-07-13. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  12. "Congo v Senegal game report". ESPN. 26 March 2021.
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