Akor Jerome Adams (born 29 January 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Sevilla.
Club career
Sogndal
In August 2018, he joined Norwegian side Sogndal from Jamba Football Academy in Nigeria.[2] He made his debut for the club on 28 August 2018.[3] He missed much of the 2020 season due to injury. His contract with Sogndal expired at the end of the 2021 season.[4] He ended the season with 10 goals in 28 games.[3]
Lillestrøm
On 2 December 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Lillestrøm.[5] He made his competitive debut in the cup, scoring against Nardo; and then his Eliteserien debut on 2 April 2022 against HamKam, scoring one of the goals in a 2–2 draw.[3]
Montpellier
On 7 August 2023, he joined Ligue 1 club Montpellier.[6]
Sevilla
On 27 January 2025, Adams joins Sevilla for €5.50 m.
International career
Adams featured for the Nigeria under-20 team at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 12 January 2025[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sogndal | 2018 | NFD | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 13 | 3 | |||
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2[b] | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 2021 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 28 | 10 | |||
| Total | 50 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 2 | 56 | 16 | |||
| Lillestrøm | 2022 | Eliteserien | 23 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 29 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 18 | |||
| Total | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 28 | ||
| Montpellier | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 33 | 10 | ||
| 2024–25 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 47 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 135 | 48 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 155 | 57 | ||
- ^ Includes Norwegian Cup
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Eliteserien play-offs
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
- ^ a b c d Akor Adams at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Sjøberg, Rune (16 August 2018). "Akor Jerome Adams blir Sogndal-spelar". Sogndal Fotball (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d Akor Adams at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ Hopen, Andreas (17 July 2021). "Stor interesse for Sogndal-talent på utgående kontrakt". Eurosport (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ Stokstad, Morten (2 December 2021). "Akor Adams klar for LSK". Lillestrøm SK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
- ^ "Akor Adams nouvel attaquant du MHSC" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ Akor Adams at Global Sports Archive
External links
- Akor Adams at Soccerway
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