Abdallah Sima

Abdallah Dipo Sima (born 17 June 2001) is a Senegalese professional football player who plays as a forward for Championship club Stoke City, on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion.

Club Career

Early career

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

Slavia Prague

On 23 July 2020, Slavia Prague announced the signing of Sima to initially play for the club's B team. Soon after, Sima was promoted to the first team, making his debut against 1. FC Slovacko 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. On 20 May 2021, Sima scored the only goal in a 1–0 Czech Cup final win against Viktoria Plzen. 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 scoring 16 goals in 33 appearances in all competitons.

Brighton & Hove Albion

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

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.

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