Simon Adjei

Simon Karlsson Adjei (born 10 November 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Allsvenskan club Varbergs BoIS as a striker.

Club Career

His first childhood club was Vaggeryd. He began his senior career playing for Husqvarna FF, Raslatts SK, and Tenhults IF.

In 2016, he moved to Canada, joining Aurora United 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. His coach at Aurora, Jim Brennan told him that "he’s too good for this league, and that he needs to go back to Europe."

He returned to Sweden and joined Assyriska IK in the third tier in 2018, where he scored 30 goals.

On 3 December 2018 Adjei signed a two-year contract with Canadian Premier League side York9, reuniting with his former manager at Aurora, Jim Brennan, and becoming the first foreign signing in league history. He made his debut for York9 in their inaugural match against Forge FC on April 27, 2019. He scored his first goal for the club in their following game on May 4, 2019 against Cavalry FC in a 2-1 defeat.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Симон Аджей (russian)