Simon Désiré Sylvanus Deli (born 27 October 1991) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Super League Greece club Asteras Tripolis and the Ivory Coast national team.[2]
.jpg) Deli with Ivory Coast | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Désiré Sylvanus Deli[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 October 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Asteras Tripolis | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Africa Sports d'Abidjan | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Africa Sports d'Abidjan | ||
| 2012–2015 | Sparta Prague | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → České Budějovice (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2014 | → Příbram (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2019 | Slavia Prague | 97 | (3) |
| 2019–2021 | Club Brugge | 39 | (3) |
| 2021 | → Slavia Prague (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Adana Demirspor | 19 | (0) |
| 2023 | → İstanbulspor (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | İstanbulspor | 38 | (0) |
| 2024– | Asteras Tripolis | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Ivory Coast | 26 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:27, 27 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editSparta Prague and loans
editDeli signed for the Czech First League side Sparta Prague in 2012, but made no league appearances for the club. He gained competitive experience in the Czech league by playing on loan for České Budějovice in the second-tier Czech National Football League and in the First League for Příbram.[3]
Slavia Prague
editDeli moved from Sparta Prague to their rivals Slavia Prague, who were then struggling to avoid relegation, in January 2015.[4] He quickly established himself in Slavia, playing in 66 out of their 74 league matches in his first three seasons.[5] He won the 2016–17 Czech First League title with Slavia Prague, and was the runner-up for the Best Defender of the Year award.[6][7] During that season, he did not receive a single yellow card.[8] In June 2017, Deli extended his contract until June 2020.[8]
Club Brugge
editDeli joined Club Brugge KV on 10 July 2019, on a three-year contract until 2022.[9]
On 1 February 2021, Deli returned former club Slavia Prague on a loan deal until the end of the season.[10]
Adana Demirspor
editDeli moved to Süper Lig club Adana Demirspor in August 2021, having agreed a three-year contract.[11]
International career
editDeli made his debut in the Ivory Coast national team in 2015, and went on to represent his country on the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[12] He was subsequently called up for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations,[13] where he played all of his nation's matches.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 30 July 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| České Budějovice (loan) | 2013–14 | Czech National Football League | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| Příbram (loan) | 2014–15 | Czech First League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Slavia Prague | 2014–15 | Czech First League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| Total | 97 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 0 | — | 128 | 3 | |||
| Club Brugge | 2019–20[14] | Belgian First Division A | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1 | — | 43 | 3 | |
| 2020–21[14] | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| Total | 39 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 | — | 60 | 4 | |||
| Slavia Prague (loan) | 2020–21 | Czech First League | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| Adana Demirspor | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| İstanbulspor (loan) | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| İstanbulspor | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 236 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 291 | 8 | ||
International
edit- As of matches played on 27 November 2023[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 0 | |
Honours
editSlavia Prague
Club Brugge
References
edit- ^ Kouadio, Modeste. "Eléphants: Deli Simon, la surprise du chef" [Elephants: Simon Deli, the surprise of the coach]. Levuvuzela (in French). Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Simon Deli – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech) . Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "Sparta ho přivedla, ale hrát nenechala. Ve Slavii se Deli vyšvihl". iDNES.cz. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ Seznam.cz. "Sparta znovu zásobuje Slavii, do Edenu přestupuje Afričan Deli" (in Czech). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Simon Deli Slavia - Fotbal iDNES.cz". iDNES.cz. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Titul má Slavia, poháry Boleslav, králi střelců jsou Škoda s Lafatou". iDNES.cz. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Slavia opanovala i předávání cen. Škoda je nejlepším hráčem ligy". TÝDEN.cz. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Slavia svou defenzivní oporu udržela, Deli prodloužil smlouvu". iDNES.cz. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Club Brugge sign Simon Deli". clubbrugge.be. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- ^ Malice, Florent (1 February 2021). "Officiel : Bruges prête Simon Deli" [Official: Bruges lends Simon Deli]. Walfoot.be (in French). Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ Mabuka, Dennis (29 August 2021). "Simon Deli: Adana Demirspor sign Club Brugge defender". goal.com. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Africký pohár: Ngadeu oslnil svět, Deli s Costou skončili ve skupině". ePojisteni.cz liga. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ Bosher, Luke (23 December 2021). "Ivory Coast AFCON squad includes Zaha, Bailly and Pepe". The Athletic. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ a b "Simon Deli » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ Simon Deli at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
edit- Simon Deli at Soccerway
- Simon Deli at Fortunaliga.cz