Akor Adams

Akor Jerome Adams (born 29 January 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Montpellier.

Akor Adams
Personal information
Full name Akor Jerome Adams[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-29) 29 January 2000[1]
Place of birth Benue State, Nigeria
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward[1]
Team information
Current team
 Montpellier
Number 8
Youth career
Jamba Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Sogndal 50 (14)
2022–2023 Lillestrøm 38 (23)
2023– Montpellier 7 (5)
International career‡
2019 Nigeria U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:34, 5 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:38, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

Club career

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] 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] In August 2023, he joined Ligue 1 club Montpellier.[6]

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 16 July 2023[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sogndal 2018 Norwegian First Division 10100—1[lower-alpha 1]0111
2019 Norwegian First Division 12300—1[lower-alpha 1]0133
2020 Norwegian First Division 20——2[lower-alpha 1]242
2021 Norwegian First Division 261010—1[lower-alpha 1]02810
Total 501410—525616
Lillestrøm 2022 Eliteserien 238521[lower-alpha 2]0—2910
2023 Eliteserien 13145300—1817
Total 362210510004727
Career total 8636115105210443
  1. Appearance(s) in Eliteserien play-offs
  2. Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League

References
  1. Akor Adams at WorldFootball.net
  2. Sjøberg, Rune (16 August 2018). "Akor Jerome Adams blir Sogndal-spelar". Sogndal Fotball (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  3. Akor Adams at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  4. Hopen, Andreas (17 July 2021). "Stor interesse for Sogndal-talent på utgående kontrakt". Eurosport (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  5. Stokstad, Morten (2 December 2021). "Akor Adams klar for LSK". Lillestrøm SK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  6. "Akor Adams nouvel attaquant du MHSC" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  7. Akor Adams at Global Sports Archive
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