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Akor Adams
Adams with Montpellier in 2024
Personal information
Full name Akor Jerome Adams[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-29) 29 January 2000 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Benue State, Nigeria
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position Striker[1]
Team information
Current team
 Sevilla
Number 9
Youth career
Jamba Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Sogndal 50 (14)
2022–2023 Lillestrøm 38 (23)
2023–2025 Montpellier 47 (11)
2025– Sevilla 10 (2)
International career‡
2019 Nigeria U20 2 (0)
2025– Nigeria 2 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:02, 6 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:29, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

Akor Jerome Adams (born 29 January 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for La Liga club Sevilla and the Nigeria national team.

Club career

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Sogndal

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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

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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

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On 7 August 2023, he joined Ligue 1 club Montpellier for a reported fee of €4 million.[6][7]

Sevilla

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On 27 January 2025, Adams joined La Liga side Sevilla for a reported €5 million fee, signing a four-and-a-half-year contract.[8] His first goal for the club came on 28 September 2025, a late match-winner away against Rayo Vallecano in a 1–0 victory.[9]

He repeated the feat the following week in their next match against Barcelona, ​​scoring his team's fourth goal in a 4-1 win against the Catalans.[10]

International career

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Adams featured for the Nigeria under-20 team at the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup,[11] bowing out in the last 16 to Senegal on a 2-1 scoreline.[12].

On 4 October 2025, Adams was handed his first call-up to the senior Nigerian team for two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Lesotho and Benin, scoring on his debut as substitute against Lesotho.[13][14]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 5 October 2025[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sogndal 2018 Norwegian First Division 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 — 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 — — 49 13
Sevilla 2024–25 La Liga 4 0 — — — 4 0
2025–26 6 2 0 0 — — 6 2
Total 10 2 0 0 — — 10 2
Career total 145 50 13 7 1 0 5 2 165 59
  1. ^ Includes Norwegian Cup
  2. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Eliteserien play-offs
  3. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

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As of match played 14 October 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Nigeria 2025 2 1
Total 2 1
Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Adams goal.
List of international goals scored by Akor Adams
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 October 2025 Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa  Lesotho 2–0 2–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

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  1. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b c d 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. ^ Eurosport (26 August 2023). "Ligue 1 : Mousa Al Tamari et Akor Adams, les deux pépites inattendues de Montpellier". Eurosport. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Akor Adams nouvel attaquant du MHSC" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  8. ^ Barlow, Ruairidh (28 January 2025). "Sevilla secure new Nigerian number nine from Ligue 1 on 4.5-year deal". Football España. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  9. ^ "FC Sevilla: Akor Adams finally scores his first La Liga goal!". Yahoo Sports. 28 September 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  10. ^ "Séville FC 4-1 FC Barcelone, La Liga : Le Barça s'effondre à Séville". L'Équipe (in French). 4 October 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  11. ^ Akor Adams at Global Sports Archive
  12. ^ "Senegal 2-1 Nigeria". ESPN. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  13. ^ "AKOR ADAMS RECEIVES NIGERIA CALL-UP". sevillafc.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  14. ^ "Lesotho vs Nigeria: Akor Adams' debut goal proves decisive as Super Eagles take advantage of South Africa slip-up in fierce World Cup race". Pulse Sports Nigeria. 10 October 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
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