Simon Adingra, a winger to help AS Monaco take off? | OneFootball

According to Nice-Matin, attacking reinforcement Simon Adingra, 24, is expected to add pace and penetration as AS Monaco look to recover their standing. The Ivorian’s route has been anything but straightforward.

What he knows of Monaco’s set-up is unclear, but he has always known where he came from and how it began. He left Abidjan at 12 to try his luck in Benin, kept going thanks to local support and dishwashing shifts in restaurants.

Entered in a tournament in Ghana, he impressed recruiters and joined the Right to Dream pathway, turning professional with FC Nordsjaelland in 2021. After that, Brighton signed him in 2022.

Brighton loaned him to Union Saint-Gilloise in 2022-23, where the fast winger played 51 matches, scoring 15 with 14 assists, and struck up a partnership with Victor Boniface. He became an Ivory Coast international that season and left fond memories in Belgium.

He did not cross Sébastien Pocognoli, who was at Genk that season. Loan complete, Adingra returned to Brighton and featured in 73 Premier League matches across two seasons.

Recruited by Sunderland last summer, he scored one in 15 outings and did not get the minutes he hoped for.

His ball-carrying and clean striking make him a promising asset for Monaco. Absent from the last Africa Cup of Nations, the 26-cap international is likely eager to catch Emerse Faé’s eye again. In 2024 he assisted both goals in Ivory Coast’s 2-1 final win over Nigeria.

Source: Nice-Matin