Abdallah Sima
Senegalese association football player (born 2001)
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Abdallah Dipo Sima (born 17 June 2001) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Lens and the Senegal national team.
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Sima warming up for Brest in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdallah Dipo Sima[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Dakar, Senegal | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lens | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Medina | |||
| Thonon Évian | |||
| 2020 | MAS Táborsko | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Slavia Prague | 24 | (11) |
| 2021–2025 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Stoke City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Angers (loan) | 34 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | → Rangers (loan) | 25 | (11) |
| 2024–2025 | → Brest (loan) | 27 | (7) |
| 2025– | Lens | 21 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Senegal | 9 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:39, 17 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:41, 6 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Early career
Sima was spotted by French club Thonon Évian whilst playing in Senegal for amateur club Medina. In 2020, Sima moved to Czech club MAS Táborsko under the advice of agent Daniel Chrysostome. Sima first came to the attention of Slavia Prague after scoring for Táborsko in a friendly against Viktoria Žižkov. Slavia Prague began negotiations for the transfer of Sima, who had only been at Táborsko for six months, after he scored twice against Slavia Prague B in a friendly.[3]
Slavia Prague
On 23 July 2020, Slavia Prague announced the signing of Sima to initially play for the club's B team.[4] After scoring four goals in six games for the B team in the Bohemian Football League,[5] Sima was promoted to the first team, making his debut against 1. FC Slovácko on 26 September 2020. On 5 November 2020, Sima scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 UEFA Europa League win against Nice.[6] On 20 May 2021, Sima scored the only goal in a 1–0 Czech Cup final win against Viktoria Plzeň.[7] In his first season at the club, Sima scored 11 Czech First League goals, one in the Czech Cup and four in the Europa League, resulting in a tally of 16 goals in 33 appearances in all competitions for Slavia Prague.[6]
Brighton & Hove Albion
On 31 August 2021, Sima joined Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal.[8]
On 9 June 2025, Sima extended his contract with Brighton until 30 June 2026.[9]
Stoke City (loan)
Upon moving to England to join Brighton, Sima was immediately loaned out to Championship side Stoke City for the duration of the 2021–22 season.[10] He made his debut for the club on 15 September 2021, coming on as a 76th minute substitute, replacing Jacob Brown in the 1–1 home draw with Barnsley.[11] Sima was assessed in December with the possibility of returning to his parent club Brighton due to injury setbacks, only making four appearances in all competitions for The Potters.[12]
Angers (loan)
On 13 July 2022, Sima joined Ligue 1 club Angers on a season-long loan.[13]
Rangers (loan)
On 29 June 2023, Sima joined Scottish Premiership club Rangers on a season-long loan.[13] He made his debut for the club on 5 August 2023, starting in a 1–0 away defeat to Kilmarnock.[14] He scored his first goal for Rangers during a league match at home to Livingston on 12 August 2023.[15]
Brest (loan)
On 21 August 2024, Sima joined Ligue 1 side Brest on a season-long loan.[16]
Lens
On 29 August 2025, Sima joined Ligue 1 club Lens on a permanent deal, signing a contract until 2029.[17]
International career
Sima made his debut for the Senegal national team on 26 March 2021, in a 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Congo.[18][19]
In December 2023, he was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the Ivory Coast.[20]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 May 2026[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Slavia Prague | 2020–21 | Czech First League | 21 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | 11[c] | 4 | 33 | 16 | |
| 2021–22 | Czech First League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | 14 | 4 | 39 | 16 | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Stoke City (loan) | 2021–22 | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Angers (loan) | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 6 | ||
| Rangers (loan) | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 25 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9[e] | 4 | 40 | 16 |
| Brest (loan) | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | 9[f] | 3 | 40 | 12 | |
| Lens | 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 26 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 133 | 36 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 185 | 55 | ||
- Includes Czech Cup, Coupe de France, Scottish Cup
- Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Three appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances and three goals in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 6 June 2025[21]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
Honours
Slavia Prague
Rangers
Individual
- Czech First League Young Player of the Year: 2020–21
- Czech First League Player of the Month: December 2021
- Scottish Premiership Player of the Month: October 2023