Akor Adams
Nigerian footballer (born 2000)
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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.
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Adams with Montpellier in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Akor Jerome Adams[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 January 2000[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Benue State, Nigeria | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Striker[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | 26 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Nigeria U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Nigeria | 11 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:06, 8 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:11, 17 January 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Sogndal
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
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]Akor Adams scored 28 goals in 50 appearances for Lillestrøm SK across all competitions.
Montpellier
On 7 August 2023, he joined Ligue 1 club Montpellier for a reported fee of €4 million.[6][7] Akor Adams scored 11 goals in all competitions during his time at Montpellier HSC (from August 2023 to January 2025).
Sevilla
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] His overall contribution at Sevilla stands at 5 goals and 2 assists.
International career
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]
On December 11, 2025, Akor Adam became part of the Nigerian roster for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations held in Morocco,[15] where he secured a bronze medal.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 March 2026[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| 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 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 7 | ||||
| Career total | 161 | 55 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 182 | 64 | ||
- Includes Norwegian Cup, Coupe de France, Copa del Rey
- Appearance(s) in Eliteserien play-offs
- Appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 17 January 2026[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2025 | 7 | 2 |
| 2026 | 4 | 2 | |
| Total | 11 | 4 | |
- Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Adams goal.[17]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 10 October 2025 | Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa |  Lesotho |
2–0 | 2–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 13 November 2025 | Moulay Hassan Stadium, Rabat, Morocco |  Gabon |
1–0 | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 5 January 2026 | Fez Stadium, Fez, Morocco |  Mozambique |
4–0 | 4–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 4 | 10 January 2026 | Marrakesh Stadium, Marrakesh, Morocco |  Algeria |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations |
Honours
Nigeria
- Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2025[18]
