Simon Deli

Simon Désiré Sylvanus Deli (born 27 October 1991) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Slavia Prague, on loan from Club Brugge, and the Ivory Coast national team.[2]

Simon Deli
Personal information
Full name Simon Désiré Sylvanus Deli[1]
Date of birth (1991-10-27) 27 October 1991
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Slavia Prague
(on loan from Club Brugge)
Number 17
Youth career
Africa Sports d'Abidjan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Africa Sports d'Abidjan ? (?)
2012–2015 Sparta Prague 0 (0)
2013–2014 → České Budějovice (loan) 24 (1)
2014 → Příbram (loan) 7 (0)
2015–2019 Slavia Prague 97 (3)
2019– Club Brugge 39 (3)
2021– → Slavia Prague (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2015– Ivory Coast 14 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:01, 5 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:59, 18 July 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Sparta Prague and loans

Deli signed for the Czech First League side Sparta Prague in 2012, but made no league appearances for the club. He gained competitive experience in the Czech league by being loaned out to other Czech First League clubs, České Budějovice and Příbram.[3]

Slavia Prague

Deli moved from Sparta Prague to their rivals Slavia Prague, who were then struggling to avoid relegation, in January 2015.[4] He quickly established himself in Slavia, playing in 66 out of their 74 league matches in his first three seasons.[5] He won the 2016–17 Czech First League title with Slavia Prague, and was the runner-up for the Best Defender of the Year award.[6][7] In June 2017, he extended his contract until June 2020.[8]

Club Brugge

Deli joined Club Brugge KV on 10 July 2019, on a three-year contract until 2022.[9]

On 1 February 2021, Deli returned former club Slavia Prague on a loan deal until the end of the season.[10]

International career

Deli made his debut in the Ivory Coast national team in 2015, and went on to represent his country on the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of 10 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
České Budějovice (loan) 2013–14 Fortuna národní liga 24100——241
Příbram (loan) 2014–15 Fortuna liga 7000——70
Slavia Prague 2014–15 Fortuna liga 13000——130
2015–16 28120——301
2016–17 2511050—311
2017–18 1011070—181
2018–19 21040110—360
Total 97380230—1283
Club Brugge 2019–20[12] Belgian First Division A 26250121—433
2020–21[12] 1310040—181
Total 39350161—614
Career total 1677130391—2198

International
As of matches played on 18 July 2019[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Ivory Coast 201540
201600
201770
201810
201920
Total140

Honours

Savia Prague

Club Brugge

References
  1. Kouadio, Modeste. "Eléphants: Deli Simon, la surprise du chef" [Elephants: Simon Deli, the surprise of the coach]. Levuvuzela (in French). Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  2. Simon Deli – Czech First League statistics at Fotbal DNES (in Czech). Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  3. "Sparta ho přivedla, ale hrát nenechala. Ve Slavii se Deli vyšvihl". iDNES.cz. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  4. Seznam.cz. "Sparta znovu zásobuje Slavii, do Edenu přestupuje Afričan Deli" (in Czech). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  5. "Simon Deli Slavia - Fotbal iDNES.cz". iDNES.cz. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  6. "Titul má Slavia, poháry Boleslav, králi střelců jsou Škoda s Lafatou". iDNES.cz. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  7. "Slavia opanovala i předávání cen. Škoda je nejlepším hráčem ligy". TÝDEN.cz. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  8. "Slavia svou defenzivní oporu udržela, Deli prodloužil smlouvu". iDNES.cz. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  9. "Club Brugge sign Simon Deli". clubbrugge.be. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  10. Malice, Florent (1 February 2021). "Officiel : Bruges prête Simon Deli" [Official: Bruges lends Simon Deli]. Walfoot.be (in French). Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  11. "Africký pohár: Ngadeu oslnil svět, Deli s Costou skončili ve skupině". ePojisteni.cz liga. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  12. "Simon Deli » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  13. Simon Deli at National-Football-Teams.com
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