Akor Jerome Adams (born 29 January 2000) is a Nigerian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

In August 2018, he joined Norwegian side

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from Jamba Football Academy in Nigeria. He made his debut for the club on 28 August 2018. He missed much of the 2020 season due to injury. His contract with Sogndal expired at the end of the 2021 season. He ended the season with 10 goals in 28 games. On 2 December 2021, he signed a three-year contract with

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. He made his competitive debut in the

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, scoring against Nardo; and then his

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debut on 2 April 2022 against

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, scoring one of the goals in a 2–2 draw. In August 2023, he joined

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club

International career

Adams featured for the Nigeria under-20 team at the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, Akor 2000 births Living people Nigerian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Nigeria men's under-20 international footballers Norwegian First Division players Eliteserien players Sogndal Fotball players Ligue 1 players Lillestrøm SK players Montpellier HSC players Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France