Simon Désiré Sylvanus Deli (born 27 October 1991) is an Ivorian professional

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who plays as a centre back for

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club

Asteras Tripolis Asteras Tripolis Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Αστέρας Τρίπολης), commonly referred to as Asteras Tripolis (meaning "Star of Tripoli"), is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Tripoli in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greec ...

and the Ivory Coast national team.

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 playing on loan for České Budějovice in the second-tier Czech National Football League and in the First League for

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Slavia Prague

Deli moved from Sparta Prague to their rivals Slavia Prague, who were then struggling to avoid relegation, in January 2015. He quickly established himself in Slavia, playing in 66 out of their 74 league matches in his first three seasons. He won the

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title with Slavia Prague, and was the runner-up for the Best Defender of the Year award. During that season, he did not receive a single yellow card. In June 2017, Deli extended his contract until June 2020.

Club Brugge

Deli joined

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on 10 July 2019, on a three-year contract until 2022. On 1 February 2021, Deli returned former club Slavia Prague on a loan deal until the end of the season.

Adana Demirspor

Deli moved to

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club Adana Demirspor in August 2021, having agreed a three-year contract.

International career

Deli made his debut in the Ivory Coast national team in 2015, and went on to represent his country on the

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. He was subsequently called up for the

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, where he played all of his nation's matches.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Slavia Prague * Czech First League: 2016–17, 2018–19,

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* Czech Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19,

Club Brugge *

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: 2019–20

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