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Simon Désiré Sylvanus Deli (born 27 October 1991) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Club Brugge and the Ivory Coast national football 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 being loaned out to other Czech First League clubs, České Budějovice and Příbram.
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 2016–17 Czech First League title with Slavia Prague, and was the runner-up for the Best Defender of the Year award. In June 2017, he extended his contract until June 2020.
Club Brugge
Deli joined Club Brugge KV on 10 July 2019, on a three-year contract until 2022.
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.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 6 November 2019
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| České Budějovice (loan) | 2013–14 | Fortuna národní liga | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Příbram (loan) | 2014–15 | Fortuna liga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Slavia Prague | 2014–15 | Fortuna liga | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2018–19 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| Total | 97 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 0 | — | 128 | 3 | |||
| Club Brugge | 2019–20 | Belgian First Division A | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 20 | 2 | |
| Total | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 140 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 6 | ||
International
- As of matches played on 18 July 2019
| Ivory Coast national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 0 |
