Akor Adams in Spain: Unexpected Injuries Ruined Chances for a Successful Debut in La Liga and Potential Salary Growth

The long-term contract with Sevilla FC was expected to mark a new chapter in Akor Adams’ career. The Spanish club anticipated that the young forward would diversify their attacking play and help them emerge from a crisis. However, in just six months, the highest-paid Nigerian player in the league has spent more time in the treatment room than on the field, battling recurring problems. As Sevilla continues to struggle in [лига], the absence of Adams’ attacking spark is keenly felt. Adams is undoubtedly eager to recover quickly to meet the club’s expectations and demonstrate why he commands such a high salary.

What is Akor Adams’ salary at Sevilla FC?

The former Nigerian youth international joined the Spanish team in the winter of 2025, with his contract valid until June 30, 2029. Over the five years in Spain, Adams will earn €9,400,000 excluding bonuses, a sum that reflects the club’s high expectations for the young striker. For the 2024/2025 season, his earnings will amount to €1,880,000, or €36,154 per week. The contract also features a significant release clause, highlighting Sevilla’s long-term commitment.

Team Overview: Adams is the Highest-Paid Nigerian Player in the League

In the league In the 2024/2025 season, Sevilla FC’s total salary expenditure is €50,880,000, or €978,462 per week. The highest-paid player on the team is midfielder Saul Niguez. The former Spain international earns €5,000,000 per year, or €96,154 per week.

Akor Adams ranks 11th in the overall salary rankings at Sevilla FC and is among the highest-paid foreign players in the squad.

Moreover, Akor Adams has the highest salary among Nigerian players in La Liga, with Chidera Ejuke, the Sevilla FC winger, earning €100,000 less.

Comparing career salaries

Thanks to a successful 2022/23 season in which he scored 17 goals, the Nigerian forward moved to France, signing with Montpellier HSC, boosting his salary by approximately threefold. After signing with Sevilla FC, Adams’ earnings increased another threefold, making it the most lucrative contract of his career.

Market value: decline after a goal drought

After spending 2.5 years at Sogndal Fotball, Adams moved to Lillestrom SK, where his market value increased sixteenfold. In two seasons in Norway’s top division, he recorded 35 goal involvements and was the team’s top scorer twice, leading to a fivefold increase in his transfer fee. A strong start in his debut season at Montpellier HSC caused a threefold rise in his value, reaching its peak. However, a combination of poor form by the winter of 2024, and subsequent injuries, saw his transfer fee decrease by more than 1.5 times. Currently, Transfermarkt.com values him at €7.5 million.

Achievements with the National team

Akor Adams first represented Nigeria at the U-20 level, making his debut in May 2019. He then shone at the U-20 World Cup in Poland, playing two matches and contributing to Nigeria’s run to the Round of 16, where they were narrowly defeated by Senegal. However, despite his promising performances at youth level, Adams has yet to receive a call-up to the senior Nigerian national team.

Prospects

Akor Adams began the 2024/2025 season at Montpellier HSC, where he was a regular starter and recorded six goal involvements. However, the poor results of the French club were likely the main reason for his move to Spain. Unfortunately, the transfer to Sevilla FC has turned disastrous for the Nigerian. Hampered by injuries and struggling to adapt to the team’s tactics, in six months, Adams has played only one full match and has not scored a single goal. Additionally, he has already suffered two injuries: a thigh muscle strain and a muscle injury, the latter of which has sidelined him for the remainder of the season.