Akor Adams has scored in back-to-back LaLiga games after netting the decisive goal as Sevilla came from two down to defeat Villarreal 3-2 at the Estadio de la Ceramica on Wednesday night, taking his league tally to 10 for the season.
Sevilla had absolutely no business winning that match at half-time. Two goals down inside 20 minutes at a ground where Villarreal had been formidable all season, Luis Garcia Plaza’s side looked like a team that had run out of answers to their long, complicated year. What followed was one of the performances of their season, and once again, Nigeria’s Akor Adams was at the centre of it.
Gerard Moreno gave the Yellow Submarine the lead in the 13th minute, and Georges Mikautadze doubled the advantage just seven minutes later, sending the home support into full voice. Sevilla began their recovery before the break through Oso, who pulled one back in the 36th minute, and Kike Salas completed the turnaround in first-half stoppage time. Adams then completed the turnaround with the decisive goal 18 minutes from full-time, his powerful finish completing a comeback that no one outside the Sevilla dressing room had seen coming.
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Ten Goals And A Season-Defining Run
Adams has now scored 10 LaLiga goals in 30 appearances this season, adding three assists to give him a genuine claim as one of the more productive forwards in the Spanish top flight’s lower half of the table. His goal against Villarreal was his second in consecutive league matches, having also netted the winner in Sevilla’s dramatic 2-1 victory over Espanyol last weekend, when he came off the bench to score in the 91st minute.
The pattern of his season reads like a player who saves his best for when it hurts most. Three of his 10 league goals have come after the 85th minute. Sevilla have collected maximum points from every match in which Adams has scored. Those goals have come against clubs including Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Athletic Bilbao, Espanyol, Villarreal and Rayo Vallecano, meaning no one can argue he has been padding his numbers against lesser opposition.
His international teammate Chidera Ejuke was an unused substitute in the win at Villarreal, with Adams replaced by Andres Castrin four minutes from the end after his work for the evening was complete.
Adams Among Nigeria’s Great LaLiga Names
The Villarreal goal took Adams to 10 league goals for the campaign, a figure that continues to lift him up the all-time list of Nigerian scorers in the Spanish top flight. His goal against Espanyol last weekend had already moved him past Obafemi Martins into ninth on that chart.
Christopher Ohenhen leads Nigeria’s all-time LaLiga scoring list with 48 goals, followed by Ikechukwu Uche and Finidi George on 43 apiece, then Kalu Uche on 33, Mutiu Adepoju on 22, Samuel Chukwueze on 21, Umar Sadiq on 14, and Odion Ighalo on 13. Adams had moved past Martins into ninth before Wednesday’s finish, and at 26 years old with two more seasons at minimum on his Sevilla contract, climbing further up that list is a realistic prospect.
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What This Season Has Meant For Sevilla’s Survival
The result moved Sevilla further clear of the relegation zone as the season enters its final stretch. The Andalusian side had spent parts of this campaign in serious trouble, sitting as low as 18th as recently as April, but Adams’ goals have been a consistent source of points during a run that has dragged them to relative safety.
A player who arrived from Montpellier for a reported five million euros in January 2025 has outperformed every expectation placed on him at the time of his signing. When Sevilla recruited him, few would have predicted a 10-goal LaLiga season in his first full campaign with the club, and fewer still would have expected those goals to carry the weight they have during a genuine relegation battle.
His debut season in Spain has also drawn attention from La Liga’s own social channels, which acknowledged his performances with direct messages to his tally earlier this season, a recognition that speaks to how far his profile has risen in Spanish football.
The Super Eagles Dimension
Adams received his first Super Eagles call-up in October 2025 and scored on his senior international debut against Lesotho in a 2026 World Cup qualifier. He then went on to represent Nigeria at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, where he contributed two goals and two assists as the Super Eagles claimed a third-place bronze medal finish.
His club form in the second half of the 2025-26 season, particularly his consistency in delivering goals under pressure, has strengthened his case for a starting role at the World Cup later this year. As reported by FootballInNigeria.com.ng, Adams is one of three Nigerian forwards making a significant impact in LaLiga this season alongside Ademola Lookman at Atletico Madrid and Umar Sadiq at Valencia, a remarkable moment for Super Eagles representation in the Spanish top flight.
With two matches remaining for Sevilla this season, against Real Madrid and Celta Vigo, Adams will be hoping to push his tally higher and ensure the Andalusian club finish the campaign in the safety and stability their second half of the season has deserved. For supporters eager to follow the remaining action, the Bet9ja referral code page carries the latest registration offers before the final day of the LaLiga campaign.
📌 Did You Know?
- Akor Adams was born on January 29, 2000, in Nigeria and began his professional career in Norway with Sogndal in 2018 before moving to Lillestrøm, where he scored 28 goals in 50 appearances across all competitions.
- Sevilla signed Adams from Montpellier in January 2025 for a reported fee of five million euros, giving him a four-and-a-half-year contract that ties him to the Andalusian club until at least the summer of 2029.
- Adams scored on his Super Eagles senior debut as a substitute against Lesotho in October 2025 during a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier, becoming part of an exclusive group of Nigerian strikers to mark their international debut with a goal.
- At the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, Adams contributed two goals and two assists for Nigeria, helping the Super Eagles to a third-place bronze medal finish in the tournament.
- Sevilla have never lost a LaLiga match in which Akor Adams has scored during the 2025-26 season, making his goals the most reliable indicator of a Sevilla positive result in the entire squad.
- The Wednesday night win over Villarreal was particularly significant because it came away from home, against a side who had been in the hunt for European competition for much of the season, underlining Adams’ ability to score on the road against strong opposition.
- Christopher Ohenhen, the all-time leading Nigerian scorer in LaLiga with 48 goals, achieved his tally across multiple seasons with SD Compostela in the 1990s, a record that Adams, at 26 with years ahead of him, could realistically challenge if he remains in Spain long-term.
