Elicha Ahui
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elicha Sar-Shalom Ahui[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 2003[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England[3] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Walsall | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nottingham Forest | |||
| –2022 | Lincoln City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Lincoln City | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Drogheda United (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Ayr United (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Peterborough Sports (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2024 | Drogheda United | 13 | (1) |
| 2025– | Walsall | 0 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Drogheda United (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:33, 7 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Elicha Sar-Shalom Ahui (born 28 December 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Walsall.
Club career
Lincoln City
Ahui was released by Nottingham Forest at the age of 16[4] and joined Lincoln City on the club's Shadow Scholar programme, which would see him sign his first professional contract with Lincoln City on 21 March 2022.[5] He would have a loan spell with local side Gainsborough Trinity making his debut against Hyde United on 21 December 2021.[6] The following season he would make his Lincoln City debut against Newcastle United U21, starting the game in the EFL Trophy on 18 October 2022.[7]
Following the end of the 2023–24 season, the club confirmed there was an option in his contract which they were exploring.[8]
Loan spells
On 31 January 2023, he joined Drogheda United on loan for the season, with teammate Freddie Draper.[9] His first and only Drogheda goal came on 7 April, the winner in a shock 1–0 away win over Derry City, in which the Drogs played with 10 men.[10] On 26 June, it was confirmed that Ahui and teammate Draper would return to Lincoln City following the completion of their loans on 30 June.[11]
On 3 August 2023, Ahui joined Scottish Championship club Ayr United on a loan until the end of the season.[12]
On 1 February 2024, he was recalled from his loan spell at Ayr United and sent on loan to Peterborough Sports for the remainder of the season.[13]
Drogheda United
On 30 June 2024, Drogheda announced Ahui had returned on a deal until the end of the 2024 season.[14] Ahui played in Drogheda's successful 2024 FAI Cup final on 10 November, his first senior honour.[15]
Walsall
On 15 January 2025, Walsall announced the signing of Ahui on an 18-month deal with an optional year extension. He was subsequently loaned back to Drogheda for the next 12 months.[16][17] He made just 8 appearances in his 2025 loan spell back at Drogheda, scoring 1 goal in a season hampered by injury.[18] After returning from his long term injury, Ahui made his Walsall debut on 6 August 2026, in a 1–0 win away to Bristol City in the EFL Cup.[19][20]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 6 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lincoln City | 2021–22[21] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022–23[22] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[23] | League One | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Gainsborough Trinity (loan) | 2021–22[24] | Northern Premier League | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| Drogheda United (loan) | 2023[25] | LOI Premier Division | 20 | 1 | – | – | 1[b] | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Ayr United (loan) | 2023–24[25] | Scottish Championship | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Peterborough Sports (loan) | 2023–24 | National League North | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Drogheda United | 2024[25] | LOI Premier Division | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 2[e] | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| Walsall | 2024–25 | League Two | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2026–27 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Drogheda United (loan) | 2025 | LOI Premier Division | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Career total | 88 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 102 | 4 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
- ↑ Appearance(s) in the Leinster Senior Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
- ↑ 1 appearance in the Leinster Senior Cup & 1 appearance in the 2024 League of Ireland Premier Division Promotion/Relegation Playoff
Honours
- Drogheda United
References
- ↑ "Squad Lists 22/23" (PDF). English Football League. p. 73. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ↑ "E. Ahui". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ↑ "Elicha Ahui | Stats | History | Career Details | Images | extratime.com - The Home of Irish Football - Extratime.com". www.extratime.com.
- ↑ "The Rise and Rise of Elicha Ahui | The Stacey West". 11 April 2023.
- ↑ "Elicha signs first professional contract". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ↑ "Gainsborough Trinity 1 Hyde United 1". Gainsborough Trinity FC. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
- ↑ "Imps 2 Newcastle United U21 0". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
- ↑ "Retained list". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
- ↑ "Imps duo join Drogheda". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ↑ "Elicha Ahui strikes as ten-man Drogheda stun Derry at the Brandywell". Inderpendent. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ↑ "Draper and Ahui to return to Lincoln". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ↑ Wilson, Stuart (3 August 2023). "Elicha Ahui bids to enhance growing reputation during Ayr United loan". Daily Record. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ↑ "Elicha Ahui joins Peterborough Sports on loan". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ↑ "Elicha Ahui signs for Drogheda United". Drogheda United. 30 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ↑ McCann, Lauren (10 November 2024). "Drogheda stun below-par Derry to win FAI Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ↑ "Walsall sign Drogheda defender Ahui". BBC. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ↑ "Saddlers sign Elicha Ahui". Walsall FC. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ↑ https://www.extratime.com/player/stats/11144431/elicha_ahui/?results=2025#detailed
- ↑ https://www.saddlers.co.uk/news/2026/august/06/team-news--bristol-city-v-walsall/
- ↑ https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/bristol-city-dumped-out-carabao-11096822
- ↑ "Games played by Elicha Ahui in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ↑ "Games played by Elicha Ahui in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ↑ "Games played by Elicha Ahui in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ↑ "Gainsborough Trinity – Appearances – Elicha Ahui". Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- 1 2 3 "England - E. Ahui - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- 2003 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Lincoln City F.C. players
- Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players
- Drogheda United F.C. players
- Ayr United F.C. players
- Peterborough Sports F.C. players
- Walsall F.C. players
- Northern Premier League players
- League of Ireland players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- 21st-century English sportsmen