| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elicha Sar-Shalom Ahui[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-12-28)28 December 2003 (age 22)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England[3] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Walsall | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nottingham Forest | |||
| 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 professionalfootballer who plays as adefender forDrogheda United on loan fromEFL League Two clubWalsall.
Ahui was released byNottingham Forest at the age of 16[4] and joinedLincoln 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 sideGainsborough Trinity making his debut againstHyde United on 21 December 2021.[6] The following season he would make his Lincoln City debut againstNewcastle United U21, starting the game in theEFL Trophy on 18 October 2022.[7]
Following the end of the2023–24 season, the club confirmed there was an option in his contract which they were exploring.[8]
On 31 January 2023, he joinedDrogheda United on loan for the season, with teammateFreddie Draper.[9] His first and only Drogheda goal came on 7 April, the winner in a shock 1–0 away win overDerry 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 joinedScottish Championship clubAyr 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 toPeterborough Sports for the remainder of the season.[13]
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 successful2024 FAI Cupfinal on 10 November, his first senior honour.[15]
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]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lincoln City | 2021–22[19] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022–23[20] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[21] | League One | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Gainsborough Trinity (loan) | 2021–22[22] | Northern Premier League | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| Drogheda United (loan) | 2023[23] | LOI Premier Division | 20 | 1 | – | – | 1[b] | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Ayr United (loan) | 2023–24[23] | 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[23] | 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 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Drogheda United (loan) | 2025 | LOI Premier Division | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Career total | 88 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 101 | 4 | ||