| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elisha Bruce Sam | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-03-31)31 March 1997 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Antwerp, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Enosis Neon Paralimni | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2007 | Vlug Vooruit | ||
| 2007–2014 | Lierse | ||
| 2014–2019 | Standard Liège | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Hapoel Acre | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | →Hapoel Nazareth Illit (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | FC Eindhoven | 33 | (8) |
| 2019–2020 | Arda Kardzhali | 16 | (3) |
| 2020–2022 | Notts County | 49 | (9) |
| 2022–2024 | Patro Eisden | 47 | (17) |
| 2024– | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 15 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 June 2025 | |||
Elisha Bruce Sam (born 31 March 1997) is a Belgian professionalfootballer who plays as aforward for Cypriot clubEnosis Neon Paralimni.[1]
Elisha made hisIsraeli Premier League debut forHapoel Acre on 20 August 2017 in a game againstBnei Sakhnin as a 71st-minute substitute forFejsal Mulić.[2]
On 31 August 2018, he moved to the Netherlands, signing a one-year contract withFC Eindhoven, with the club holding a one-year extension option.[3]
On 26 June 2019, he signed a contract with the newly promoted to theBulgarian First League teamArda Kardzhali.[4] On 27 July, he scored two goals in a 3–1 home victory overBeroe, contributing to the historic first win for the team fromKardzhali in the top division of Bulgarian football.[5]
On 31 August 2020, he signed for EnglishNational League sideNotts County.[6] Sam scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw atHalifax Town on 17 November 2020, before scoring again againstWealdstone in a 3–0 win 10 days later. On 27 February 2021, Sam scored a stunning back-heel volley in the club'sFA Trophy quarter-final win overOxford City, with many pundits already calling it thePuskás Award winner for the year.[7][8] Sam was awarded the National League Player of the Month award for February 2022, scoring four goals across the month.[9] On 1 June 2022, Sam had his contract terminated by mutual consent.[10]
On 23 June, Elisha signed a contract with the Belgian teamPatro Eisden Maasmechelen, which plays in theBelgian National Division 1.[11]
His two-year younger brotherEphraim Sam played in the youth ofK.A.A. Gent,Merksemse Vlug Vooruit andLierse S.K., as well as senior byOlympic Pirates Deurne Borgerhout andKVC Oostmalle Sport.[12] Their father hails fromGhana, while their mother is fromBelgium.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hapoel Acre | 2017–18[14] | Israeli Premier League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | |
| Hapoel Nof HaGalil (loan) | 2017–18[14] | Liga Leumit | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| FC Eindhoven | 2018–19[14] | Eerste Divisie | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 8 | ||
| Arda Kardzhali | 2019–20[14] | Bulgarian First League | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||
| Notts County | 2020–21[14] | National League | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[c] | 4 | 32 | 7 | |
| 2021–22[14] | National League | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 2 | 27 | 8 | ||
| Total | 49 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 6 | 59 | 15 | |||
| Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | 2022–23[14] | Belgian National Division 1 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 18 | 11 | ||
| Career total | 138 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 156 | 39 | ||
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