| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elicha Sar-Shalom Ahui [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 2003 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England [3] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Drogheda United (on loan from Walsall) | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| 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) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:55, 15 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Elicha Sar-Shalom Ahui (born 28 December 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Drogheda United on loan from EFL League Two club Walsall.
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]
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]
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lincoln City | 2021–22 [18] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022–23 [19] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Gainsborough Trinity (loan) | 2021–22 [20] | Northern Premier League | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| Drogheda United (loan) | 2023 [21] | LOI Premier Division | 20 | 1 | – | – | 1 [b] | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Ayr United (loan) | 2023–24 [21] | 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 [21] | LOI Premier Division | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 2 [e] | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| Walsall | 2024–25 | League Two | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Drogheda United (loan) | 2025 | LOI Premier Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 80 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 93 | 3 | ||