Ethan Erhahon

Ethan Erhahon

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bolton Wanderers
Number	21
Youth career
2006–2017	St Mirren
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2023	St Mirren	96	(3)
2020	→ Barnsley (loan)	0	(0)
2023–2025	Lincoln City	93	(2)
2025–	Bolton Wanderers	8	(0)
International career‡
2017–2018	Scotland U17	10	(0)
2018	Scotland U18	2	(0)
2019	Scotland U19	2	(0)
2021	Scotland U21	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:46, 20 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:45, 2 June 2021 (UTC)

Ethan Erhahon (born 9 May 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Bolton Wanderers.

Club career

St Mirren

Born in Glasgow, Erhahon joined St Mirren at the age of 5. ^[2] He was a participant in the SFA's Performance School programme at Holyrood Secondary School. ^[3] In November 2018 he was praised by manager Oran Kearney. ^[4] In January 2019, he scored his first senior goal in a 3–2 Scottish Cup win at home to Alloa Athletic. ^[5]

Erhahon moved to Barnsley on loan in January 2020. ^[6]

St Mirren accepted an offer from Forest Green Rovers for Erhahon in December 2022. ^[7]

Lincoln City

On 31 January 2023, Erhahon joined Lincoln City for an undisclosed fee on a long-contract. ^{[8] [9]} He made his debut the following weekend, playing 90 minutes in the 3-0 win against Accrington Stanley on 4 February 2023. ^[10] He scored his first Lincoln City goal against Blackpool on 26 August 2023, scoring a solo effort after picking the ball up midway inside his own half before dribbling to the edge of Blackpool's box to fire an effort which deflected off the opposition into the top right corner of the goal. ^[11] Erhahon was given the Players' Player of the Year at the end of the 2023–24 campaign. ^[12] At the end of the 2024–25 season, Erhahon was linked with a move to EFL Championship side Swansea City. ^[13]

Bolton Wanderers

On 25 July 2025, Erhahon joined Bolton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee, signing a four-year contract. ^[14] The Bolton News reported that Bolton paid £750,000 and that he had agreed to sign for the League One club over Championship cubs Oxford United and Swansea City. ^[15] He made his debut on the opening day of the season, coming off the bench in a 2–0 defeat against Stockport County. ^[16]

International career

Born in Scotland, Erhahon is of Nigerian descent. ^[17] He has represented Scotland at several youth international levels, ^{[18] [19]} and made his debut for the under-21 team in June 2021. ^[20]

Career statistics

As of 20 September 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		League cup [b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
St Mirren	2017–18 [21]	Scottish Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	1 [c]	0	2	0
	2018–19 [21]	Scottish Premiership	21	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	23	1
	2019–20 [22]	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0
	2020–21 [23]	Scottish Premiership	31	2	3	0	6	0	0	0	40	2
	2021–22 [24]	Scottish Premiership	23	1	2	0	4	0	0	0	29	1
	2022–23 [25]	Scottish Premiership	20	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	25	0
	Total		96	3	8	1	18	0	1	0	123	4
Barnsley (loan)	2019–20 [22]	EFL Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lincoln City	2022–23 [25]	EFL League One	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0
	2023–24 [26]	EFL League One	43	2	1	0	3	0	3 [d]	0	50	2
	2024–25 [27]	EFL League One	31	0	2	0	1	0	4 [d]	0	38	0
	Total		93	2	3	0	4	0	7	0	107	2
Bolton Wanderers	2025–26 [28]	EFL League One	8	0	0	0	1	0	1 [d]	0	10	0
Career total			197	5	11	1	23	0	9	0	240	6

1. Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup
2. Includes Scottish League Cup, EFL Cup
3. Appearance in the Scottish League Challenge Cup.
4. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Individual

• Lincoln City Players' Player of the Season: 2023–24 ^[12]

References

1. "Ethan Erhahon Football Statistics | WhoScored.com". www.whoscored.com.
2. "Profile". St Mirren F.C. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
3. "Performance Schools Roll Of Honour". Scottish Football Association.
4. Ritchie, Craig (6 November 2018). "Ethan Erhahon can become St Mirren's next breakout star insists boss Oran Kearney". Daily Record. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
5. "St Mirren 3-2 Alloa Athletic". BBC Sport. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
6. "Ethan Erhahon: Barnsley sign St Mirren defender on loan". BBC Sport. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
7. "Forest Green Rovers bids for Hibs' Jake Doyle-Hayes and St Mirren's Ethan Erhahon accepted". BBC Sport. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
8. "Erhahon is an Imp". Lincoln City FC. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
9. "Lincoln sign forward Duffy and midfielder Erhahon". BBC Sport. 31 January 2023.
10. "Accrington Stanley vs Lincoln City team news confirmed as deadline day signing starts". LincolnshireLive. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
11. "Imps 3 Blackpool 0". Lincoln City FC. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
12. "City celebrate at End of Season Awards". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
13. "Swans seek alternatives as Erhahon interest ebbs". 13 May 2025 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
14. "Bolton sign Lincoln midfielder Erhahon". 25 July 2025 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
15. [https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/25342454.bolton-wanderers-beat-rivals-lincolns-ethan-erhahon/ The Bolton News: "Bolton Wanderers beat rivals to Lincoln's Ethan Erhahon "]
16. "Stockport County 2–0 Bolton Wanderers" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
17. Hodge, Stuart (9 October 2018). "The 11 best breakthrough stars set to take the SPFL by storm". Daily Record.
18. Ethan Erhahon at the Scottish Football Association
19. St Mirren talent Ethan Erhahon admits he'd love to get back into Scotland set up, Daily Record, 8 April 2021
20. Scotland 1-2 Northern Ireland: Visitors win first of two under-21 internationals, BBC Sport, 2 June 2021
21. "Games played by Ethan Erhahon in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
22. "Games played by Ethan Erhahon in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
23. "Games played by Ethan Erhahon in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
24. "Games played by Ethan Erhahon in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
25. "Games played by Ethan Erhahon in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
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27. "Games played by Ethan Erhahon in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
28. "Games played by Ethan Erhahon in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 July 2022.