Elisha Sam

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Elisha Sam
Personal information
Full name Elisha Bruce Sam
Date of birth (1997-03-31) 31 March 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Antwerp, Belgium
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Notts County
Number 19
Youth career
2003–2007 Vlug Vooruit
2007–2014 Lierse
2014–2017 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– Notts County 13 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 februari 2021 (UTC)

Elisha Bruce Sam (born 31 March 1997) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Notts County.

Club career[]

He made his Israeli Premier League debut for Hapoel Acre on 20 August 2017 in a game against Bnei Sakhnin as a 71st-minute substitute for Fejsal Mulić.[1]

On 31 August 2018, he moved to the Netherlands, signing a one-year contract with FC Eindhoven, with the club holding a one-year extension option.[2]

On 26 June 2019 he signed a contract with the newly promoted to the Bulgarian First League team Arda Kardzhali. [3] On 27 July, he scored two goals in a 3–1 home victory over Beroe, contributing to the historic first win for the team from Kardzhali in the top division of Bulgarian football.[4]

On 31 August 2020, he signed for English National League side Notts County.[5] Sam scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw at Halifax Town on 17 November 2020, before scoring again against Wealdstone in a 3–0 win 10 days later. On 27 February 2021, Sam scored a stunning back-heel volley in the club's FA Trophy quarter-final win over Oxford City, with many pundits already calling it the Puskás Award winner for the year.[6][7] Sam was awarded the National League Player of the Month award for February 2022, scoring four goals across the month.[8]

Career statistics[]

As of 12 February 2022[9]

Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hapoel Akko 2017–18 Israeli Premier League 7 0 0 0 5[a] 1 — 12 1
Hapoel Nazareth Illit (loan) 2017–18 Liga Leumit 15 1 — — — 15 1
FC Eindhoven 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 33 8 0 0 — — 33 8
Arda Kardzhali 2019–20 First Professional Football League 16 3 1 0 — — 17 3
Notts County 2020–21 National League 34 5 1 0 — 6[b] 6 41 11
Career total 84 15 2 0 5 1 4 3 95 19
  1. ^ Appearances in Toto Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 20 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Spits Elisha Sam naar FC Eindhoven" [Striker Elisha Sam to FC Eindhoven] (in Dutch). FC Eindhoven. 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  3. ^ Трима футболисти минаха прегледи в АРДА
  4. ^ "Arda Kardzhali vs. Beroe Stara Zagora 3:1". flashscore.com. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Sam signs". Notts County FC official club website. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Puskas contender Elisha Sam scores stunning backheel volley for Notts County". The Guardian. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Notts County's Elisha Sam scores Puskas contender with incredible back-heel volley in win against Oxford City". Talk Sport. 27 February 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  8. ^ "National League's February Monthly Award Winners Announced!". www.thenationalleague.org.uk. 7 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Elisha Sam". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

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