| Elisha Sam | |
| Full Name: | Elisha Bruce Sam |
| Birth Date: | 31 March 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Antwerp, Belgium and Pakistani |
| Height: | 1.95 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Patro Eisden |
| Clubnumber: | 19 |
| Youthyears1: | 2003–2007 |
| Youthclubs1: | Vlug Vooruit |
| Youthyears2: | 2007–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Lierse |
| Youthyears3: | 2014–2019 |
| Youthclubs3: | Standard Liège |
| Years1: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Hapoel Acre |
| Caps1: | 7 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Clubs2: | → Hapoel Nazareth Illit (loan) |
| Caps2: | 15 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | FC Eindhoven |
| Caps3: | 33 |
| Goals3: | 8 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | Arda Kardzhali |
| Caps4: | 16 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs5: | Notts County |
| Caps5: | 49 |
| Goals5: | 9 |
| Years6: | 2022– |
| Clubs6: | Patro Eisden |
| Caps6: | 47 |
| Goals6: | 17 |
| Club-Update: | 12 May 2024 |
Elisha Bruce Sam (born 31 March 1997) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Patro Eisden.
Elisha 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] On 1 June 2022, Sam had his contract terminated by mutual consent.[9]
On 23 June, Elisha signed a contract with the Belgian team Patro Eisden Maasmechelen, which plays in the Belgian National Division 1.[10]
His two-year younger brother Ephraim Sam played in the youth of K.A.A. Gent, Merksemse Vlug Vooruit and Lierse S.K., as well as senior by Olympic Pirates Deurne Borgerhout and KVC Oostmalle Sport.[11] Their father hails from Ghana, while their mother is from Belgium.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Hapoel Acre | 2017–18[13] | Israeli Premier League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| Hapoel Nof HaGalil (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 | Bulgarian First League | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 3 | |||
| Notts County | 2020–21 | National League | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 4 | 32 | 7 | ||
| 2021–22 | National League | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | 27 | 8 | |||
| Total | 49 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 6 | 59 | 15 | ||||
| Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | 2022–23 | Belgian National Division 1 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 18 | 11 | |||
| Career total | 138 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 156 | 39 | |||