Elisha Bruce Sam (born 31 March 1997) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Patro Eisden Maasmechelen.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elisha Bruce Sam | ||
Date of birth | (1997-03-31) 31 March 1997 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Antwerp, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
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) |
2020–2022 | Notts County | 49 | (9) |
2022– | Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | 3 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:11, 4 September 2022 (UTC) |
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] On 1 June 2022, Sam had his contract terminated by mutual consent.[9]
On June 23, Elisha signed a contract with the Belgian team Patro Eisden Maasmechelen, which plays in the Belgian National Division 1.[10]
Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hapoel Acre | 2017–18[11] | Israeli Premier League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | |
Hapoel Nof HaGalil (loan) | 2017–18[11] | Liga Leumit | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
FC Eindhoven | 2018–19[11] | Eerste Divisie | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 8 | ||
Arda Kardzhali | 2019–20[11] | Bulgarian First League | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||
Notts County | 2020–21[11] | National League | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 4 | 32 | 7 | |
2021–22[11] | National League | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 2 | 27 | 8 | ||
Total | 49 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 6 | 59 | 15 | |||
Patro Eisden Maasmechelen | 2022–23[11] | Belgian National Division 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 7 | ||
Career total | 125 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 143 | 35 |
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