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

Ethan Erhahon
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Lincoln City
Number 6
Youth career
2006–2017 St Mirren
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2023 St Mirren 96 (3)
2020Barnsley (loan) 0 (0)
2023– Lincoln City 75 (2)
International career
2017–2018 Scotland U17 10 (0)
2018 Scotland U18 2 (0)
2019 Scotland U19 2 (0)
2021– Scotland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:26, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:45, 2 June 2021 (UTC)

Club career

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St Mirren

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Born in Glasgow, Erhahon joined St Mirren at the age of 5.[1] He was a participant in the SFA's Performance School programme at Holyrood Secondary School.[2] In November 2018 he was praised by manager Oran Kearney.[3] In January 2019, he scored his first senior goal in a 3–2 Scottish Cup win at home to Alloa Athletic.[4]

Erhahon moved to Barnsley on loan in January 2020.[5]

St Mirren accepted an offer from Forest Green Rovers for Erhahon in December 2022.[6]

Lincoln City

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On 31 January 2023, Erhahon joined Lincoln City for an undisclosed fee on a long-contract.[7][8] He made his debut the following weekend, playing 90 minutes in the 3-0 win against Accrington Stanley on 4 February 2023.[9] 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.[10] Erhahon was given the Players' Player of the Year at the end of the 2023–24 campaign.[11]

International career

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Born in Scotland, Erhahon is of Nigerian descent.[12] He has represented Scotland at several youth international levels,[13][14] and made his debut for the under-21 team in June 2021.[15]

Career statistics

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As of 16 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
St Mirren 2017–18[16] Scottish Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 2 0
2018–19[16] Scottish Premiership 21 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 23 1
2019–20[17] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0
2020–21[18] Scottish Premiership 31 2 3 0 6 0 0 0 40 2
2021–22[19] Scottish Premiership 23 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 29 1
2022–23[20] 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[17] EFL Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lincoln City 2022–23[20] EFL League One 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
2023–24[21] EFL League One 43 2 1 0 3 0 3[b] 0 50 2
2024–25[22] EFL League One 13 0 0 0 1 0 2[b] 0 16 0
Total 75 2 1 0 4 0 5 0 85 2
Career total 171 5 9 1 22 0 6 0 208 6
  1. ^ Appearance in the Scottish League Challenge Cup.
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Profile". St Mirren F.C. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Performance Schools Roll Of Honour". Scottish Football Association.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "St Mirren 3-2 Alloa Athletic". BBC Sport. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Ethan Erhahon: Barnsley sign St Mirren defender on loan". BBC Sport. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Erhahon is an Imp". Lincoln City FC. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Lincoln sign forward Duffy and midfielder Erhahon" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. ^ "Accrington Stanley vs Lincoln City team news confirmed as deadline day signing starts". LincolnshireLive. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Imps 3 Blackpool 0". Lincoln City FC. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  11. ^ a b "City celebrate at End of Season Awards". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  12. ^ Hodge, Stuart (9 October 2018). "The 11 best breakthrough stars set to take the SPFL by storm". Daily Record.
  13. ^ Ethan Erhahon at the Scottish Football Association
  14. ^ St Mirren talent Ethan Erhahon admits he'd love to get back into Scotland set up, Daily Record, 8 April 2021
  15. ^ Scotland 1-2 Northern Ireland: Visitors win first of two under-21 internationals, BBC Sport, 2 June 2021
  16. ^ a b "Games played by Ethan Erhahon in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  17. ^ a b "Games played by Ethan Erhahon in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  18. ^ "Games played by Ethan Erhahon in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  19. ^ "Games played by Ethan Erhahon in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  20. ^ a b "Games played by Ethan Erhahon in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  21. ^ "Games played by Ethan Erhahon in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  22. ^ "Games played by Ethan Erhahon in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 July 2022.