Ethan Erhahon
{{Short description|Scottish footballer (born 2001)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Ethan Erhahon
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|5|9|df=y}}
|birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland
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|position = Midfielder
|currentclub = Lincoln City
|clubnumber = 6
|youthyears1 = 2006–2017
|youthclubs1 = St Mirren
|years1 = 2017–2023
|clubs1 = St Mirren
|caps1 = 96
|goals1 = 3
|years2 = 2020
|clubs2 = → Barnsley (loan)
|caps2 = 0
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2023–
|clubs3 = Lincoln City
|caps3 = 91
|goals3 = 2
|nationalyears1 = 2017–2018
|nationalteam1 = Scotland U17
|nationalcaps1 = 10
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|nationalyears2 = 2018
|nationalteam2 = Scotland U18
|nationalcaps2 = 2
|nationalgoals2 = 0
|nationalyears3 = 2019
|nationalteam3 = Scotland U19
|nationalcaps3 = 2
|nationalgoals3 = 0
|nationalyears4 = 2021–
|nationalteam4 = Scotland U21
|nationalcaps4 = 1
|nationalgoals4 = 0
|club-update = 19:54, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
|ntupdate = 19:45, 2 June 2021 (UTC)
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Ethan Erhahon (born 9 May 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{English football updater|LincolnC}} club Lincoln City.
Club career
=St Mirren=
Born in Glasgow, Erhahon joined St Mirren at the age of 5.{{cite web|url=https://www.stmirren.com/ethan-erhahon|title=Profile|accessdate=17 October 2019|publisher=St Mirren F.C.}} He was a participant in the SFA's Performance School programme at Holyrood Secondary School.{{cite web |url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/performance/jd-performance-schools/roll-of-honour/ |title=Performance Schools Roll Of Honour |publisher=Scottish Football Association}} In November 2018 he was praised by manager Oran Kearney.{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/ethan-erhahon-can-become-st-13541361|title=Ethan Erhahon can become St Mirren's next breakout star insists boss Oran Kearney|date=6 November 2018|accessdate=17 December 2018|first=Craig |last=Ritchie|publisher=Daily Record}} In January 2019, he scored his first senior goal in a 3–2 Scottish Cup win at home to Alloa Athletic.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46847911 |title=St Mirren 3-2 Alloa Athletic |publisher= |website=BBC Sport |date=19 January 2019 |accessdate=20 January 2019}}
Erhahon moved to Barnsley on loan in January 2020.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51327071 |title=Ethan Erhahon: Barnsley sign St Mirren defender on loan |website=BBC Sport |date=31 January 2020 |accessdate=31 January 2020}}
St Mirren accepted an offer from Forest Green Rovers for Erhahon in December 2022.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64115280 |title=Forest Green Rovers bids for Hibs' Jake Doyle-Hayes and St Mirren's Ethan Erhahon accepted |website=BBC Sport |date=29 December 2022 |accessdate=29 December 2022}}
=Lincoln City=
On 31 January 2023, Erhahon joined Lincoln City for an undisclosed fee on a long-contract.{{cite news |title=Erhahon is an Imp|url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/2023/january/erhahon-is-an-imp/|access-date=31 January 2023 |publisher=Lincoln City FC |date=31 January 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/64468714|title=Lincoln sign forward Duffy and midfielder Erhahon|via=www.bbc.co.uk}} He made his debut the following weekend, playing 90 minutes in the 3-0 win against Accrington Stanley on 4 February 2023.{{cite news |title=Accrington Stanley vs Lincoln City team news confirmed as deadline day signing starts|url=https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/accrington-stanley-lincoln-team-news-8112583|access-date=4 February 2023 |publisher=LincolnshireLive |date=4 February 2023}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/2023/august/imps-blackpool/|title=Imps 3 Blackpool 0|access-date=26 August 2023 |publisher=Lincoln City FC |date=26 August 2023}} Erhahon was given the Players' Player of the Year at the end of the 2023–24 campaign.{{cite web|title=City celebrate at End of Season Awards|url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/2024/april/city-celebrate-at-end-of-season-awards/|publisher=Lincoln City FC|access-date=29 April 2024}}
International career
Born in Scotland, Erhahon is of Nigerian descent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/11-best-breakthrough-stars-set-13383862|title=The 11 best breakthrough stars set to take the SPFL by storm|first=Stuart|last=Hodge|date=9 October 2018|website=Daily Record}} He has represented Scotland at several youth international levels,{{SFA player|224860}}[https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/st-mirren-talent-ethan-erhahon-23874304.amp St Mirren talent Ethan Erhahon admits he'd love to get back into Scotland set up], Daily Record, 8 April 2021 and made his debut for the under-21 team in June 2021.[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57337184 Scotland 1-2 Northern Ireland: Visitors win first of two under-21 internationals], BBC Sport, 2 June 2021
Career statistics
{{updated|21 April 2025}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National cup{{efn|Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup}} !colspan=2|League cup{{efn|Includes Scottish League Cup, EFL Cup}} !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
rowspan=7|St Mirren
|2017–18{{soccerbase season|104544|2018|accessdate=22 August 2020}} |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{Efn|Appearance in the Scottish League Challenge Cup.}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2018–19
|21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
2019–20{{soccerbase season|104544|2019|accessdate=22 August 2020}}
|Scottish Premiership |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
2020–21{{soccerbase season|104544|2020|accessdate=22 August 2020}}
|Scottish Premiership |31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
2021–22{{soccerbase season|104544|2021|accessdate=20 July 2021}}
|Scottish Premiership |23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
2022–23{{soccerbase season|104544|2022|accessdate=10 July 2022}}
|Scottish Premiership |20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
colspan=2|Total
!96 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 4 | |
Barnsley (loan)
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
rowspan=4|Lincoln City
|19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
2023–24{{soccerbase season|104544|2023|accessdate=10 July 2022}}
|EFL League One |43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 50 | 2 | |
2024–25{{soccerbase season|104544|2024|accessdate=10 July 2022}}
|EFL League One |29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
colspan=2|Total
!91 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 105 | 2 | |
colspan=3|Career total
!187 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 228 | 6 |
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Honours
Individual
- Lincoln City Players' Player of the Season: 2023–24
References
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Category:Footballers from Glasgow
Category:Scottish men's footballers
Category:Scotland men's youth international footballers
Category:Scotland men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Scottish Professional Football League players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Black British sportsmen
Category:21st-century Black British people
Category:British people of Nigerian descent
Category:Scottish people of Nigerian descent
Category:St Mirren F.C. players
Category:Barnsley F.C. players
Category:Lincoln City F.C. players
Category:People educated at Holyrood Secondary School
Category:Sportspeople of Nigerian descent
Category:English Football League players
Category:21st-century Scottish sportsmen
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