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 Wahi with the Ivory Coast in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sepe Elye Delmas Wahi | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Courcouronnes, Essonne, France | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Nice (on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt) | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2016 | Suresnes | ||
| 2016–2018 | Caen | ||
| 2018 | Montfermeil | ||
| 2018–2020 | Montpellier | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Montpellier II | 11 | (3) |
| 2020–2023 | Montpellier | 85 | (32) |
| 2023–2024 | Lens | 27 | (9) |
| 2024–2025 | Marseille | 13 | (3) |
| 2025– | Eintracht Frankfurt | 18 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Nice (loan) | 14 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | France U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | France U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | France U19 | 10 | (4) |
| 2023 | France U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | France U21 | 13 | (3) |
| 2024 | France Olympic | 2 | (0) |
| 2026– | Ivory Coast | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Sepe Elye Delmas Wahi (born 2 January 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Nice on loan from German club Eintracht Frankfurt. Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national team.
Early life
Sepe Elye Delmas Wahi[2] was born on 2 January 2003[3] in Courcouronnes, a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris in the French department of Essonne.[4] He is of Ivorian descent.[5]
Wahi's father died when he was two years old. He grew up with his mother Olga, his sister, and his stepfather Richmond.[6]
Club career
Caen
While a youth player at Caen, Wahi made headlines for scoring 89 goals in the 2016–17 season as an under-14 and under-15 player.[5][7]
Montpellier
On 17 October 2019, Wahi signed his first professional contract with Montpellier.[8] He made his professional debut in a 2–0 Ligue 1 loss to Metz on 16 December 2020.[9]
Wahi scored his first goal for Montpellier in a 3–2 loss to Monaco on 15 January 2021. In doing so, he became the club's second-youngest ever goal scorer at the age of 18 years and 13 days.[10] On 14 March 2022, Wahi signed a contract extension at Montpellier.[11] On 29 December 2022, by scoring his twentieth career Ligue 1 goal in a 2–0 away win over Lorient, Wahi became only the second teenager after Kylian Mbappé to reach this milestone in the previous forty years.[12] He quickly became the second youngest player in the history of Ligue 1 to reach the landmark of 25 goals in the competition.[13] On 7 May 2023, he scored four goals in fifteen minutes for Montpellier in a 5–4 away defeat to Lyon.[14]
Lens
On 20 August 2023, Wahi signed a five-year contract with Lens following a €35 million transfer from Montpellier.[15] The deal became Lens's record arrival, Montpellier's record sale, and the second-biggest transfer between two Ligue 1 clubs.[16] On the same day, he was presented to the Stade Bollaert-Delelis ahead of a match against Rennes, holding his new number 9 shirt.[17] On 29 September, he scored his first goal at the club in a 1–0 away win over Strasbourg.[18] On 3 October, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal and provided an assist in a 2–1 home victory over Arsenal, winning the player of the match award.[19]
Marseille
On 13 August 2024, Wahi joined fellow Ligue 1 club Marseille for a fee of €25 million, plus €5 million in potential bonuses.[20][21] It was reported by the media, but not confirmed by the club, that he had signed a five-year contract.[22]
Eintracht Frankfurt
On 24 January 2025, Wahi moved to Germany and signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with Eintracht Frankfurt.[23]
Nice (loans)
On 1 January 2026, Wahi was loaned to Ligue 1 side Nice until the end of the season.[24] Two days later, he netted a goal on his debut in a 1–1 draw with Strasbourg.[25]
After spending the 2026–27 preseason with Eintracht, on 24 August 2026 Wahi returned to Nice on another loan, with an option to buy.[26]
International career
Youth
Wahi is a youth international for France. He had a single cap with France U17, where he played against Italy U17 on 3 December 2019. The match ended in a 1–1 draw.[citation needed]
With France U19, he scored a goal against England U19 on 6 October 2021, in a 3–1 win. He then also scored in the next game against Mexico U19, which ended in a 4–1 victory.[citation needed]
In September 2022, Wahi was called up for the first time with France U21 by manager Sylvain Ripoll.[27] He went on to score his first goal on his second cap for the national side against Belgium U21.[28]
Senior
On 28 March 2026, Wahi's request to switch allegiance to Ivory Coast was approved by FIFA.[29]
On May 15, 2026, Wahi was integrated by Ivory Coast coach Emerse Faé in his list of 26 players in order to participate in the 2026 World Cup.[30] After making his World Cup debut starting in a 1–0 win over Ecuador, he was denied a visa to Canada for the second match against Germany due to alleged involvement in a spot-fixing scandal earlier that year.[31] He was later granted entry after officials confirmed he met the requirements for travel.[32]
Controversies
In March 2018, Elye Wahi was expelled from the Collège Jean-Moulin secondary school in partnership with Caen's youth academy.[6] On 12 March 2018, the Collège had summoned Wahi’s stepfather, his legal representative, to a disciplinary committee on the grounds that Wahi had committed the following actions: "Under the verbal threat of physical violence, [Wahi] ordered three of his classmates to follow him into the restrooms and forced them to undress."[6] In November 2021, investigative reporter Romain Molina alleged that Wahi had pressured the three students to masturbate in front of him.[33][7]
In October 2021, a 22-year-old woman filed a legal complaint against Wahi for violence that resulted in her being incapable to work. She claimed that he had punched her in the nose during an evening out at the L'Entrepôt nightclub in Lattes, Hérault, on the night of 12–13 September a month earlier.[34] The woman received treatment from emergency services for her injuries.[35] Wahi's entourage denied the allegations, and the case was eventually closed without further action.[6]
In June 2026, The Athletic reported Wahi had been arrested by French police in May over alleged fixing offences.[36]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 29 May 2026[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Montpellier II | 2018–19 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Championnat National 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Championnat National 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | |||||
| Montpellier | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 10 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 19 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 85 | 32 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 92 | 32 | ||||
| Lens | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8[b] | 3 | — | 36 | 12 | |
| Marseille | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3[d] | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| Nice (loan) | 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 1[e] | 2 | 19 | 9 | |
| Career total | 168 | 52 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 197 | 60 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal
- ↑ Six appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearance in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
International
- As of match played 30 June 2026[37]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 2026 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Honours
Nice
- Coupe de France runner-up: 2025–26[38]
Individual
References
- ↑ "Elye Wahi" (in French). RC Lens. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ↑ "Olympique Lyonnais 5–4 Montpellier HSC" (in French). French Football Federation. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- 1 2 "E. Wahi: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ↑ "Sepe Elye Wahi". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- 1 2 "Meet 14-year-old SM Caen forward Elye Wahi, who scored 89 goals last season". www.getfootballnewsfrance.com. 27 September 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 "Wahi, les collines du crack". SOFOOT.com (in French). 7 October 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- 1 2 Tarayre, Romain (23 December 2021). "The Dark Side of the "Beautiful" Game". The Spectator. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ↑ "MHSC : Elye Wahi, 16 ans et déjà pro !". Gazette live.
- ↑ "Montpellier vs. Metz - 16 December 2020". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Elye Wahi, 2e plus jeune buteur de l'histoire du club | MHSC Foot, billetterie Montpellier Hérault, mhsc match, match Montpellier, led publicitaire, panneau publicitaire led". www.mhscfoot.com. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ↑ "Elye Wahi extends contract with Montpellier". Get French Football News. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ↑ Béal, Xavier (29 December 2022). "Lorient-Montpellier : Elye Wahi égale un record de Kylian Mbappé". Goal (in French). Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ↑ Maurice, Nicolas (20 March 2023). "Wahi, toujours lui". Esprit Paillade (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ↑ "L'OL arrache une victoire complètement folle face à Montpellier (5-4)" (in French). L'Équipe. 7 May 2023.
- ↑ "Transferts : l'attaquant Elye Wahi signe cinq ans à Lens". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ↑ à 20h55, Par Le Parisien Le 20 août 2023 (20 August 2023). "Mercato : Elye Wahi signe son contrat avec Lens au stade Bollaert-Delelis avant le match contre Rennes". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 20 August 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Media365 (20 August 2023). "Lens : Elye Wahi présenté devant le public de Bollaert (officiel)". Orange Actualités (in French). Retrieved 20 August 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Striker Elye Wahi's goal gives Lens a 1-0 win at Strasbourg in French league". AP News. 29 September 2023.
- ↑ "Wahi stars with goal and assist as Lens beats Arsenal 2-1 in Champions League". AP News. 3 October 2023.
- ↑ "Elye Wahi in blue and white". Olympique de Marseille. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ↑ Site, Transfer (13 August 2024). "Elye Wahi Joins Olympique Marseille in €25m Deal". transfer-site.co.uk. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ↑ "Official | Elye Wahi joins Marseille from Lens". Yahoo Sports. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ↑ "Eintracht verpflichtet Elye Wahi" [Eintracht signs Elye Wahi] (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ↑ "Transferts : Elye Wahi officiellement prêté par l'Eintracht Francfort à l'OGC Nice" [Transfers: Elye Wahi officially loaned by Eintracht Frankfurt to OGC Nice] (in French). L'Équipe. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ↑ "Wahi lifts Nice, Penders excels in 1-1 draw with Strasbourg". OneFootball. 4 January 2026.
- ↑ "Elye Wahi returns home". OGC Nice. 24 August 2026. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
- ↑ Wojtowicz, Luka (14 November 2022). "Elye Wahi convoqué de dernière minute avec les Bleus Espoirs". Esprit Paillade (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ↑ Waked, Nicolas (26 September 2022). "Elye Wahi buteur avec les Espoirs !". Esprit Paillade (in French). Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ↑ "FIFA Change of Association Platform". Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "La liste de la Côte d'Ivoire pour la Coupe du Monde 2026". FIFA (in French). 15 May 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
- ↑ "Ivory Coast's Wahi denied entry to Canada". BBC Sport. 18 June 2026.
- ↑ "Ivory Coast's Wahi allowed into Canada after visa issue". BBC Sport. 18 June 2026.
- ↑ Lenormand, Maxime (19 November 2021). "Romain Molina dévoile les raisons qui auraient poussé Caen à renvoyer Wahi". Malherbe-inside.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 30 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ↑ Lengronne, Victor (9 October 2021). "Montpellier : le joueur du MHSC Elye Wahi accusé de violences par une femme qui a déposé plainte" [Montpellier: the MHSC player Elye Wahi accused of violence by a woman who has filed a complaint]. France Info (in French). Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ↑ "Montpellier prospect Elye Wahi accused of hitting a woman in a nightclub - Get French Football News". 7 October 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ↑ Whitehead, Jacob (17 June 2026). "World Cup player Elye Wahi arrested for alleged fixing offences on eve of tournament". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ Elye Wahi at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Lens lift the French Cup for the first time after beating Nice in the final". Associated Press. 11 June 2026. Retrieved 22 May 2026.
- ↑ "Trophées UNFP : le plus beau but de Ligue 1 révélé". Onze Mondial (in French). 28 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
External links
- Profile at the Olympique de Marseille website
- Elye Wahi at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Elye Wahi – UEFA competition record (archive)
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