Biography

He’ll go down as the standout player of the 2025–26 season, even though he only played in half of it. But what a half! On loan from Frankfurt during the winter transfer window, Elye Wahi carried the red-and-black team, despite an injury sustained in Lyon that kept him off the field for over a month.

Scoring in his very first match—just eight minutes after being brought on by Claude Puel against Strasbourg—the player who went on to become an Ivorian international sent shivers down the spines of the Nice fans.

His 35-meter lob in Angers, his two-goal performance in the French Cup semifinal at the Meinau, his Panenka at the Vélodrome, and his two goals in the second leg of the relegation playoff against Saint-Étienne—which secured the team’s place in Ligue 1: Elye has made a comeback under the sun, with 9 goals and 2 assists in 19 appearances.

The highlight of his season: a call-up to the World Cup with the Ivory Coast. A bold decision by his coach, former Aiglon Emerse Fae.