lichaa made his first pre-season appearance for canterbury in the 2015 nrl auckland nines. in round 1 of the 2015 nrl season, he made his canterbury debut against the penrith panthers, playing at hooker in the club's 24-18 loss at penrith stadium. in round 4 against the wests tigers, he scored his first nrl career try in the bulldogs' 25-24 golden-point extra time win at anz stadium. in round 23 against the gold coast titans, he suffered a season ending lower leg injury. he scored 3 tries from 21 matches in his first year with the bulldogs. he was named in the lebanon 48-man train-on squad ahead of two 2017 rugby league world cup qualifiers against south africa, however he didn't take part in either match.