Elijah Martin

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Elijah Martin
Personal information
Full name Elijah Kain Martin[1]
Date of birth (1996-07-04) July 4, 1996 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Fresno, California, United States[2]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Club information
Current team
 San Diego Loyal
Number 3
Youth career
2009–2012 Cal Odyssey
2013–2014 LA Galaxy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 IMG Academy Bradenton 10 (1)
2014–2015 LA Galaxy II 17 (0)
2016 Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 5 (0)
2017–2018 Fresno FC U-23 21 (2)
2019 Fresno FC 30 (1)
2020– San Diego Loyal 46 (1)
National team‡
2013 United States U17
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 8, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 23, 2016

Elijah Kain Martin (born July 4, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for San Diego Loyal in the USL Championship.

Youth[]

From Fresno, California, Martin played for Cal Odyssey of the U.S. Development Academy for three years before joining the USL PDL side of the IMG Academy in 2013.[3] Martin joined the LA Galaxy U-17/18 squad for the 2013–2014 U.S. Soccer Development Academy season.[4]

Professional career[]

Before the 2014 USL Pro season, Martin signed for the LA Galaxy II squad, the reserve side of the LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer.[5] Martin then made his debut for the Galaxy II side on June 8, 2014 against the Dayton Dutch Lions. He came on as a halftime substitute for Dragan Stojkov as the Galaxy II won 5–1.[6] He left the club following the 2015 season.[7]

Martin was announced on April 14, 2016, as a member of the initial roster for the Tampa Bay Rowdies' NPSL reserve side Rowdies 2.[8]

International[]

Martin has played for the United States U17 side during the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[9]

Career statistics[]

As of February 3, 2016[10]
Club Season League League Cup U.S. Open Cup CONCACAF Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
LA Galaxy II 2014 USL Pro 9 0 — — — — — — 9 0
LA Galaxy II 2015 USL 8 0 — — — — — — 8 0
Career total 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0

References[]

  1. ^ "Elijah Martin". US Development Academy. Archived from the original on June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Elijah Martin". US Soccer. Archived from the original on June 13, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  3. ^ "IMG Academy Bradenton players Elijah Martin and Andrew Wolverton receive honorable mention from the USL PDL". IMG Academy. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  4. ^ "#28 – Elijah Kain Martin". U.S. Soccer Development Academy. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  5. ^ Becker, Josie. "LA Galaxy Officially unveil 2014 home kit during Jersey Week". LA Galaxy Confidential. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  6. ^ "LA Galaxy II 5 – 1 Dayton Dutch Lions". Soccerway. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  7. ^ "LA Galaxy II announce roster for 2016 USL season". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  8. ^ "ROWDIES 2 UNVEILS INITIAL ROSTER". RowdiesSoccer.com. April 14, 2016. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  9. ^ "Haiti U17 0 – 3 United States U17". Soccerway. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  10. ^ Elijah Martin at Soccerway

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