Kilian Elkinson

Kilian Elkinson
Kilian Elkinson playing against Cuba
Personal information
Full name Kilian Joel Elkinson
Date of birth (1990-04-02) 2 April 1990
Place of birth Hamilton, Bermuda
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Striker / Left back
Youth career
PHC Zebras
North Village Rams
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Toronto 8 (0)
2011–2014 Toronto 39 (15)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Toronto FC 0 (0)
2016 North Toronto Nitros 13 (15)
National team‡
2009– Canada Maccabi
2015– Bermuda 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:12, 30 December 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:12, 30 December 2016 (UTC)

Kilian Joel Elkinson (born 2 April 1990) is a Bermudian footballer.

Early life

Born in Bermuda, Elkinson played for the youth teams of PHC Zebras and North Village Rams before moving to Toronto at the age of 15.[1]

Later life

Kilian moved to Nigeria and took a sewing course in the middle of Abuja. In Canada, he attended Upper Canada College where he won 3 CISAA championships including one with the 2008 squad which he captained.[2]

Club career

A left-footed player,[3] he was signed to developmental spot by Toronto FC in the Major League Soccer and appeared in the reserve league and in friendlies. He played for the University of Toronto where he was MVP and leading goalscorer of the Ontario league with 11 goals in 10 games and was awarded First Team All Canadian.[4][5]

In 2016, he played for North Toronto Nitros in League1 Ontario, finishing fourth in league scoring with 15 goals in just 13 appearances.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 December 2015
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC 2008 MLS 000000000000
Career total 000000000000

International career

The midfielder recently became eligible for the Bermudian national team. He got his first international cap in June 2015 in a friendly against Puerto Rico[7][8] before making the squad to face Guatemala in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying.[9]

Elkinson also represents Canada on an amateur basis having been named to the 2009 Maccabiah Games, 2013 Maccabiah Games and 2015 Summer Universiade squads for football.[10][11][12] He played for Team Canada in Israel at the 2017 Maccabiah Games.[13]

Honours

Country

Maccabi Canada

References

  1. ↑ Faries, Jordan (2015-06-10). "Elkinson adds depth to Bascome's defence". The Royal Gazette. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
  2. ↑ http://www.theroyalgazette.com/siftology.royalgazette/Article/article.jsp?articleId=7d845d330030031&sectionId=117
  3. ↑ Faries, Jordan (2015-06-10). "Elkinson adds depth to Bascome's defence". The Royal Gazette. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
  4. ↑ http://varsityblues.ca/news/2014/10/28/MSOC_1028141902.aspx
  5. ↑ http://varsityblues.ca/news/2014/11/5/MSOC_1105142323.aspx?path=wcurl
  6. ↑ "Statistics - 2016 Regular Season - Men's". League1 Ontario. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  7. ↑ http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20150606/SPORT01/150609785
  8. ↑ http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20150610/SPORT01/150619987
  9. ↑ http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20150608/SPORT01/150609716
  10. ↑ "2009 Squads". Big Soccer. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  11. ↑ "2013 Delegation". Maccabi Canada. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
  12. ↑ "Biography Overview". Universiade Gwangju 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
  13. ↑
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