Elijah Martin

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.

Elijah Martin
Personal information
Full name Elijah Kain Martin[1]
Date of birth (1996-07-04) July 4, 1996[2]
Place of birth Fresno, California, United States[2]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Playing 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 0 (0)
National team‡
2013 United States U17
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 25, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 23, 2016

Career

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

Before the 2014 USL Pro season it was confirmed that Martin had 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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
LA Galaxy II 2014 USL Pro90——————90
LA Galaxy II 2015 USL80——————80
Career total 170000000170

References
  1. "Elijah Martin". US Development Academy. Archived from the original on June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  2. "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. 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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