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Elijah Martin
Personal information
Full name Elijah Kain Martin[1]
Date of birth (1996-07-04) July 4, 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Fresno, California, United States[2]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
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)
2020–2023 San Diego Loyal 99 (2)
2024 El Paso Locomotive 0 (0)
International career‡
2013 United States U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:54, July 13, 2024 (UTC)
‡ 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 El Paso Locomotive 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

LA Galaxy II

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]

Tampa Bay Rowdies 2

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]

El Paso Locomotive

Following San Diego Loyal's disbandment, Martin signed with El Paso Locomotive ahead of their 2024 season.[9] On June 17, 2024, Martin and El Paso Locomotive mutually agreed to part ways.[10]

International

Martin has played for the United States U17 side during the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[11]

Career statistics

As of February 3, 2016[12]
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 7 0 0 0 — — — — 7 0
LA Galaxy II 2015 USL 8 0 0 0 — — — — 8 0
Fresno FC II 2017 USOC - - — — 1 0 — — 1 0
Fresno FC 2019 USLC 30 1 1 0 2 0 — — 33 1
San Diego Loyal 2020 15 0 - - - - — — 15 0
2021 31 1 1 0 - - — — 32 1
2022 33 1 1 0 2 0 — — 36 1
2023 20 0 0 0 2 0 — — 22 0
Career total 144 3 3 0 7 0 0 0 154 3

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. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. 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. ^ https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1290143
  10. ^ Huichapa, Alberto (June 17, 2024). "El Paso Locomotive FC Mutually Part Ways with Elijah Martin and Diego Abarca". El Paso Locomotive. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  11. ^ "Haiti U17 0 – 3 United States U17". Soccerway. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
  12. ^ Elijah Martin at Soccerway
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