Alex Elliott

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Alex Elliott
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Personal information
Full name Alexander Elliott [1]
Date of birth (1987-04-24) April 24, 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder/Forward
Youth career
2005–2007 Portland Pilots
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008 Sportfreunde Siegen 9 (1)
2008–2010 Mainz 05 1 (0)
2008–2010 → Mainz 05 II (loan) 33 (4)
2010 Vancouver Whitecaps 14 (1)
2011–2012 Sportfreunde Siegen 43 (9)
International career‡
2003 Canada U17 7 (2)
2005–2007 Canada U20 16 (4)
2012 Canada national futsal 7 (4)
Managerial career
2014–2017 Quest University Mens Soccer
2017– U15 Whitecaps FC (assistant)
2018– Capilano University Mens Soccer
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 August 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 August 2011

Alexander Elliott (born April 24, 1987) is a Canadian former soccer player. Elliott retired from playing in 2012 and entered the coaching world of soccer. Elliott is a UEFA A Licensed Coach.

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Career

Youth

Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Elliott attended Summerland Secondary School and Magee Secondary School in Vancouver, and played for Columbus FC of the Vancouver Men's league (VMSL) in 2004 Elliott earned the league's golden boot with 12 goals in 16 matches at the age of 16. In 2006 Elliott played in the Pacific Coast Soccer League for Whitecaps FC Reserves with whom he won the championship. Elliott then went on to play three years of college NCAA soccer at the University of Portland. He was named to the WCC All-Freshman Team and started all 19 matches in his first season with the Pilots in 2005, earned All-West Coast Conference Team honours as a sophomore in 2006, and went on to earn All-West Coast Conference First Team honours in 2007, adding WCC points, assist, and game-winning goals leader. Elliott Finished a 3-year NCAA Career with 21 goals and 10 Assists, a point per game average over 52 matches. Elliott occasionally captioned the U15, U17 and U20 Team Canada squads throughout his youth.

Professional

Elliott opted out of the MLS draft and turned professional in 2008 when he signed with Sportfreunde Siegen of the German Bundesliga 3, making seven appearances, With 3 assists. At the summer break of 2008, Elliott was sold to FSV Mainz 05 of the German Bundesliga 1. He played extensively for Mainz's reserves, making 23 appearances and scoring two goals while adding 6 assists.

Elliott returned to Canada in the summer of 2010 when he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps Appearing in 14 of the final 16 matches in the 2010 season. [2]

Elliott then returned to the German Bundesliga to play for former club SportFreunde Siegen Sportfreunde Siegen from 2010 to 2012 scoring 7 goals in 34 matches. Elliott retired from playing in 2012.

International

Elliott has represented Canada at U-15, U-17, U-20 and Men's futsal team levels. He scored two goals in eight matches with the U-17 squad and was a member of the U-17 group that competed in the 2003 CONCACAF Qualifying Tournament. Later he was a member of the U-20 squad that competed in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Scoring 13 goals in 27 Friendly matches over his two years with the U-20 team, Acting as team Co-Capitan. In 2008 Elliott was not released by SF Siegen to join the U23 Canadian Team at Olympic Qualifying. In 2012 Elliott joined the Canadian national futsal team at the 2012 CONCACAF futsal world cup qualifiers in Guatemala. Elliott was the team's top goalscorer with 4 goals in the CONCACAF futsal world cup qualifiers. Elliott retired from playing directly after the tournament.

Business

Elliot is the founding director and current president of Toca Canada, a business that develops youth soccer players with high level coaching, data collection and quick-response technology. [3] It is a growing brand that helps develop the game in North America and Europe. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. July 5, 2007. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2013.
  2. ↑ Newest Whitecap has roots with club [ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "About". TOCA Canada. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  4. ↑ King, R. J. (2022-12-15). "TOCA Football Acquires Total Sports Soccer Facilities in Metro Detroit". DBusiness Magazine. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
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