Edson Elcock

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Edson Elcock
Personal information
Full name Edson Elcock
Date of birth (1985-01-10) January 10, 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Brooklyn, New York, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2003 Wingate Bulldogs
2004–2006 Old Dominion Monarchs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004 Brooklyn Knights 1 (0)
2006 Virginia Beach Submariners 10 (5)
2007 Kansas City Wizards 0 (0)
2008 Puerto Rico Islanders 9 (2)
2009–2012 Richmond Kickers 69 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 29, 2013

Edson Elcock (born January 10, 1985, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American soccer player.

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Career

College and amateur

Elcock attended Brooklyn Friends School, where he set the record for most goals in a season. He was also on the 2003 Brooklyn Friends basketball team which won the NYS State Championship. He played college soccer at NCAA Division II Wingate University in 2003 where he was the South Atlantic Conference Freshman of the Year. Following the 2003 season, he transferred to Old Dominion University, where he was a 2006 first team All American. In 2006, he helped lead ODU to its fifth straight NCAA tournament appearance as the Monarchs advanced for the first time to the round of 16. Elcock was also honored by the Norfolk Sports Club with the Tom Scott award which is presented to ODU's top senior student athlete. [1]

During his college years Elcock also played for the Brooklyn Knights and the Virginia Beach Submariners in USL Premier Development League. [2]

Professional

Elcock was drafted in the 3rd round (29th overall) in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft by the Kansas City Wizards [3] and signed a developmental contract. He saw no first team games, only playing eight reserve team games, before being waived at the end of the season. [4]

In 2008, Elcock signed with the Puerto Rico Islanders of the USL First Division. After playing only 9 games and scoring 2 goals for the squad, Edson resigned to continue his education. [5]

Elcock returned to professional soccer in 2009 when he signed with the Richmond Kickers in the USL Second Division, and helped the Kickers to the 2009 USL Second Division championship. On January 14, 2010, Richmond announced the re-signing of Elcock for the 2010 season. [6] Elcock re-signed for the 2011 season on January 5, 2011. [7]

He returned to Richmond again for the 2012 season, agreeing terms on January 5, 2012. [8]

Honors

Richmond Kickers

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References

  1. ↑ "Old Dominion Player Profile". Archived from the original on 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
  2. ↑ "2006 Virginia Beach Submariners". Archived from the original on 2008-11-22. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
  3. ↑ "Edson Elcock team profile". Kansas City Wizards. Archived from the original on 2008-06-20. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
  4. ↑ 2007 MLS Reserve Division Stats
  5. ↑ "Breves" (in Spanish). El Nuevo Dia. 2008-09-25. Archived from the original on 2008-09-28. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
  6. ↑ "Richmond re-signs four". USLsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  7. ↑ "Kickers Add Firepower". 5 January 2011. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
  8. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
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