Elijah Martin

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Elijah Martin
Personal information
Full name Elijah Kain Martin [1]
Date of birth (1996-07-04) July 4, 1996 (age 27) [2]
Place of birth Fresno, California, United States [2]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) [2]
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Team information
Current team
El Paso Locomotive
Number 3
Youth career
2009–2012 Cal Odyssey
2013–2014 LA Galaxy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 October 21, 2023
‡ 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.

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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

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]

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]

Following San Diego Loyal's disbandment, Martin signed with El Paso Locomotive ahead of their 2024 season. [9]

International

Martin has played for the United States U17 side during the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship. [10]

Career statistics

As of February 3, 2016 [11]
ClubSeasonLeagueLeague CupU.S. Open Cup CONCACAF Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
LA Galaxy II 2014 USL Pro 700070
LA Galaxy II 2015 USL 800080
Fresno FC II 2017 USOC --1010
Fresno FC 2019 USLC 3011020331
San Diego Loyal 2020 150----150
2021 31110--321
2022 3311020361
2023 2000020220
Career total14433070001543

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  5. Becker, Josie. "LA Galaxy Officially unveil 2014 home kit during Jersey Week". LA Galaxy Confidential. Retrieved June 24, 2014.
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  7. "LA Galaxy II announce roster for 2016 USL season". LAGalaxy.com. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
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  9. https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1290143
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  11. Elijah Martin at Soccerway