Elijah Wynder

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Elijah Wynder
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Elijah Wynder playing for Louisville City in 2024
Personal information
Full name Elijah Wynder
Date of birth (2003-03-10) March 10, 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Oldham County, Kentucky, United States
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Louisville City
Number 23
Youth career
Louisville City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– Louisville City 77 (11)
2022 → FC Tucson (loan) 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 7, 2024

Elijah Wynder (born March 10, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club Louisville City FC.

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Club career

Wynder signed a USL Academy contract with USL Championship side Louisville City on April 10, 2019. [1] He made his professional debut though for the club on August 15, 2020, against Loudoun United. He came on as a 67th-minute substitute for Corben Bone as Louisville City won 2–0. [2] A month after signing with the first team, Wynder suffered a season ending injury, missing the entire 2021 season.

Louisville loaned Wynder to FC Tucson on February 10, 2022, with the option to recall Wynder after June 1, 2022. [3] On July 9, Louisville announced that they would recall Wynder from his loan after 12 appearances for Tucson. [4]

Personal life

Wynder is the older brother of Benfica B defender Joshua Wynder. [5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played March 1, 2024 [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Louisville City 2019 USL Championship 0010—10
2020 10———10
2021 00———00
Total1010—20
FC Tucson (loan) 2022 USL League One 12020—140
Total12020—140
Louisville City 2022 USL Championship 132———132
2023 30320—323
Total30520—325
Career total5655000615

Honors

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ Sayers, Justin (April 10, 2019). "Louisville City FC signs 16-year-old Collegiate student as first Academy signing". Courier-Journal. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Louisville City FC 2–0 Loudoun United FC". Soccerway.
  3. ↑ "Elijah Wynder Joins FC Tucson For 2022 Season". fctucson.com. February 10, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Elijah Wynder returns to LouCity after loan stint in Tucson". uslchampionship.com. July 18, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Josh Wynder joins his older brother, Elijah, in signing with Louisville City FC". courier-journal.com. June 3, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  6. ↑ Elijah Wynder at Soccerway
  7. ↑ "Louisville City FC's Elijah Wynder voted USL Championship Comeback Player of the Year presented by Shift4". www.uslchampionship.com. Tampa, FL: USL. December 6, 2022. Archived from the original on December 31, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2022.


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