![]() Elkinson in 2009 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Kilian Joel Elkinson | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 2 April 1990 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Hamilton, Bermuda | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker / Left back | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
PHC Zebras | |||||||||||||||||
North Village Rams | |||||||||||||||||
College career | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2008 | Toronto Varsity Blues | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | Toronto Varsity Blues | 39 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2008 | Toronto FC | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2016 | North Toronto Nitros | 13 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2019 | Robin Hood FC | ||||||||||||||||
2019 | Sydney Uni | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2009–2017 | Canada Maccabi | ||||||||||||||||
2015 | Canada Universiade | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2019 | Bermuda | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Kilian Joel Elkinson (born 2 April 1990) is a Bermudian former footballer who played for the Bermuda national team.
Elkinson played football for the youth teams of PHC Zebras and North Village Rams in Bermuda. [1] In 2005, he moved to Canada to further his educational opportunities. [2]
In 2008, Elkinson attended the University of Toronto, where he played for the men's soccer team, followed by later returning to the men's team in 2011, playing through 2014. [3] On September 3, he scored a hat trick in a 5-1 win over the UOIT Ridgebacks, earning him OUA Athlete of the Week honours. [4] [5] In September 2014, he was named the Varsity Blues Athlete of the Week for two consecutive weeks. [6] On October 1, 2014, he scored a brace in a 2-0 victory over the UOIT Ridgebacks. [7] At the end of the 2014 season, he led the OUA East in goals with 11 and was named the OUA East MVP, an OUA East Second Team All-Star, and a CIS First Team All-Star. [8] [9]
In April 2008, Elkinson signed a developmental contract with Toronto FC in Major League Soccer. [10] After only appearing in reserve team matches, [11] [12] he did not return to the club for the following season, following MLS's decision to end the MLS Reserve League. [13]
In 2016, he played with the North Toronto Nitros in League1 Ontario. [14] He was named to the mid-season All-Star Game. [15] At the end of the season, he was named a league Second Team All-Star. [16]
From 2016 to 2019 he played for Robin Hood FC in the Bermudian Premier Division. [17]
In 2019, he played for Sydney Uni SFC in the Australian National Premier League NSW 3. [18]
Elkinson was eligible to represent Bermuda, Ireland, Australia, and Canada at international level. [2]
In 2003, Elkinson went on a two-week tour in Holland and Belgium with the Bermuda U13 team, where they played eight matches against local youth clubs. [19] [20] In 2008, he was set to join the Bermuda U20 for World Cup qualifiers, however, he was not able to join the squad due to passport issues. [13] In June 2015, he earned his first international cap for the Bermuda national team in a friendly against Puerto Rico. [1] [21]
Elkinson also represented Canada at non-FIFA competitions. Through his Jewish heritage, he played with Canada at the 2009 Maccabiah Games, [22] 2013 Maccabiah Games (winning a bronze medal), [23] and the 2017 Maccabiah Games. [24]
In 2015, Elkinson was named to the Canada Universiade team for the 2015 Summer Universiade. [25]
In 2019, he began attending law school at the University of Sydney. In 2019, he was a member of a group of University of Sydney students who ranked equal first among Australian universities at the 26th Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition. [26] He is currently a lawyer, eligible to practice in Australia, New Zealand, and Bermuda. [27]