Zachary Ellis-Hayden

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Zachary Ellis-Hayden
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Ellis-Hayden playing for Orlando City B in 2016
Personal information
Full name Zachary Ellis-Hayden
Date of birth (1992-03-01) March 1, 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
BVB IA Waterloo
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2013 Cleveland State Vikings 78 (6)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 K-W United 11 (0)
2015 SC Waterloo B
2015 SC Waterloo Region
2016–2017 Orlando City B 45 (1)
2018–2019 Fresno FC 50 (2)
2020–2021 Oklahoma City Energy 37 (1)
2022 Electric City FC 16 (0)
2023 Guelph United FC 14 (0)
2024– BVB IA Waterloo 0 (0)
International career
2023 Barbados 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 19, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 20, 2023

Zachary Ellis-Hayden (born March 1, 1992) is a footballer who plays as a defender for BVB IA Waterloo in League1 Ontario. Born in Canada, he represented Barbados at international level.

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Club career

In 2015, he began his career with K-W United FC in the USL Premier Development League. For the remainder of the season, he played in the Canadian Soccer League Second Division with SC Waterloo B. [1] He also managed to play with Waterloo's senior team in the First Division and was featured in the CSL Championship final against Toronto Croatia. [2] He also played college soccer with Cleveland State University from 2010 till 2013. [3] [4]

Ellis-Hayden was acquired by Orlando City B in February 2016. [5] [6] In November 2016, Orlando City B announced that they had re-signed Cox for the 2017 season. [7] After the 2017 season, Orlando City B announced they would not pick up Ellis Hayden's option for the following season. [8]

On December 21, 2017, it was announced that Ellis-Hayden would join Fresno FC ahead of their inaugural season in the United Soccer League. [9]

Following Fresno FC folding, Ellis-Hayden made the move to USL Championship club Oklahoma City Energy. [10] In December 2021, Oklahoma City Energy would announce that they would go on hiatus for the 2022 season, ending his time with the club after two seasons. [11]

Ellis-Hayden moved to League1 Ontario expansion club Electric City FC in February 2022. [12] [13] He was named a league Third Team All-Star in 2022. [14]

In March 2023, he signed with Guelph United FC. [15]

In December 2023, he announced his retirement from the sport. [16]

International career

Born in Canada, Ellis-Hayden accepted a call-up to Barbados in May 2022 ahead of their CONCACAF Nations League matches against Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba and Guadeloupe. [17] However, he suffered an injury in training ahead of the matches and departed the squad. [18] He eventually made his debut in March 2023, in a CONCACAF Nations League match against Cuba. [19] He later played an addition five matches, with his final match coming on November 20, 2023 against Montserrat. [16]

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