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
Date of birth (1992-03-01) March 1, 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Kitchener SC
Waterloo United
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 44 (1)
2018–2019 Fresno FC 50 (2)
2020–2021 OKC Energy FC 37 (1)
2022 Electric City FC 16 (0)
2023 Guelph United FC 14 (0)
2024– Waterloo United [a] 26 (4)
International career‡
2023 Barbados 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 27, 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of November 20, 2023

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

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Early life

Ellis-Hayden attended Forest Heights Collegiate Institute, where he was recognized as the team MVP in 2009 and 2010 and was named MVP of the Waterloo Region High School League in 2010. [1]

He played youth soccer with Kitchener SC and Waterloo United, later moving to a club in London, Ontario at the OYSL level. [2]

College career

In 2010, he began attending Cleveland State University, where he played for the men's soccer team. In November 2010, he was named to the CollegeSoccerNews.com National Team of the Week. [3] On October 1, 2011, he scored his first collegiate goal in a 3-2 victory over the Milwaukee Panthers. [4] In 2012, he helped them win the Horizon League title [5] and was named to the All-Horizon League Second Team and the All-Great Lakes Region Third Team. [6] [7] In 2013, he was named to the All-Horizon League First Team. [8]

Club career

In 2015, Ellis-Hayden played with K-W United FC in the Premier Development League, with whom he won the league title. [9] For the remainder of the season, he played in the Canadian Soccer League Second Division with SC Waterloo B. [10] 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. [11]

In February 2016, he signed with Orlando City B in the USL. [12] [13] In November 2016, he re-signed with the club for the 2017 season. [14] On June 3, 2017, he scored his first professional goal in a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Riverhounds. [15] After the 2017 season, Orlando City B announced they would not pick up Ellis Hayden's option for the following season. [16]

In December 2017, he signed with expansion club Fresno FC. [17] He subsequently returned to the club for the 2019 season. [18]

In December 2019, he joined OKC Energy FC in the USL Championship. [10] In 2020, he was named the club's player of the year. [19] On September 12, 2021, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1-1 draw against Louisville City FC. [20]

In February 2022, he joined League1 Ontario expansion club Electric City FC on a transfer as the club's first ever signing. [21] [22] [23] He was named a league Third Team All-Star in 2022. [24]

In March 2023, he signed with Guelph United FC. [25] In December 2023, he announced his retirement from the sport. [26]

However, in 2024, he began playing with BVB IA Waterloo (later Waterloo United) in the League1 Ontario Championship. [27]

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. [28] However, he suffered an injury in training ahead of the matches and departed the squad. [29] He eventually made his debut in March 2023, in a CONCACAF Nations League match against Cuba. [26] [30] He later played an addition five matches, with his final match coming on November 20, 2023, against Montserrat. [26]

Personal life

Ellis-Hayden is the brother of Jonathan Henry-Hayden, who played in the English lower divisions for five years and the cousin of Jake Inglis, who played professionally in Scotland. [19]

Career statistics

As of match played August 27, 2025 [31]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Orlando City B 2016 USL 20010——210
2017 241———241
Total441100000451
Fresno FC 2018 USL 202—10—212
2019 USL Championship 3001020—330
Total502103000542
OKC Energy FC 2020 USL Championship 150———150
2021 221———221
Total371000000371
Electric City FC 2022 [32] League1 Ontario 160———160
Guelph United FC 2023 [33] League1 Ontario 14010——150
Waterloo United [a] 2024 [27] League1 Ontario Championship101——20121
2025 [27] 163——00163
Total264000020284
Career total18783030201958

Honours

SC Waterloo Region

Notes

  1. 1 2 BVB IA Waterloo changed its name to Waterloo United in 2025

References

  1. ↑ "Orlando City B acquires defender Zach Ellis-Hayden and goalkeeper Jake Fenlason". WFTV . March 3, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Waterloo United Speaker Series Presents: Zachary Ellis-Hayden". Waterloo Minor SC . December 7, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Zach Ellis-Hayden CSU profiile". Cleveland State Vikings .[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Vikings Defeat Milwaukee to Earn First League Victory of the Season". Cleveland State Vikings . October 1, 2011.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Former CSU Standout Zach Ellis-Hayden Joins Orlando City B". Cleveland State Vikings . February 11, 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ Sattora, Jeff (November 5, 2012). "Vikings Honored With End of Season Awards". Cleveland State Vikings . Archived from the original on April 17, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  7. ↑ Sattora, Jeff (December 11, 2012). "Men's Soccer With Four Players Honored on All-Region Teams". Cleveland State Vikings . Archived from the original on March 2, 2014. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Vikings Honored With Horizon League Awards". Cleveland State Vikings . November 12, 2013.[ permanent dead link ]
  9. ↑ Citro, Michael (February 4, 2016). "Orlando City B Signs Defender Zach Ellis-Hayden, Goalkeeper Jake Fenlason". The Mane Land.
  10. 1 2 Vaughn, Tyler (December 18, 2019). "Energy FC Signs Defender Zachary Ellis-Hayden". OKC Energy FC .
  11. ↑ Adamson, Stan (October 26, 2015). "Toronto Croatia Win a Squeaker for CSL Championship....Milton score Second Division victory". Canadian Soccer League .
  12. ↑ "Orlando City B Acquires Defender Zach Ellis-Hayden and Goalkeeper Jake Fenlason". Orlando City SC . February 4, 2016.
  13. ↑ Gramajo, Mike (February 4, 2016). "Orlando City B acquires Zach Ellis-Hayden, Jake Fenlason". Orlando Soccer Journal.
  14. ↑ "Orlando City B Announces Roster Moves Following Inaugural USL Season". Orlando City SC. November 2, 2016.
  15. ↑ "OCB Comes From Behind To Defeat Pittsburgh". Orlando City SC . June 3, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Orlando City B Announces Roster Moves Following Second USL Season". Orlando City SC . October 18, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Ellis-Hayden Joins Foxes' Back Line". United Soccer League . December 21, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Caffa, Johnson, Ribeiro, Ellis-Hayden Among Returnees for Fresno". USL Championship . November 29, 2018.
  19. 1 2 Brown, Josh (November 20, 2020). "Kitchener defender Zachary Ellis-Hayden surging in United Soccer League". Waterloo Region Record .
  20. ↑ Vaughn, Tyler (September 12, 2021). "Greens earn 1-1 draw with Louisville City FC". OKC Energy FC .
  21. ↑ "Electric City Football Club Signs Two Professional Footballers Marking The Clubs Inaugural Signings". PTBO Canada. February 10, 2022.
  22. ↑ Walton, Billy (February 10, 2022). "Ellis Hayden transferred to Canadian club Electric City FC". OKC Energy FC .
  23. ↑ Jacques, John (February 10, 2022). "Electric City FC Lands Zachary Ellis-Hayden". Northern Tribune.
  24. ↑ "Three Electric City Football Club Players Named As League-1 Ontario All-Stars". PTBO Canada. November 18, 2022.
  25. ↑ Jacques, John (March 5, 2023). "Guelph United Lands Zach Ellis-Hayden". Northern Tribune.
  26. 1 2 3 "Zach Ellis-Hayden retires from football: "I feel like I am part of the Guelph United family"". Guelph United FC . December 1, 2023.
  27. 1 2 3 "Zach Ellis-Hayden L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .
  28. ↑ Jacques, John (May 12, 2022). "Electric City FC's Ellis-Hayden Gets Barbados Nod". Northern Tribune.
  29. ↑ Davies, Mike (June 2, 2022). "Electric City women beat Hamilton in Peterborough". The Peterborough Examiner .
  30. ↑ "Zach Ellis-Hayden, called up by Barbados for Nations League games". Guelph United FC . September 5, 2023.
  31. ↑ Zachary Ellis-Hayden at Soccerway
  32. ↑ "Zachary Ellis-Hayden 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .
  33. ↑ "Zachary Ellis-Hayden 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .
  34. ↑ Adamson, Stan (October 26, 2015). "Toronto Croatia Win a Squeaker for CSL Championship...Milton score Second Division victory". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
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