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 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
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– BVB IA Waterloo 10 (1)
International career‡
2023 Barbados 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 23, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 20, 2023

Zachary Ellis-Hayden (born March 1, 1992) is a professional 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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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]

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. [27] However, he suffered an injury in training ahead of the matches and departed the squad. [28] He eventually made his debut in March 2023, in a CONCACAF Nations League match against Cuba. [26] [29] 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 23, 2024 [30]
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 [31] League1 Ontario 160———10
Guelph United FC 2023 League1 Ontario 14010——150
BVB IA Waterloo 2024 League1 Ontario Championship101——20121
Career total17153030201795

Honours

SC Waterloo Region

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  2. ↑ "Waterloo United Speaker Series Presents: Zachary Ellis-Hayden". Waterloo Minor SC . December 7, 2020.
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