Elijah Kain Martin (born July 4, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for San Diego Loyal in the USL Championship.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elijah Kain Martin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-07-04) July 4, 1996 (age 26)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Fresno, California, United States[2] | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | San Diego Loyal | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Cal Odyssey | ||
| 2013–2014 | LA Galaxy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | IMG Academy Bradenton | 10 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | LA Galaxy II | 17 | (0) |
| 2016 | Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Fresno FC U-23 | 21 | (2) |
| 2019 | Fresno FC | 30 | (1) |
| 2020– | San Diego Loyal | 79 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | United States U17 | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 21, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 23, 2016 | |||
From Fresno, California, Martin played for Cal Odyssey of the U.S. Development Academy for three years before joining the USL PDL side of the IMG Academy in 2013.[3] Martin joined the LA Galaxy U-17/18 squad for the 2013–2014 U.S. Soccer Development Academy season.[4]
Before the 2014 USL Pro season, Martin signed for the LA Galaxy II squad, the reserve side of the LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer.[5] Martin then made his debut for the Galaxy II side on June 8, 2014 against the Dayton Dutch Lions. He came on as a halftime substitute for Dragan Stojkov as the Galaxy II won 5–1.[6] He left the club following the 2015 season.[7]
Martin was announced on April 14, 2016, as a member of the initial roster for the Tampa Bay Rowdies' NPSL reserve side Rowdies 2.[8]
Martin has played for the United States U17 side during the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[9]
| Club | Season | League | League Cup | U.S. Open Cup | CONCACAF | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| LA Galaxy II | 2014 | USL Pro | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| LA Galaxy II | 2015 | USL | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Career total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
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San Diego Loyal SC – current squad | |
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