| Intro | American association football player | |||
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Athlete Football player Association football player |
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| From | United States of America | |||
| Type | Sports | |||
| Gender | male | |||
| Birth | 8 July 1996, Fresno, Fresno County, California, USA | |||
| Age: | 24 years | |||
| Star sign | Cancer | |||
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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.
Career
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. Martin joined the LA Galaxy U-17/18 squad for the 2013–2014 U.S. Soccer Development Academy season.
Professional
Before the 2014 USL Pro season it was confirmed that Martin had signed for the LA Galaxy II squad, the reserve side of the LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer. 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. He left the club following the 2015 season.
Martin was announced on April 14, 2016, as a member of the initial roster for the Tampa Bay Rowdies’ NPSL reserve side Rowdies 2.
International
Martin has played for the United States U17 side during the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.
Career statistics
- As of February 3, 2016
| 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 | ||