| Elijah Martin | |
| Fullname: | Elijah Kain Martin[1] |
| Birth Date: | 4 July 1996[2] |
| Birth Place: | Fresno, California, United States |
| Position: | Defender, midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Cal Odyssey |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | LA Galaxy |
| Years1: | 2013 |
| Clubs1: | IMG Academy Bradenton |
| Caps1: | 10 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs2: | LA Galaxy II |
| Caps2: | 17 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2016 |
| Clubs3: | Tampa Bay Rowdies 2 |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs4: | Fresno FC U-23 |
| Caps4: | 21 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2019 |
| Clubs5: | Fresno FC |
| Caps5: | 30 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs6: | San Diego Loyal |
| Caps6: | 99 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2024 |
| Clubs7: | El Paso Locomotive |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | United States U17 |
| Club-Update: | 21:54, July 13, 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | March 23, 2016 |
Elijah Kain Martin (born July 4, 1996) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender.
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]
Following San Diego Loyal's disbandment, Martin signed with El Paso Locomotive ahead of their 2024 season.[9] On June 17, 2024, Martin and El Paso Locomotive mutually agreed to part ways.[10]
Martin has played for the United States U17 side during the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[11]
| 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 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |
| LA Galaxy II | 2015 | USL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Fresno FC II | 2017 | USOC | - | - | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Fresno FC | 2019 | USLC | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | |
| San Diego Loyal | 2020 | 15 | 0 | - | - | - | - | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 144 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 3 | |||