| 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 for El Paso Locomotive in the USL Championship.
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 | |||