Zachary Ellis-Hayden
Ellis-Hayden playing for Orlando City B in 2016
Personal information
Full name Zachary Ellis-Hayden
Date of birth (1992-03-01) March 1, 1992
Place of birth Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Cleveland State Vikings 78 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 K-W United 11 (0)
2015 SC Waterloo B
2015 SC Waterloo Region
2016–2017 Orlando City B 45 (1)
2018–2019 Fresno FC 50 (2)
2020–2021 Oklahoma City Energy 37 (1)
2022 Electric City FC 16 (0)
2023 Guelph United FC 14 (0)
International career‡
2023 Barbados 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 20, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 20, 2023

Zachary Ellis-Hayden (born March 1, 1992) is a former footballer who played as a defender. Born in Canada, he represented Barbados at international level.

Club career

In 2015, he began his career with K-W United FC in the USL Premier Development League. For the remainder of the season, he played in the Canadian Soccer League Second Division with SC Waterloo B.[1] 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.[2] He also played college soccer with Cleveland State University from 2010 till 2013.[3][4]

Ellis-Hayden was acquired by Orlando City B in February 2016.[5][6] In November 2016, Orlando City B announced that they had re-signed Cox for the 2017 season.[7] After the 2017 season, Orlando City B announced they would not pick up Ellis Hayden's option for the following season.[8]

On December 21, 2017, it was announced that Ellis-Hayden would join Fresno FC ahead of their inaugural season in the United Soccer League.[9]

Following Fresno FC folding, Ellis-Hayden made the move to USL Championship club Oklahoma City Energy.[10] In December 2021, Oklahoma City Energy would announce that they would go on hiatus for the 2022 season, ending his time with the club after two seasons.[11]

Ellis-Hayden moved to League1 Ontario expansion club Electric City FC in February 2022.[12][13] He was named a league Third Team All-Star in 2022.[14]

In March 2023, he signed with Guelph United FC.[15]

In December 2023, he announced his retirement from the sport.[16]

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.[17] However, he suffered an injury in training ahead of the matches and departed the squad.[18] He eventually made his debut in March 2023, in a CONCACAF Nations League match against Cuba.[19] He later played an addition five matches, with his final match coming on November 20, 2023 against Montserrat.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "SC Waterloo B | Canadian Soccer League". February 9, 2016. Archived from the original on February 9, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ "Toronto Croatia Win a Squeaker for CSL Championship....Milton score Second Division victory". canadiansoccerleague.ca. October 26, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Zach Ellis-Hayden". Cleveland State University. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  4. ↑ Brown, Josh (November 20, 2020). "Kitchener defender Zachary Ellis-Hayden surging in United Soccer League". Waterloo Region Record. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Orlando City B Acquires Defender Zach Ellis-Hayden and Goalkeeper Jake Fenlason". Orlando City Soccer Club.
  6. ↑ "Former CSU Standout Zach Ellis-Hayden Joins Orlando City B". Cleveland State University. February 11, 2016.
  7. ↑ Orlando City B Soccer Club (November 2, 2016). "Orlando City B Announces Roster Moves Following Inaugural USL Season". Orlando City B Soccer Club.
  8. ↑ "Orlando City B Announces Roster Moves Following Second USL Season". Orlando City Soccer Club. October 18, 2017.
  9. ↑ USLSoccer.com Staff (December 21, 2017). "Ellis-Hayden Joins Foxes' Back Line". Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Energy FC Signs Defender Zachary Ellis-Hayden". EnergyFC.com. December 18, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Energy FC to suspend play in 2022 season, resume in 2023". Oklahoma City Energy. December 3, 2021. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  12. ↑ Walton, Billy (February 10, 2022). "ELLIS HAYDEN TRANSFERRED TO CANADIAN CLUB ELECTRIC CITY FC". EnergyFC.com. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Zachary Ellis-Hayden 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  14. ↑ "Three Electric City Football Club Players Named As League-1 Ontario All-Stars". PTBO Canada. November 18, 2022.
  15. ↑ Jacques, John (March 5, 2023). "Guelph United Lands Zach Ellis-Hayden". Northern Tribune.
  16. 1 2 "Zach Ellis-Hayden retires from football: "I feel like I am part of the Guelph United family"". Guelph United FC. December 1, 2023.
  17. ↑ Jacques, John (May 12, 2022). "Electric City FC's Ellis-Hayden Gets Barbados Nod". Northern Tribune.
  18. ↑ Davies, Mike (June 2, 2022). "Electric City women beat Hamilton in Peterborough". The Peterborough Examiner.
  19. ↑ Gilkes, Renaldo (March 24, 2023). "10-man Cuba defeat Barbados in Concacaf Nations League action | Loop Barbados". Loop News. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
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