Zachary Ellis-Hayden

Zachary Ellis-Hayden (born March 1, 1992) is a footballer who currently plays as a defender for Guelph United FC in League1 Ontario. Born in Canada, he represents Barbados at international level.

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
Team information
Current team
 Guelph United FC
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 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 20, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:18, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

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]

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.[16] However, he suffered an injury in training ahead of the matches and departed the squad.[17] He eventually made his debut in March 2023, in a CONCACAF Nations League match against Cuba.[18]

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.
  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. Jacques, John (May 12, 2022). "Electric City FC's Ellis-Hayden Gets Barbados Nod". Northern Tribune.
  17. Davies, Mike (June 2, 2022). "Electric City women beat Hamilton in Peterborough". The Peterborough Examiner.
  18. 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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