Elijah Wynder
![]() Elijah Wynder playing for Louisville City in 2024 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elijah Wynder | ||
Date of birth | (2003-03-10) March 10, 2003 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Oldham County, Kentucky, United States | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Louisville City | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
Louisville City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Louisville City | 44 | (5) |
2022 | → FC Tucson (loan) | 12 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 18, 2023 |
Elijah Wynder (born March 10, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club Louisville City FC.
Club career
Wynder signed a USL Academy contract with USL Championship side Louisville City on April 10, 2019.[1] He made his professional debut though for the club on August 15, 2020, against Loudoun United. He came on as a 67th-minute substitute for Corben Bone as Louisville City won 2–0.[2] A month after signing with the first team, Wynder suffered a season ending injury, missing the entire 2021 season.
Louisville loaned Wynder to FC Tucson on February 10, 2022, with the option to recall Wynder after June 1, 2022.[3] On July 9, Louisville announced that they would recall Wynder from his loan after 12 appearances for Tucson.[4]
Personal life
Wynder is the older brother of Benfica B defender Joshua Wynder.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played March 1, 2024[6]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Louisville City | 2019 | USL Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2020 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2021 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
FC Tucson (loan) | 2022 | USL League One | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
Total | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
Louisville City | 2022 | USL Championship | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |
2023 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 3 | |||
Total | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 5 | |||
Career total | 56 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 5 |
Honors
Individual
- USL Championship Comeback Player of the Year: 2022[7]
References
- ^ Sayers, Justin (April 10, 2019). "Louisville City FC signs 16-year-old Collegiate student as first Academy signing". Courier-Journal. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ "Louisville City FC 2–0 Loudoun United FC". Soccerway.
- ^ "Elijah Wynder Joins FC Tucson For 2022 Season". fctucson.com. February 10, 2022.
- ^ "Elijah Wynder returns to LouCity after loan stint in Tucson". uslchampionship.com. July 18, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
- ^ "Josh Wynder joins his older brother, Elijah, in signing with Louisville City FC". courier-journal.com. June 3, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
- ^ Elijah Wynder at Soccerway
- ^ "Louisville City FC's Elijah Wynder voted USL Championship Comeback Player of the Year presented by Shift4". www.uslchampionship.com. Tampa, FL: USL. December 6, 2022. Archived from the original on December 31, 2022. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
External links
- Profile at the Louisville City website
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