 Elijah Wynder playing for Louisville City in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 77 | (11) |
| 2022 | → FC Tucson (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 7, 2024 | |||
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. 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. 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. On July 9, Louisville announced that they would recall Wynder from his loan after 12 appearances for Tucson.
Personal life
Wynder is the older brother of Benfica B defender Joshua Wynder.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played March 1, 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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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