Alexander Elliott (born April 24, 1987) is a Canadian former soccer player. Elliott retired from playing in 2012 and entered the coaching world of soccer. Elliott is a UEFA A Licensed Coach.

Career

Youth

Born in

Vancouver, British Columbia Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The ...

, Elliott attended

Summerland Secondary School Summerland Secondary School (or SSS) is a public secondary school in Summerland, British Columbia, Canada. It is operated by School District 67 Okanagan Skaha. It is the only secondary school in Summerland and one of three in the school distr ...

and

Magee Secondary School Magee Secondary School is a public secondary school on West 49th Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is one of the first public high schools located in the Kerrisdale neighbourhood and is fed by the surrounding elementary schools in i ...

in Vancouver, and played for Columbus FC of the Vancouver Men's league (VMSL) in 2004 Elliott earned the league's golden boot with 12 goals in 16 matches at the age of 16. In 2006 Elliott played in the Pacific Coast Soccer League for Whitecaps FC Reserves with whom he won the championship. Elliott then went on to play three years of college NCAA soccer at the

University of Portland , mottoeng = The truth will set you free , established = 1901 , type = Private university , religious_affiliation = Catholic (Congregation of Holy Cross) , endowment = $218 million , president = Robert D. Kelly , students = 3,731 (fall 20 ...

. He was named to the WCC All-Freshman Team and started all 19 matches in his first season with the Pilots in 2005, earned All-West Coast Conference Team honours as a sophomore in 2006, and went on to earn All-West Coast Conference First Team honours in 2007, adding WCC points, assist, and game-winning goals leader. Elliott Finished a 3-year NCAA Career with 21 goals and 10 Assists, a point per game average over 52 matches. Elliott occasionally captioned the U15, U17 and U20 Team Canada squads throughout his youth.

Professional

Elliott opted out of the MLS draft and turned professional in 2008 when he signed with

Sportfreunde Siegen Sportfreunde Siegen is a German association football club based in Siegen, North Rhine-Westphalia. After going through insolvency in 2008, the first team was forcibly relegated to the fifth-tier NRW-Liga. Promotion to fourth division Regionallig ...

of the German Bundesliga 3, making seven appearances, With 3 assists. At the summer break of 2008, Elliott was sold to

FSV Mainz 05 1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05 () or simply Mainz (), is a German sports club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. 1. FSV Mainz 05 play in the Bundesliga, the top ...

of the German Bundesliga 1. He played extensively for Mainz's reserves, making 23 appearances and scoring two goals while adding 6 assists. Elliott returned to Canada in the summer of 2010 when he joined the

Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Vancouver. They compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The MLS iteration of the club was established on Mar ...

Appearing in 14 of the final 16 matches in the 2010 season.Newest Whitecap has roots with club
/ref> Elliott then returned to the German Bundesliga to play for former club SportFreunde Siegen

from 2010 to 2012 scoring 7 goals in 34 matches. Elliott retired from playing in 2012.

International

Elliott has represented

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at U-15, U-17, U-20 and Men's futsal team levels. He scored two goals in eight matches with the U-17 squad and was a member of the U-17 group that competed in the 2003 CONCACAF Qualifying Tournament. Later he was a member of the U-20 squad that competed in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Scoring 13 goals in 27 Friendly matches over his two years with the U-20 team, Acting as team Co-Capitan. In 2008 Elliott was not released by SF Siegen to join the U23 Canadian Team at Olympic Qualifying. In 2012 Elliott joined the Canadian national futsal team at the 2012 CONCACAF futsal world cup qualifiers in Guatemala. Elliott was the team's top goalscorer with 4 goals in the CONCACAF futsal world cup qualifiers. Elliott retired from playing directly after the tournament.

References

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soccerblogs topten Alex Elliott

Ex-Canada U20 Elliott signs with Vancouver Whitecaps

External links playing career

Act-Sports Groups: Alex Elliott

Elliott's Caps debut will be a friends family affair
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DFB Alex Elliott

Mainz05 Interview With Alex Elliott

Vancouver Whitecaps bio

Footballread Alex Elliott 2007 highlights

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20110717225247/http://vmslsoccer.com/golden_boot.html Alex Elliott 2003-2004 VMSL Golden Boot winner
2007 University of Portland Soccer Stats

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External links coaching career

Alex Elliott named head coach of CapU Blues men's soccer

Family, Trust, Responsibility, Faith, and Pride

Kermodes head to gold medal match

Meet Coach Elliott

Quest Men's Soccer Makes History

Kermodes find silver lining in PACWEST champs

Turnaround Season Ends With A Medal

Elliott Named Quest University Head Coach

Quest Men Snap Streak

Quest Kermodes ready for provincial debut

Quest Kermodes capture first ever men's soccer medal

The 2016-17 Quest Men's Soccer team ended their season on a high note

Elliott is optimistic about many of the recent developments at Quest.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Elliott, Alex 1987 births Living people Canadian soccer players Canadian expatriate soccer players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players Soccer players from Vancouver Sportfreunde Siegen players Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players Association football forwards Portland Pilots men's soccer players University of Portland alumni USSF Division 2 Professional League players Canada men's youth international soccer players 1. FSV Mainz 05 II players Canadian men's futsal players