Kilian Joel Elkinson (born 2 April 1990; nicknamed Killa) is a Bermudian

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who is a midfielder. He played for the

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, and was

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East Division MVP and CIS First Team All Canadian. He has played professionally for

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, the

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, and Robin Hood F.C. He has played for the Bermuda National Team, including in the

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and in

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games. He played for Canada at the

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. He played for Team Canada in the

2009 Maccabiah Games The 18th Maccabiah Games ( he, המכביה ה-18 ישראל תשס"ט), were held in July 2009. According to the organizing committee these were the largest games held yet. These Games were the world's fifth-largest sporting event, behind the Ol ...

in Israel,

2013 Maccabiah Games The 19th Maccabiah ( he, המכביה התשע-עשרה) were held during July 18 to 30, 2013. The Games brought together 7,500 competing athletes, making it the third-largest international sporting event in the world after the Olympic Games and ...

(winning a bronze medal), and

2017 Maccabiah Games The 2017 Maccabiah Games ( he, משחקי המכביה 2017), also referred to as the 20th Maccabiah Games ( he, המכביה ה-20), were the 20th edition of the Maccabiah Games. They took place from 4 to 17 July 2017, in Israel. The Maccabiah ...

Early life

Born in Hamilton, Bermuda, Elkinson played for the youth teams of PHC Zebras and

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in Bermuda, before moving to

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at the age of 15. He is 5' 7". Elkinson is Jewish, which qualified him to play in the Maccabiah Games in Israel.

Later life

In Canada, he attended

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in Toronto, with whom he won three

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championships, including one with the 2008 squad which he captained.

Club career

A left-footed player and

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, he was signed to a developmental spot on the roster of

in Major League Soccer. He appeared in the MLS Reserve League and friendlies. He played for the

. In 2014 he was

East Division MVP, and leading goalscorer of the Ontario League with 11 goals (4th in the OUA) in 10 games, and was named a CIS First Team All Canadian. In 2016, he played for

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, finishing fourth in league scoring and being named an All-Star with 15 goals in just 13 appearances. From 2016 to 2020 he played for Robin Hood F.C. in Bermuda. In 2019 he played for Sydney University ( Sydney Uni SFC) in Australia.

International career

For Bermuda

Elkinson became eligible for the Bermuda National Team, and received his first international cap in June 2015 in a friendly against

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. He then made the squad to face Guatemala in

. He played in

games, and was most recently involved in the

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League A match against Mexico in

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For Canada

Elkinson also represents Canada. He played for Canada in the

. He played for Team Canada in the

in Israel,

(winning a bronze medal), and

squads for football.

Honours

Country

; Maccabi Canada: * Maccabiah Bronze Medal: 2013

Legal career

In 2019, he was a member of a group of

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students who ranked equal first among Australian universities at the 26th Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Competition.

References

External links

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Varsity Blues Profile
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