Elijah Seymour

Elijah Seymour
Personal information
Full name Elijah Gregory Seymour
Date of birth (1998-11-05) 5 November 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth George Town, Cayman Islands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Newington
Number 31
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Cockfosters
2017–2018 Wingate & Finchley
2018–2019 União Madeira 2 (0)
2019–2020 Voluntari II
2020–2021 Tunari
2021–2022 Dunărea Călărași 7 (0)
2022 Slatina 2 (0)
2023 Electric City FC 19 (2)
2024 Master's FA 7 (1)
2024– Newington 1 (0)
International career‡
2019– Cayman Islands 11 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 September 2024

Elijah Gregory Seymour (born 5 November 1998) is a Caymanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Newington and the Cayman Islands national team.

Career

Club

At the age of 15, Seymour joined the youth academy of English fifth division side Barnet.[2] In 2016, he signed for Cockfosters in the English ninth division.[3] In 2017, he signed for English seventh division club Wingate & Finchley.[4] In 2018, Seymour signed for União da Madeira in Portugal.[5] In 2019, he signed for Romanian third division team Voluntari II, where he said, "Romanian football is very different from the one we used to play in Portugal. In Portugal it was more of a technical skill. Here, where I play, in League 3 for now, there is more intensity and the very important physical factor. There is less emphasis on technical capacity."[6] In 2021, Seymour signed for Dunărea Călărași in the Romanian second division.[7] In 2023, he joined Canadian club Electric City FC in League1 Ontario.[8]

International

Seymour made his senior international debut for the Cayman Islands on 31 May 2019 in a friendly against Cuba.[4]

International goals

Scores and results list the Cayman Islands's goal tally first.[4]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 October 2023 Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands  U.S. Virgin Islands 1–0 2–1 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League C
2. 4 September 2024 Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands  British Virgin Islands 1–0 1–0 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League C
Last updated 4 September 2024

Honours

CSM Slatina

References

  1. ^ "Profile of E. Seymour". ftfcanada.ca. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Academy learns from hard knocks". caymancompass.com.
  3. ^ "Profile". pitchero.com.
  4. ^ a b c "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Exciting ESM news!! Elijah Seymour recently signed with União da Madeira in Portugal". facebook.com.
  6. ^ "Interview with Elijah Seymour". 100sport.ro.
  7. ^ "Caymanian footballer signs with pro club in Romania". caymancompass.com.
  8. ^ "Electric City FC adding some CONCACAF experience". The Peterborough Examiner. 16 March 2023.