Zachary Ellis-Hayden (born March 1, 1992) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays as a defender for Electric City FC in League1 Ontario. Club career Youth In 2015, he began his career with K-W United FC in the USL Premier Development League. For the remainder of the season, he played in the Canadian Soccer League Second Division with SC Waterloo B. He also managed to play with Waterloo's senior team in the First Division and was featured in the CSL Championship final against Toronto Croatia. He also played college soccer with Cleveland State University from 2010 till 2013. Professional Orlando City B Ellis-Hayden was acquired by Orlando City B in February 2016. In November 2016, Orlando City B announced that they had re-signed Cox for the 2017 season. After the 2017 season, Orlando City B announced they would not pick up Ellis Hayden's option for the following season. Fresno FC On December 21, 2017, it was announced that Ellis-Hayden would join Fresno FC ahead of their inaugural season in the United Soccer League. Oklahoma City Energy Following Fresno FC folding, Ellis-Hayden made the move to USL Championship club Oklahoma City Energy. In December 2021, Oklahoma City Energy would announce that they would go on hiatus for the 2022 season, ending his time with the club after two seasons. Electric City FC Ellis-Hayden moved to League1 Ontario expansion club Electric City FC in February 2022. He was named a league Third Team All-Star in 2022. International career Born in Canada, Ellis-Hayden accepted a call-up to Barbados in May 2022 ahead of their CONCACAF Nations League matches against Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba and Guadeloupe. However, he suffered an injury in training ahead of the matches and departed the squad. Personal life His brother Jonathan Henry-Hayden, and cousin Jake Inglis were also soccer players. References External links Cleveland State bio Orlando City B bio 1992 births Living people Association football defenders Canadian soccer players Canadian expatriate soccer players SC Waterloo Region players K-W United FC players Orlando City B players Fresno FC players OKC Energy FC players Cleveland State Vikings men's soccer players Soccer people from Ontario Sportspeople from Kitchener, Ontario Expatriate soccer players in the United States USL Championship players USL League Two players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Electric City FC players