Draft:Justin Ellis (soccer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 14, 2007[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Wellington, Florida, U.S. | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Orlando City B | ||
| Number | 59 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2021–2022 | Inter Miami | ||
| 2023 | Orlando City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Orlando City B | 26 | (5) |
| 2025– | Orlando City | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | United States U18 | 6 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 25, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 7, 2025 | |||
Justin Ellis (born May 14, 2007) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for MLS Next Pro club Orlando City B, the reserve affiliate of Major League Soccer club Orlando City.
Youth career
[edit]Inter Miami
[edit]Ellis participated in Major League Soccer club Inter Miami's under-15 team from 2021 to 2022. Ellis scored six goals across nine appearances in MLS Next under-15 and a further four goals across seven appearances in the 2022 under-15 Generation Adidas Cup.
In the next season, Ellis moved up to Inter Miami's under-17 team and made five appearances but failed to score a goal.[1]
Orlando City
[edit]Ellis transferred to the academy of Inter Miami's rival Orlando City for the remainder of the 2022/23 MLS Next under-17 season. With the academy, Ellis made 14 appearances and scored three goals.[1]
Ellis finished as the top scorer with six goals in the 2025 U-18 Generation Adidas Cup, helping the academy side to the trophy.[2][3]
Club career
[edit]Orlando City B
[edit]On March 15, 2024, Ellis was announced as part of Orlando City's reserve affiliate roster, Orlando City B, for the 2024 MLS Next Pro season.[4] A day later, Ellis made his professional debut in the first matchday of the season when he came on as an 86th-minute substitute for Wilfredo Rivera in a 2–3 loss to Atlanta United 2.[5] In the following match against Huntsville City, Ellis made his first start and scored his first professional goal of his career, helping the game to end in a 1–1 draw, before he was substituted out in the 78th-minute for Majed Abdullah.[6] Ellis scored just one more goal across a total of 18 appearances in his first professional season of his career.[1]
On May 20, 2025, Ellis was named player of the matchweek for his performance against rivals Inter Miami II three days earlier in which he scored a penalty and provided two assists in a 3–0 win.[7][8]
Orlando City
[edit]On May 10, 2025, Ellis signed his first short-term agreement with Orlando City to make him available for a match against the New England Revolution, but he would be an unused substitute as the team drew 3–3.[9][10] On May 14, Ellis signed another short-term agreement ahead of a match against Charlotte FC and he would make his debut as an 88th-minute substitute for Martín Ojeda.[11][12][13]
International career
[edit]On September 6, 2024, Ellis received his first call-up to the United States U18 squad by Michael Nsien for training camp in Niigata, Japan and for friendlies against a local select Niigata team, Japan, and Peru.[14] On September 14, Ellis made his debut for the team and scored the winning goal in the 93rd-minute against Japan, securing a 4–3 victory.[15] Ellis followed up his game-winning performance by scoring the opening goal of a 2–0 victory over Peru two days later.[16]
On March 16, 2025, Ellis was once again called up to the U18 squad, this time by Marlon LeBlanc and for training camp in Marbella, Spain and friendlies against Morocco and Norway.[17] On March 22, Ellis scored the United States' opening goal in a 2–2 draw with Morocco.[18] On May 28, Ellis was once again called up to the squad, this time to compete in the UEFA Friendship Cup in Nyon, Switzerland from May 30–June 11, in a group with France, Argentina, and Australia.[19]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played May 25, 2025[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Playoffs | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Orlando City B | 2024 | MLS Next Pro | 18 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2025 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | ||||||
| Total | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 5 | |||
| Orlando City | 2025 | Major League Soccer | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "USA – J. Ellis". Soccerway. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
- ^ Olorunfemi, Victor (April 20, 2025). "Orlando City Wins U18 GA Cup in Overtime". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
- ^ Clark, Travis (April 21, 2025). "Generation adidas Cup: Orlando City's Caraballo, RSL's Hashimoto highlight awards". MLS Next. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
- ^ "Orlando City B announces complete roster and coaching staff for 2024 MLS NEXT Pro Season". Orlando City B. March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
- ^ "Atlanta United II vs. Orlando City B". Soccerway. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
- ^ "Huntsville City vs. Orlando City B". Soccerway. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
- ^ "Match Report: Orlando City B dominates intrastate rivals Inter Miami CF II 3-0 in Florida Derby". Orlando City B. May 18, 2025. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^ Chavez, Ramon (May 20, 2025). "2025 MLS NEXT Pro Matchweek 10 Honors". MLS Next Pro. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^ "Orlando City Starting XI: The Lions' lineup and bench against the New England Revolution". Orlando City. May 10, 2025. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
- ^ "ORLvsNE 05-10-2025". Major League Soccer. Retrieved May 10, 2025.
- ^ "Orlando City SC signs Justin Ellis to short-term agreement". Orlando City. May 10, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ "Match report: Orlando City SC defeats Charlotte FC 3-1". Orlando City. May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ "ORLvsCLT 05-14-2025". Major League Soccer. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
- ^ "U.S. Under-18 Men's Youth National Team Heads To Japan For 26th International Youth Football Tournament". United States Soccer Federation. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ^ "JPN 4-3 USA". Flashscore. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ^ "USA 2-0 PER". Flashscore. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ^ "U-18 Men's National Team Set To Face Morocco And Norway In Southern Spain". United States Soccer Federation. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
- ^ @USYNT (March 22, 2025). "The #U18MNT finished 2-2 versus Morocco. 🇺🇸 goals from Justin Ellis and Colin Guske" (Tweet). Retrieved May 29, 2025 – via Twitter.
- ^ "U.S. Under-18 Men's National Team to Face France, Argentina and Australia at UEFA Friendship Cup in Switzerland". United States Soccer Federation. Retrieved May 29, 2025.