Jack Elliott (footballer)
{{Short description|English footballer (born 1995)}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jack Elliott
| image = Jack Elliott.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Elliott playing for the Philadelphia Union in 2017
| fullname = Jack Stuart Elliott{{cite web |url=https://mcusercontent.com/78d3589fb61466b549ff752e5/files/403430ce-158a-6c16-67fc-92028509200a/24_CCC_Final_Rosters.pdf |title=2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup – Club roster: Philadelphia Union (USA) |publisher=CONCACAF |page=21 |date=January 30, 2024 |access-date=January 30, 2024}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|8|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = London, England
| height = 1.98 m{{cite web |title=Jack Elliott |url=https://www.philadelphiaunion.com/players/jack-elliott/ |publisher=Philadelphia Union |access-date=23 August 2022}}
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Chicago Fire
| clubnumber = 3
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Fulham
| collegeyears1 = 2013–2016
| college1 = West Virginia Mountaineers
| collegecaps1 = 68
| collegegoals1 = 6
| years1 = 2016
| clubs1 = South Florida Surf
| caps1 = 7
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2017–2024
| clubs2 = Philadelphia Union
| caps2 = 195
| goals2 = 10
| years3 = 2017–2018
| clubs3 = → Bethlehem Steel (loan)
| caps3 = 2
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2025–
| clubs4 = Chicago Fire
| caps4 = 12
| goals4 = 0
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = May 19, 2025
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Jack Stuart Elliott (born 25 August 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer.
Youth
Elliott was born in London, England to Scottish parents.{{cite web|url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2020/04/09/24-year-old-mls-star-has-ties-to-rangers-amid-claims-he-could-pl|title=24-Year-Old MLS Star Has Ties to Rangers Amid Claims He Could Play for Scotland|website=hitc.com|date=9 April 2020|access-date=14 July 2020}} Attending Wilson's School in Wallington, he spent a year playing for Fulham at the age of 12 before being scouted by West Virginia University whilst playing in the Surrey Senior Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/apr/03/jack-elliott-sunday-league-football-david-villa-mls-philadelphia-union|title=Jack Elliott: from Sunday league football to facing David Villa in MLS|work=The Guardian|date=3 April 2018|access-date=14 July 2020}}
Playing career
=College and amateur=
Elliott played four years of college soccer at West Virginia University between 2013 and 2017.{{Cite web |url=http://www.wvusports.com/profile.cfm?id=102840&sport=msoccer |title=Men's Soccer - WVU Athletics |access-date=10 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630041521/http://wvusports.com/profile.cfm?id=102840&sport=msoccer |archive-date=30 June 2017 |url-status=dead }}
He also played in the Premier Development League for South Florida Surf in 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.uslpdl.com/roster_players/12301882|title=South Florida Surf - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Jack Elliot - D|website=www.uslpdl.com}}
=Club=
==Philadelphia Union==
On 17 January 2017, Elliott was drafted in the fourth round (77th overall) of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by Philadelphia Union.{{cite web|url=http://www.csnphilly.com/philadelphia-union/union-sign-draft-picks-aaron-jones-and-jack-elliott|title=Union sign draft picks Aaron Jones and Jack Elliott|date=24 February 2017}} He signed with Philadelphia on 24 February 2017.{{cite web |url=https://www.philadelphiaunion.com/post/2017/02/24/philadelphia-union-sign-superdraft-selection-jack-elliott |title=Philadelphia Union Sign SuperDraft Selection Jack Elliott |website=philadelphiaunion.com |date=4 February 2017 |access-date=2 March 2021}} Elliott made his professional debut for the Union on 1 April as a substitute for Richie Marquez against D.C. United.{{cite web |url=https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2017-04-01-dc-united-vs-philadelphia-union/recap |title=D.C. United 2, Philadelphia Union 1 {{!}} 2017 MLS Match Recap |website=MLSsoccer.com |author=Dave Zeitlin |date=1 April 2017 |access-date=2 March 2021}} Elliott became a regular starter for the Union through the rest of the season earning 30 appearances; 29 as a starter. He scored his first professional goal against San Jose Earthquakes, the first equalizer of an ultimate 2–2 away draw.{{cite web |url=https://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2017-08-19-san-jose-earthquakes-vs-philadelphia-union/recap |title=San Jose Earthquakes 2, Philadelphia Union 2 {{!}} 2017 MLS Match Recap |website=MLSsoccer.com |author=Jose Romero |date=20 August 2017 |access-date=2 March 2021}} Elliott's first season contributions earned him a nomination for the 2017 MLS Rookie of the Year award, but ultimately finished third in the running behind Abu Danladi and winner Julian Gressel.{{cite web |url=https://www.brotherlygame.com/2017/11/8/16625306/jack-elliott-mls-rookie-of-the-year |title=Jack Elliott finishes third in MLS Rookie of the Year voting |author=Matthew Ralph |website=brotherlygame.com |date=8 November 2017 |access-date=2 March 2021}}
During his first two seasons with the Union, Elliott earned two starts with Bethlehem Steel FC, the Union's second division team.{{cite web |url=https://www.brotherlygame.com/2018/6/21/17487566/bethlehem-steel-fc-fight-back-late-to-draw-red-bulls-ii |title=Steel FC fight back late to draw Red Bulls II |author=Matthew Ralph |website=brotherlygame.com |date=21 June 2018 |access-date=1 April 2021}} Elliott scored his first brace for the Union during the 2018 season in a 3–2 win over the New England Revolution.{{cite web |url=https://www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2018/08/11/bsj-match-report-philadelphia-3-revolution-2-slide-reaches-six-dreadful-fashion/ |title=BSJ Match Report: Philadelphia 3, Revolution 2 — Slide reaches six in dreadful fashion |author=Sean Sweeney |website=bostonsportsjournal.com/ |date=11 August 2018 |access-date=1 April 2021}} During the 2019 season, Elliott developed a steady partnership next to the rotation of Union homegrown centerbacks Auston Trusty and Mark McKenzie, starting every match in the season.{{cite web |url=https://phillysoccerpage.net/2019/11/06/season-review-union-center-backs-do-the-unexpected-for-better-or-worse/ |title=Season review: Union center backs do the unexpected, for better or worse |author=Dan Walsh |website=phillysoccerpage.com |date=6 November 2019 |access-date=2 March 2021}} In May 2019, he was awarded a new contract with the Union through 2021 with an option for 2022.{{cite web |url=https://www.brotherlygame.com/2019/5/22/18635813/new-contract-will-keep-jack-elliott-in-chester-through-2021 |title=New contract will keep Jack Elliott in Chester through 2021 with option for 2022 |author=Matthew Ralph |website=brotherlygame.com |date=22 May 2019 |access-date=2 March 2021}} During the Union's opening playoff match of the 2019 season, he scored the second goal in a 4–3 comeback victory against New York Red Bulls, the first playoff win in club history.{{cite web |url=https://www.brotherlygame.com/2019/10/20/20924206/philadelphia-union-bails-out-andre-blake-in-first-playoff-win-new-york-red-bulls |title=Teammates bail out Andre Blake in Philadelphia Union's first playoff win |author=Eric Goldstein |website=brotherlygame.com |date=20 October 2019 |access-date=2 March 2021}}
The 2020 season, while disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, earned Elliott's and the Union's first trophy winning the 2020 Supporters' Shield.{{cite web |url=https://www.inquirer.com/soccer/philadelphia-union-supporters-shield-20201108.html |title=Union seal the Supporters' Shield, their first-ever trophy, with 2-0 win over New England |author=Jonathan Tannenwald |publisher=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=8 November 2020 |access-date=2 March 2021}}
The 2022 season saw the Union reach the MLS Cup finals, in which Elliott played a critical role, scoring a tying goal late in regulation, then putting in the Union's third goal in stoppage time of the second overtime.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}
== Chicago Fire ==
On 16 December 2024, Elliott was signed by Chicago Fire as a free agent on a one-year deal.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/chicago-fire-sign-defender-jack-elliott|title=Chicago Fire sign defender Jack Elliott | MLSSoccer.com|website=mlssoccer}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played on 26 November 2023}}{{cite web |title=Jack Elliott » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/jack-elliott/2/ |publisher=World Football |access-date=2 March 2021}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club | rowspan="2"|Season | rowspan="2"|League | colspan="2"|League | colspan="2"|Playoffs | colspan="2"|Cup | colspan="2"|Leagues Cup | colspan="2"|Continental | colspan="2"|Other | colspan="2"|Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| rowspan="8"|Philadelphia Union | 2017 | MLS
|30 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | MLS
|17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 3 | |||
| 2019 | MLS
|34 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 3 | |||
| 2020 | MLS
|17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3Appearances in the MLS is Back Tournament Playoffs | 0 | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | MLS
|33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 41 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | MLS
|32 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 4 | |||
| 2023 | MLS
|32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 47 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Totals | 195 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 233 | 14 |
| rowspan="3"|Bethlehem Steel (loan) | 2017 | USL
|1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | USL
|1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||||
| colspan="2"|Totals | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—| | 2 | 0 | |||||||||
| colspan="3"|Career totals | 197 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 235 | 14 |
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Honours
Philadelphia Union
- Supporters' Shield: 2020{{cite news|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/11/07/philadelphia-union-win-2020-mls-supporters-shield-regular-seasons-final-day|title=Philadelphia Union win 2020 MLS Supporters' Shield on regular season's final day|publisher=Major League Soccer|date=8 November 2020|accessdate=9 November 2020}}
- MLS Cup runner-up: 2022{{Cite web |last=Sigal |first=Jonathan |date=5 November 2022 |title=Hollywood ending! LAFC win legendary MLS Cup 2022 over Philadelphia Union |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/hollywood-ending-lafc-win-legendary-mls-cup-2022-over-philadelphia-union |access-date=27 April 2023 |website=Major League Soccer}}
- U.S. Open Cup runner-up: 2018{{Cite web |last=Roesch |first=Louis |date=27 September 2018 |title=2018 US Open Cup Final: Houston Dynamo break Union to win first USOC title |url=https://thecup.us/2018/09/27/2018-us-open-cup-final-houston-dynamo-break-union-to-win-first-usoc-title/ |access-date=29 April 2023 |website=TheCup.us}}
References
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External links
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- {{MLS player|jack-elliott}}
- [http://www.wvusports.com/profile.cfm?id=102840&sport=msoccer West Virginia bio]
{{Chicago Fire FC squad}}
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