{{short description|American soccer player|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Edson Elcock | image = | fullname = Edson Elcock | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|1|10}} | birth_place = Brooklyn, New York, United States | height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}} | position = Midfielder | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 2003 | youthclubs1 = Wingate Bulldogs | youthyears2 = 2004–2006 | youthclubs2 = Old Dominion Monarchs | years1 = 2004 | clubs1 = Brooklyn Knights | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2006 | clubs2 = Virginia Beach Submariners | caps2 = 10 | goals2 = 5 | years3 = 2007 | clubs3 = Kansas City Wizards | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2008 | clubs4 = Puerto Rico Islanders | caps4 = 9 | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 2009–2012 | clubs5 = Richmond Kickers | caps5 = 69 | goals5 = 14 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | medaltemplates = | totalcaps = 89 | totalgoals = 21 }}
'''Edson Elcock''' (born January 10, 1985, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American former soccer player who played as a midfielder.
==Career==
===College and amateur=== Elcock attended Brooklyn Friends School, where he set the record for most goals in a season. He was also on the 2003 Brooklyn Friends basketball team which won the NYS State Championship. He played college soccer at NCAA Division II Wingate University in 2003 where he was the South Atlantic Conference Freshman of the Year. Following the 2003 season, he transferred to Old Dominion University, where he was a 2006 first team All American. In 2006, he helped lead ODU to its fifth straight NCAA tournament appearance as the Monarchs advanced for the first time to the round of 16. Elcock was also honored by the Norfolk Sports Club with the Tom Scott award which is presented to ODU's top senior student athlete.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://odusports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/elcock_edson00.html |title=Old Dominion Player Profile |access-date=2008-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820001023/http://odusports.cstv.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/elcock_edson00.html |archive-date=2008-08-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
During his college years Elcock also played for the Brooklyn Knights and the Virginia Beach Submariners in USL Premier Development League.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/teams/2006/roster/4069039.html |title=2006 Virginia Beach Submariners |access-date=2008-08-30 |archive-date=2008-11-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122041603/http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/teams/2006/roster/4069039.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===Professional=== Elcock was drafted in the 3rd round (29th overall) in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft by the Kansas City Wizards<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kc.wizards.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t105&player=elcock_e&playerId=elc485869&statType=current |title=Edson Elcock team profile |publisher=Kansas City Wizards |accessdate=2008-07-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080620030516/http://kc.wizards.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t105&player=elcock_e&playerId=elc485869&statType=current |archivedate=2008-06-20 }}</ref> and signed a developmental contract. He saw no first team games, only playing eight reserve team games, before being waived at the end of the season.<ref>[http://web.mlsnet.com/pdf/mls/2007/reserve_div/0820_reserve_stats.pdf 2007 MLS Reserve Division Stats]</ref>
In 2008, Elcock signed with the Puerto Rico Islanders of the USL First Division. After playing only 9 games and scoring 2 goals for the squad, Edson resigned to continue his education.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/diario/noticia/futbol/deportes/breves/463230 |title=Breves |publisher=El Nuevo Dia |language=Spanish |date=2008-09-25 |accessdate=2008-09-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928092600/http://www.elnuevodia.com/diario/noticia/futbol/deportes/breves/463230 |archivedate=2008-09-28 }}</ref>
Elcock returned to professional soccer in 2009 when he signed with the Richmond Kickers in the USL Second Division, and helped the Kickers to the 2009 USL Second Division championship. On January 14, 2010, Richmond announced the re-signing of Elcock for the 2010 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://usl2.uslsoccer.com/home/393280.html |title=Richmond re-signs four |accessdate=2010-02-05 |work=USLsoccer.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120715081040/http://usl2.uslsoccer.com/home/393280.html |archivedate=2012-07-15 }}</ref> Elcock re-signed for the 2011 season on January 5, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4135605 |title=Kickers Add Firepower|date=5 January 2011 |accessdate=2011-02-27}}</ref>
He returned to Richmond again for the 2012 season, agreeing terms on January 5, 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/588948.html |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |access-date=2012-01-06 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719113045/http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/588948.html |archive-date=2012-07-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Honors==
===Richmond Kickers=== *'''USL Second Division Champions (1):''' 2009
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110610203705/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/13380711/22375-13380778/9893683.html Richmond Kickers bio] *[http://www.puertoricoislandersfc.com/islanders_pro_eelcock.html Puerto Rico Islanders bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080717143713/http://www.puertoricoislandersfc.com/islanders_pro_eelcock.html |date=2008-07-17 }}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Elcock, Edson}} Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:Soccer players from Brooklyn Category:American men's soccer players Category:USL First Division players Category:USL Second Division players Category:USL League Two players Category:USL Championship players Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Puerto Rico Category:Old Dominion Monarchs men's soccer players Category:Brooklyn Knights players Category:Virginia Beach Piranhas players Category:Sporting Kansas City players Category:Puerto Rico Islanders players Category:Richmond Kickers players Category:Sporting Kansas City draft picks Category:All-American college men's soccer players Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Brooklyn Friends School alumni