Elijah Roche
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 28, 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Ottawa, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2023 | Ottawa TFC | ||
| 2023–2025 | Toronto FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025 | Toronto FC II | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2024–2025 | Canada U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2026– | Canada U20 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:15, December 11, 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 11, 2026 | |||
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Elijah Roche (born January 28, 2008) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back. He is set to join Austrian Bundesliga club SK Sturm Graz in July 2026, where he will initially play for the reserve team, SK Sturm Graz II.[2]
Club career
A youth product of the academy of Ottawa TFC since the age of 4, Roche joined the Toronto FC Academy on August 11, 2023, where he finished his development.[3] He made his senior and professional debut with Toronto FC II as a substitute in a 2–1 MLS Next Pro loss to Philadelphia Union II on 12 September 2025.[4]
On April 9, 2026, Austrian Bundesliga club SK Sturm Graz announced that Roche would join from Toronto FC in the summer of 2026 and would initially play for its reserve team, SK Sturm Graz II.[2]
International career
Roche was born in Canada to a Haitian father and Dominica-born mother.[1] He was called up to the Canada U17s for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[5]
Personal life
Roche is the nephew of the Canadian soccer player Jamar Dixon.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Profile". Canada Soccer. 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2026-02-12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Elijah Roche wechselt zu Schwarz-Weiß". SK Sturm (in Deutsch). 2026-04-09. Retrieved 2026-05-08.
- ↑ "Ottawa TFC Telegram: Homegrown player Elijah Roche rises through Reds' ranks to join Toronto FC Academy". OttawaSportsPages.ca. August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "Toronto FC II Falls to New England Revolution II". OurSports Central. September 12, 2025.
- ↑ "Welcome Home, Elijah Roche: Celebrating JCM's Team Canada U17 Star". www.tcdsb.org.
External links
- Elijah Roche at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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