Bio

Elijah Blackgoat joined the South Mountain Community College men's soccer team as an assistant coach for the 2022 season. A former two-year letterwinner and team captain for the Cougars, Blackgoat brings a wealth of club and high school coaching experience to the Cougars. 

Blackgoat attended SMCC and played on the men's soccer team in the 2019 and 2020 season. He received his Associates Degree in Arts with a major in business.

Blackgoat currently serves as the assistant varsity head coach at Skyline High School, his alma mater. In the club ranks, he is currently a head coach fo the 2007 FC Arizona Mesa Boys' Team and an assistant coach for the 2010 FC Arizona Mesa Boys' team. He has also worked as a coach with East Valley NSFC/FC and MSC United. 

Blackgoat also spent three years as a player for the East Valley United in the UPSL.