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Charles Ellis is a deceased U.S. soccer midfielder
Midfielder

In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defender s . Their main functions are to dispossess the opposing team, to retain possession of the ball, and to feed it to the strikers, and perhaps, to score as well....
 who is best known for scoring a goal in each of the U.S. national team's
United States men's national soccer team

The United States men's national soccer team is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. Though soccer has not traditionally had a high profile in American sporting life, since the 1970s the sport has steadily grown in popularity, and the men's national team has risen to become one of the strongest teams in CONCACAF, is ranked 20th...
 first two games.

s played several seasons for Brooklyn Celtic of the New York State Association Football League. In 1915, Celtic went to the American Cup final before falling to the Kearny Scots
Kearny Scots

The Kearny Scots is an American soccer club based in Kearny, New Jersey. The Scots have played in both National Association Football League and the second American Soccer League....
.

916, the United States Football Association
USSF

USSF can refer to:*United States Soccer Federation*US Social Forum*United States Special Operations Forces...
 (USFA) organized the first games for its national team.






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    Ellis

    Ellis is a first name and surname of Welsh people origin. At the time of the British Census of 1881 , its relative frequency was highest in Merioneth , followed by Flintshire , Denbighshire , Caernarfonshire, Montgomeryshire, Anglesey, Devon, Kinross-shire, Shropshire and Yorkshire....
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Charles Ellis is a deceased U.S. soccer midfielder
Midfielder

In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defender s . Their main functions are to dispossess the opposing team, to retain possession of the ball, and to feed it to the strikers, and perhaps, to score as well....
 who is best known for scoring a goal in each of the U.S. national team's
United States men's national soccer team

The United States men's national soccer team is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. Though soccer has not traditionally had a high profile in American sporting life, since the 1970s the sport has steadily grown in popularity, and the men's national team has risen to become one of the strongest teams in CONCACAF, is ranked 20th...
 first two games.

Professional

Ellis played several seasons for Brooklyn Celtic of the New York State Association Football League. In 1915, Celtic went to the American Cup final before falling to the Kearny Scots
Kearny Scots

The Kearny Scots is an American soccer club based in Kearny, New Jersey. The Scots have played in both National Association Football League and the second American Soccer League....
.

National team

In 1916, the United States Football Association
USSF

USSF can refer to:*United States Soccer Federation*US Social Forum*United States Special Operations Forces...
 (USFA) organized the first games for its national team. USFA was admitted to FIFA
FIFA

The F?d?ration Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by its acronym, FIFA , is the international sport governing body of association football....
 in 1913 but World War I
World War I

World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
 prevented the association from playing national team games. However, in 1916, USFA decided to send the team to Scandinavia
Scandinavia

Scandinavia is a historical and geographical subregion in northern Europe that includes the Scandinavian Peninsula. It consists of the kingdoms of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark; some authorities also include Finland and some might even include Iceland....
 to play teams from other neutral countries. USFA drew most of its players from the north-east and Ellis was selected to play right midfield. In the first official U.S. game against Sweden
Sweden national football team

The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association.History...
 on August 21, 1916, Thomas Swords scored the first U.S. goal. Fifteen minutes into the second half, Ellis scored the second U.S. goal in the team’s 3-2 victory. Two weeks later, Ellis scored the U.S. goal in a 1-1 tie with Norway
Norway national football team

The Norwegian national football team, controlled by the Norwegian Football Association, is the national football team of Norway. The team played its first international in 1908....
. At the end of the tour, a local Stockholm club hired Ellis as its coach. However, he returned to Brooklyn Celtic for the 1917 season.