Eli Salama

Eli Salama (born August 24, 1996) is a Canadian professional lacrosse defenceman playing with the Calgary Roughnecks of the National Lacrosse League (NLL), for whom he serves as an alternate captain, and Chrome Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL).^[1][2][3][4] He previously played for the Dallas Rattlers of the MLL.

Eli Salama

Salama (left) with the Calgary Roughnecks in 2022
Born	(1996-08-24) August 24, 1996 (age 28) Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	211 pounds (96 kg)
Shoots	Right
Position	Defence/LSM
NCAA team	RIT Tigers
NLL draft	12th overall, 2018 Calgary Roughnecks
NLL team	Calgary Roughnecks
MLL teams	Dallas Rattlers
PLL team	Denver Outlaws
Pro career	2019–
Career highlights
NCAA: USILA Division III Defenseman of the Year (2018) Liberty League Defenseman of the Year (2018) First team All-American (2018)
Medal record Representing  Canada Men's box lacrosse World Lacrosse Box Championships Winner 2024 Utica

College career

Salama played for the RIT Tigers for four seasons and advanced to the NCAA Championship game with the Tigers 20 2017. In 2018, he was named USILA Division III Long-Pole of the Year, Liberty League Defensive Player of the Year, USILA First Team All-American and All-Liberty League First Team. ^[5]

Professional career

NLL

Salama was drafted 12th overall in the 2018 NLL draft by the Calgary Roughnecks and joined the team in the 2019 season, winning an NLL Championship as a rookie.

PLL

Salama plays long stick midfield for Chrome Lacrosse Club.^[6]

Statistics

NCAA

Season	Team	GP	GS	G	A	Pts	GB	CT
2015	RIT	11	0	0	1	1	4	3
2016	RIT	15	0	0	3	3	14	10
2017	RIT	23	0	4	5	9	44	28
2018	RIT	22	22	10	11	21	51	29
Total		71	22	14	20	34	113	70

NLL

Eli Salama		Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM	Pts/GP	LB/GP	PIM/GP	GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM	Pts/GP	LB/GP	PIM/GP
2019	Calgary Roughnecks	16	1	4	5	67	22	0.31	4.19	1.38	4	0	0	0	15	9	0.00	3.75	2.25
2020	Calgary Roughnecks	10	5	7	12	55	13	1.20	5.50	1.30	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022	Calgary Roughnecks	16	2	4	6	84	20	0.38	5.25	1.25	1	1	1	2	9	0	2.00	9.00	0.00
2023	Calgary Roughnecks	18	3	5	8	116	20	0.44	6.44	1.11	4	0	0	0	21	6	0.00	5.25	1.50
2024	Calgary Roughnecks	13	2	8	10	59	22	0.77	4.54	1.69	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2025	Calgary Roughnecks	18	0	7	7	128	20	0.39	7.11	1.11	1	0	0	0	6	4	0.00	6.00	4.00
		91	13	35	48	509	117	0.53	5.59	1.29	10	1	1	2	51	19	0.20	5.10	1.90
Career Total:		101	14	36	50	560	136	0.50	5.54	1.35

GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; LB–Loose balls; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per games played; LB/GP–Loose balls per games played; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per games played.

MLL

Eli Salama		Regular Season											Playoffs
Season	Team	GP	G	2PG	A	Pts	Sh	GB	Pen	PIM	FOW	FOA	GP	G	2PG	A	Pts	Sh	GB	Pen	PIM	FOW	FOA
2019	Dallas Rattlers	16	5	4	0	9	15	0	6	6	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
		16	5	4	0	9	15	0	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career Total:		16	5	4	0	9	15	0	6	6	0	0

GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted

PLL

Eli Salama		Regular Season											Playoffs
Season	Team	GP	G	2PG	A	Pts	Sh	GB	Pen	PIM	FOW	FOA	GP	G	2PG	A	Pts	Sh	GB	Pen	PIM	FOW	FOA
2020	Chrome	5	1	1	1	3	4	5	1	1	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	Chrome	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022	Chrome	10	3	1	2	6	11	20	3	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023	Chrome	10	1	1	1	3	7	13	3	3	0	28	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
		26	5	3	4	12	23	38	7	7	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career Total:		27	5	3	4	12	23	38	7	7	0	28

GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted