Georgie Welcome
| Georgie Welcome | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georgie Wilson Welcome Collins | ||
| Date of birth | (1985-03-09) 9 March 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Roatán, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | BEC Tero Sasana | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2008 | Arsenal | 22 | (18) |
| 2008–2013 | Motagua | 111 | (36) |
| 2011 | → Monaco (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2011 | → Atlas (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2014 | Platense | 7 | (1) |
| 2014– | BEC Tero Sasana | 18 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Honduras U-23 | 4 | (1) |
| 2008– | Honduras | 31 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 August 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Georgie Wilson Welcome Collins (born 9 March 1985) is a Honduran football striker who currently plays for BEC Tero Sasana in the Thai Premier League.
Welcome is the only player to debut with the national side playing in the second level of Honduras.
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Club career
Welcome started his career with local islander club Arsenal de Roatán and was snapped up by Honduran giants Motagua in 2008.[1]
On 1 August 2010, Welcome travelled to Glasgow to begin a week-long trial with Scottish champions Rangers.[2] Since then the trial has continued for another week and Welcome scored three times in Rangers' 5–0 victory over Partick Thistle in a bounce game at Murray Park, arranged for Rangers' coaches to further assess Welcome and other trialists. In January 2011, Welcome was sent to AS Monaco on loan from Motagua.
After an unsuccessful stint in Monaco, Welcome was signed by Mexican league club Atlas to a one year contract. The transfer was announced on 20 June 2011.[3] He returned to Motagua ahead of the 2012 Clausura.[4]
In December 2013, Platense confirmed Welcome would join them as their new striker.[5]
International career
A tall, lanky striker, Welcome was part of the Honduran U-23 team that qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games. Because of his goal in the 108th minute of the match, Honduras became CONCACAF Pre-Olympic champions after beating the host country, the United States, 1–0.[6]
He made his debut for the full national side on 22 May 2008 in a friendly against Belize where he scored one of the two goals to win. Welcome scored a magnificent goal for the Honduran national team in a friendly match against Latvia, a goal that turned out to be the game-winner for the Catrachos.
As of February 2013, he has earned a total of 31 caps, scoring 4 goals. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[7] and played at the 2011[8] and 2013 Copa Centroamericana[9] as well as at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup[10] but most prominently, in Honduras' all three games at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 2008-03-23 | LP Field, Nashville, USA | United States | 1 – 0 | 1 – 0 | 2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament |
| 1 | 2008-05-23 | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras | Belize | 2 – 0 | 2 – 0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 2009-11-14 | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Latvia | 2 – 1 | 2 – 1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 2010-05-27 | Villach Lind, Villach, Austria | Belarus | 2 – 2 | 2 – 2 | Friendly |
| 4 | 2010-10-12 | Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, USA | Guatemala | 2 – 0 | 2 – 0 | Friendly |
Personal life
His cousin, Shannon Welcome, also plays in the Honduran national league.
Honours
- Arsenal
- 2006–07 Clausura (2nd level)
- National team
- 2008 CONCACAF U-23
References
- Jump up ^ Georgie Welcome, separado del Motagua - Diez (Spanish)
- Jump up ^ "Rangers to assess Honduras striker Georgie Welcome" BBC Sport. 1 August 2010.
- Jump up ^ El hondureño Georgie Welcome es nuevo refuerzo del Atlas - Mediotiempo (Spanish)
- Jump up ^ Flores Cosío confirma retorno de Welcome - La Tribuna (Spanish)
- Jump up ^ Welcome es nuevo jugador de Platense - Diez (Spanish)
- Jump up ^ CONCACAF.com – 2008 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualification
- Jump up ^ Georgie Welcome – FIFA competition record
- Jump up ^ Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup) - RSSSF
- Jump up ^ Copa Centroamericana 2013 (UNCAF Nations Cup) - RSSSF
- Jump up ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details - RSSSF
External links
- Georgie Welcome at National-Football-Teams.com
- Stats - Ligue 1
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