Bradley Welch

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Bradley Welch
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-01-14) 14 January 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Brooklyn, New York United States
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Central Florida Panthers SC
Youth career
20072009 Rollins College
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011 F.C. New York 7 (0)
2013–2014 San Juan Jabloteh 9 (1)
2014 Dapto Dandaloo Fury 18 (7)
2015–2016 South Coast Wolves 18 (5)
2017– Orlando FC Wolves
2019– Central Florida Panthers 4 (0)
International career
2007–2012 Trinidad and Tobago U23s ? (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2014

Bradley Welch (born January 14, 1989) is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian American footballer who currently plays for the Central Florida Panthers SC in the National Premier Soccer League. Welch has represented Trinidad and Tobago at national level.

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Career

Welch began his youth career with his high school team Cypress Creek High School where he earned several honors. Following high school he signed with Rollins College where he was first called up to Trinidad and Tobago U23s. [1] In 2009, he signed for F.C. New York in their inaugural season in the USL pro, the professional third tier in the United States. After an unsuccessful season he moved to the San Juan Jabloteh in the Trinidad and Tobago TT Pro League. This was to be a short lived move, only scoring once in a stint lasting less than 10 games. As a result, he moved to Australia where he signed with Illawarra Premier League club Dapto Dandaloo in the hope of securing a move to the A-League. [2] [3] [4]

Following a solid 2014 season with Dapto Dandaloo in which he scored 5 goals, [5] Welch signed with South Coast Wolves in the National Premier Leagues NSW for the 2015 New South Wales National Premier Leagues Men's 1 season. [6]

In March 2019, he was added to the brand new National Premier Soccer League team based out of Orlando, Florida the Central Florida Panthers SC. [7]

International career

Welch has represented Trinidad and Tobago at U23 level. [8]

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References

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  6. "Fury mean business". Illawarra Mercury. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
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  8. "T&T Olympic footballers beat Guyana 3-1". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. February 18, 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2015.