Emery Welshman

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Emery Welshman
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Welshman in 2018
Personal information
Full name Emery Simeon Alexander Welshman
Date of birth (1991-11-09) 9 November 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sigma FC
Number 9
Youth career
2003–? Brampton East SC [1]
Sigma FC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2010 Siena Saints 35 (19)
2011–2012 Oregon State Beavers 35 (13)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 Portland Timbers U23 12 (2)
2013 Toronto FC 1 (0)
2014 Sigma FC 18 (16)
2015 Real Monarchs 19 (6)
2016 Real Salt Lake 0 (0)
2016 → Real Monarchs (loan) 3 (0)
2017 Puerto Rico FC 22 (5)
2018–2019 FC Cincinnati 26 (4)
2019 → Forge FC (loan) 27 (3)
2019–2020 Hapoel Haifa 8 (0)
2020–2021 Bnei Sakhnin 25 (3)
2021 Hapoel Ra'anana 15 (6)
2021–2022 Forge FC 30 (2)
2023– Sigma FC 11 (10)
International career‡
2015–2023 Guyana 28 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 18, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 20, 2023

Emery Simeon Alexander Welshman (born 9 November 1991) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Sigma FC of League1 Ontario. Born in Canada, Welshman represented the Guyana national team.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Welshman attended Siena College of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference his freshman and sophomore years in college. He was named the MAAC rookie of the year in 2009 after recording 6 goals and 3 assists. His stellar sophomore season saw him jump onto the national stage after recording 13 goals and 3 assists in only 16 games played. He was awarded MAAC offensive player of the year award, all MAAC first team honors and all Region first team honors. He transferred to Oregon State University of the Pac-12 Conference for his final two years of college. He was named to the All-Pac-12 first team after his junior year in 2011 after recording 3 goals and 7 assists. He was again named to the All-Pac-12 first team his senior year after recording 10 goals and 4 assists. He was one of 54 seniors invited to the 2013 MLS Combine.

Toronto FC

Welshman was drafted sixteenth overall in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft by Toronto FC. [2] He made his debut for Toronto as a second half sub in a 1–0 away defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC. [3] He started and played the full 90 in Toronto's 2–0 home leg victory against Montreal Impact in the 2013 Canadian Championship. After failing to make another senior team appearance Welshman was released by Toronto in February 2014. [4]

Sigma FC

He spent 2014 playing for Sigma FC in League1 Ontario.

Real Salt Lake

In February 2015, Welshman joined the preseason camp of Real Salt Lake as a trialist. [5] He ultimately signed with their reserve team, Real Monarchs.

In January 2016, Welshman was promoted and signed a deal with Real Salt Lake. [6] His contract option was declined at the end of the 2016 MLS season. [7]

Puerto Rico FC

Welshman joined Puerto Rico FC ahead of the 2017 NASL season.

FC Cincinnati

On January 3, 2018, Welshman signed a contract with USL side FC Cincinnati. [8] On May 16, 2018, Welshman scored his first professional hat-trick in a 4–1 victory over Detroit City FC in the second round of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup. [9] He re-signed with the club ahead of their entry into MLS for the 2019 season on December 10, 2018. [10]

Loan to Forge FC

Cincinnati loaned Welshman to Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League for the 2019 CPL season on March 8, 2019. [11] He was recalled from his loan on August 2, and his contract with Cincinnati was terminated by mutual consent. [12]

Hapoel Haifa

In August 2019, Welshman signed with Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Premier League. [13]

Bnei Sakhnin

On 23 January 2020 signed with Bnei Sakhnin. [14]

Return to Forge FC

On September 14, 2021, he re-joined Forge FC in the Canadian Premier League. [15] He won a league title with the club in 2022. [16]

In 2023, he played with Forge's affiliate club Sigma FC. [17]

In December 2023, Welshman announced his retirement from professional soccer. [18] As of 2024, he continued to play for Sigma. [19]

International career

Welshman is eligible for Guyana through his parents. In January 2015 it was reported that he was invited by Guyana coach Jamaal Shabazz to an upcoming training camp ahead of a match against Barbados. [20] He made his debut on February 1 against Barbados and scored a goal. [21]

In Guyana's final match of the CONCACAF Nations League qualifying tournament, Welshman scored the match winner against Belize, sending the nation to the CONCACAF Gold Cup for the first time in their history. [22] In May 2019, he was named to Guyana's provisional squad for the Gold Cup. [23] He was named to the final squad on May 30. [24]

In June 2023 Welshman was named to the Guyana's 23-man squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification tournament. [25]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 December 2020 [26]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] Continental [lower-alpha 3] Other [lower-alpha 4] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Portland Timbers U23 2012 Premier Development League 122———00122
Toronto FC 2013 Major League Soccer 1010——0020
Sigma FC 2014 League1 Ontario 1816———001816
Real Monarchs 2015 United Soccer League 19610——00206
2016 United Soccer League3000——0030
Total22610000000236
Puerto Rico FC 2017 NASL 225———00225
FC Cincinnati 2018 United Soccer League26433——20317
2019 Major League Soccer0000——0000
Total26433000020317
Forge FC (loan) 2019 Canadian Premier League 11311—1000134
Hapoel Haifa 2019–20 Israeli Premier League 800030—00110
Bnei Sakhnin 2019–20 Liga Leumit 1530000—00153
2020–21 Israeli Premier League800020—00100
Total23300200000253
Career total143396450102015743
  1. ↑ Includes appearances in the Canadian Championship and U.S. Open Cup.
  2. ↑ Includes appearances in the Toto Cup.
  3. ↑ Includes appearances in CONCACAF League.
  4. ↑ Includes appearances in the USL Playoffs.

International

As of match played 25 March 2023 [27]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Guyana 201553
201610
201720
201823
201993
202000
202131
202221
202330
Total2711

International goals

Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first. [27]
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.1 February 2015 National Stadium, Saint Michael, Barbados1Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 2–02–2 Friendly
2.14 June 2015 Providence Stadium, Providence, Guyana5Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1–1
4–4 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.
3–4
4.13 October 2018 TCIFA National Academy, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands9Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands 2–08–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
5.6–0
6.8–0
7.23 March 2019 Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana11Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 2–12–12019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
8.11 October 2019 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda16Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 1–21–2 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
9.18 November 2019 Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica19Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1–01–12019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
10.30 March 2021 Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic21Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 4–04–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.11 June 2022Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana24Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 1–22–6 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
Correct as of 11 June 2022

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