Georgie Wilson Welcome Collins (born 9 March 1985) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a striker for Parrillas One.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georgie Wilson Welcome Collins | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Roatán, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Parrillas One | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Arsenal | 22 | (18) |
| 2008–2013 | Motagua | 111 | (39) |
| 2011 | → Monaco (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2011 | → Atlas (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2014 | Platense | 7 | (1) |
| 2014 | BEC Tero Sasana | 31 | (10) |
| 2015 | Siam Navy | 6 | (1) |
| 2015 | Mohun Bagan | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Platense | 1 | (1) |
| 2017 | Dragón | 18[1] | (5) |
| 2017– 2021 | Belmopan Bandits | (53) | |
| 2021–2023 | Juticalpa S.A.D. | ||
| 2023-2024 | Oro Verde FC | ||
| 2024-Present | Parrillas One | ||
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Honduras U-23 | 4 | (1) |
| 2008–2013 | Honduras | 33 | (4) |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Welcome is the only player to debut with the national side playing in the second level of Honduras.
Club career
editWelcome started his career at Arsenal FC (Roatan) and was snapped up by Honduran giant F.C. Motagua in 2008.[3]
On 1 August 2010, Welcome travelled to Glasgow to begin a week-long unsuccessful trial with Scottish champions Rangers.[4]
In January 2011, Welcome was sent to AS Monaco on loan from Motagua.[5]
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.[6] He then returned to Honduras, where he signed for Marathon ahead of the 2012 Clausura.[7]
In December 2013, Platense confirmed Welcome would join them as their new striker.[8]
In June 2015, Welcome signed with I-League side Mohun Bagan.[9]
International career
editA 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.[10]
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 Honduras national football 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[11] and played at the 2011[12] and 2013 Copa Centroamericana[13] as well as at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup[14] but most prominently, in Honduras' all three games at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.[15]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 22 May 2008 | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras |  Belize |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 14 November 2009 | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras |  Latvia |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 3. | 27 May 2010 | Villach Lind, Villach, Austria |  Belarus |
2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 4. | 12 October 2010 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States |  Guatemala |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
Honours
editArsenal
- 2006–07 Clausura (2nd level)
Honduras
References
edit- ^ "Georgie Welcome :: Georgie Wilson Welcome Collins ::". Archived from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ "El Gráfico". Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ Georgie Welcome, separado del Motagua Archived 27 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine – Diez (in Spanish)
- ^ "Rangers to assess Honduras striker Georgie Welcome" Archived 11 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine BBC Sport. 1 August 2010.
- ^ El Mónaco presentó a Georgie Welcome Archived 20 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Diario Deportivo Diez, 2 February 2011, accessed 20 April 2018
- ^ El hondureño Georgie Welcome es nuevo refuerzo del Atlas Archived 11 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine – Mediotiempo (in Spanish)
- ^ Flores Cosío confirma retorno de Welcome Archived 19 June 2013 at archive.today – La Tribuna (in Spanish)
- ^ Welcome es nuevo jugador de Platense Archived 11 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine – Diez (in Spanish)
- ^ Banerjee, Ritabrata (27 June 2015). "Mohun Bagan confirm signing Honduras international striker Georgie Welcome". www.sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ CONCACAF.com – 2008 CONCACAF Men’s Olympic Qualification Archived 10 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Georgie Welcome – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Copa Centroamericana 2011 (UNCAF Nations Cup) Archived 5 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- ^ Copa Centroamericana 2013 (UNCAF Nations Cup) Archived 25 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 – Full Details Archived 26 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- ^ "Welcome, Georgie". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
External links
edit- Georgie Welcome at National-Football-Teams.com
- Georgie Welcome – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Georgie Welcome at WorldFootball.net
- Georgie Welcome – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
