Emery Welshman (born 9 November 1991) is a professional

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who plays as a forward for

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of League1 Ontario. Born in Canada, Welshman represents the Guyana national team.

Club career

Early career

Welshman attended

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of the

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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

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of the

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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

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. He made his debut for Toronto as a second half sub in a 1–0 away defeat to

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. He started and played the full 90 in Toronto's 2–0 home leg victory against Montreal Impact in the

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. After failing to make another senior team appearance Welshman was released by Toronto in February 2014.

Sigma FC

He spent 2014 playing for

in League1 Ontario.

Real Salt Lake

In February 2015, Welshman joined the preseason camp of

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as a trialist. He ultimately signed with their reserve team,

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. In January 2016, Welshman was promoted and signed a deal with

. His contract option was declined at the end of the

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Puerto Rico FC

Welshman joined Puerto Rico FC ahead of the

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FC Cincinnati

On January 3, 2018, Welshman signed a contract with USL side FC Cincinnati. On May 16, 2018, Welshman scored his first professional

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in a 4–1 victory over Detroit City FC in the second round of the 2018 U.S. Open Cup. He re-signed with the club ahead of their entry into MLS for the 2019 season on December 10, 2018.

Loan to Forge FC

Cincinnati loaned Welshman to Forge FC of the

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for the 2019 CPL season on March 8, 2019. He was recalled from his loan on August 2, and his contract with Cincinnati was terminated by mutual consent.

Hapoel Haifa

In August 2019, Welshman signed with

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of the

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Bnei Sakhnin

On 23 January 2020 signed with Bnei Sakhnin.

Return to Forge FC

On September 14, 2021, he re-joined Forge FC in the

. He won a league title with the club in 2022.

International career

Welshman is eligible for Guyana through his parents. In January 2015 it was reported that he was invited by Guyana coach

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to an upcoming training camp ahead of a match against

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. He made his debut on February 1 against Barbados and scored a goal. In Guyana's final match of the CONCACAF Nations League qualifying tournament, Welshman scored the match winner against

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, sending the nation to the

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for the first time in their history. In May 2019, he was named to Guyana's provisional squad for the Gold Cup. He was named to the final squad on May 30. In June 2023 Welshman was named to the Guyana's 23-man squad for the

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tournament.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first.''

References

External links

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Emery Welshman
at FC Cincinnati * {{DEFAULTSORT:Welshman, Emery 1991 births Living people Men's association football forwards Canadian men's soccer players Guyanese men's footballers Soccer players from Mississauga Canadian sportspeople of Guyanese descent Black Canadian men's soccer players Oregon State Beavers men's soccer players Siena Saints men's soccer players Capital FC players Toronto FC draft picks Toronto FC players Sigma FC players Real Monarchs players Real Salt Lake players FC Cincinnati players Forge FC players Hapoel Haifa F.C. players Bnei Sakhnin F.C. players Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. players USL League Two players Major League Soccer players League1 Ontario players USL Championship players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Canadian Premier League players Israeli Premier League players Liga Leumit players Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Guyanese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Guyanese expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Guyanese expatriate sportspeople in Israel Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Guyana men's international footballers 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players