Jerell Anthony Sellars (born 11 December 1995) is an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

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. Sellars is a graduate of the

Aston Villa Academy The Aston Villa Under-21s, formerly known as Aston Villa Reserves and Aston Villa Under-23s, are the most senior youth development team of Aston Villa and compete in Premier League 2, the EFL Trophy and the Birmingham Senior Cup in the 2024–2 ...

and played on loan at

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clubs

Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third level of the English football league system. Founded in 188 ...

and

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1887, ...

before moving to

Östersund Östersund (; ) is an Urban areas in Sweden, urban area (Stad (Sweden), city) in Jämtland in northern Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth-larg ...

in Sweden.

Career

Aston Villa

Sellars joined

Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club (commonly referred to as simply Villa) is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club, founded in 1874, compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The team have p ...

in 2012 from Lincoln City. He never made a senior appearance and was released in 2017. On 24 March 2016, Sellars followed teammate Benjamin Siegrist by joining League Two side

on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season.

Cheltenham Town

On 7 July 2017, Sellers joined League Two side

. On 21 June 2018, it was announced that Sellars would leave Cheltenham at the end of the month upon the expiry of his contract.

Östersunds FK

On 23 July 2018, Sellars joined the Swedish club

in the top Swedish league

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; ), also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan (, ) is a professional association football league in Sweden and the highest level of the Swedish football league system. Founded in 1924, it operates on a system of promotion and relegatio ...

. He scored his first goal in Swedish football on 11 November 2018, in a 3–3 home draw against Hammarby.

Redditch United

On 4 November 2022, Sellars joined

Redditch United Redditch United Football Club is an English football club based in Redditch, Worcestershire. The club participates in the and play their home games at the Valley Stadium. They are managed by Matt Clarke. History They were originally called Re ...

Personal life

Jerell's step father is former footballer and coach Terry Fleming. His brother,

Tyrell Sellars-Fleming Tyrell Sellars-Fleming (born 31 May 2005) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Gateshead on loan from Hull City. Career Sellars-Fleming is a youth product of Lowlands JFC and Phoenix United FC, before moving to Scu ...

, is in the

Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The club was formed in ...

academy.

Career statistics

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at Aylesbury United {{DEFAULTSORT:Sellars, Jerell 1995 births Men's association football forwards Lincoln City F.C. players Aston Villa F.C. players Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Östersunds FK players Allsvenskan players Living people Black British sportsmen English men's footballers English expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden English expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Footballers from Lincoln, England English Football League players 21st-century English sportsmen