Emery Welshman

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

Emery Welshman
Welshman in 2018
Personal information
Full name Emery Welshman[1]
Date of birth (1991-11-09) 9 November 1991
Place of birth Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sigma FC
Youth career
2003–? Brampton East SC[2]
Sigma FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Siena Saints 35 (19)
2011–2012 Oregon State Beavers 35 (13)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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 9 (10)
International career‡
2015– Guyana 27 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 12, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 20, 2023

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.[3] He made his debut for Toronto as a second half sub in a 1–0 away defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6] He ultimately signed with their reserve team, Real Monarchs.

In January 2016, Welshman was promoted and signed a deal with Real Salt Lake.[7] His contract option was declined at the end of the 2016 MLS season.[8]

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.[9] 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.[10] He re-signed with the club ahead of their entry into MLS for the 2019 season on December 10, 2018.[11]

Loan to Forge FC

Cincinnati loaned Welshman to Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League for the 2019 CPL season on March 8, 2019.[12] He was recalled from his loan on August 2, and his contract with Cincinnati was terminated by mutual consent.[13]

Hapoel Haifa

In August 2019, Welshman signed with Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Premier League.[14]

Bnei Sakhnin

On 23 January 2020 signed with Bnei Sakhnin.[15]

Return to Forge FC

On September 14, 2021, he re-joined Forge FC in the Canadian Premier League.[16] He won a league title with the club in 2022.[17]

In 2023, he played with Forge's affiliate club Sigma FC.[18]

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.[19] He made his debut on February 1 against Barbados and scored a goal.[20]

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.[21] In May 2019, he was named to Guyana's provisional squad for the Gold Cup.[22] He was named to the final squad on May 30.[23]

In June 2023 Welshman was named to the Guyana's 23-man squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification tournament.[24]

Career statistics

Club
As of 20 December 2020[1]
Club Season League National 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 League 3000——0030
Total 22610000000236
Puerto Rico FC 2017 NASL 225———00225
FC Cincinnati 2018 United Soccer League 26433——20317
2019 Major League Soccer 0000——0000
Total 26433000020317
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 League 800020—00100
Total 23300200000253
Career total 143396450102015743
  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[25]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Guyana 201553
201610
201720
201823
201993
202000
202131
202221
202330
Total2711

International goals
Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first.[25]
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.1 February 2015National Stadium, Saint Michael, Barbados1 Barbados2–02–2Friendly
2.14 June 2015Providence Stadium, Providence, Guyana5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1–1
4–42018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.
3–4
4.13 October 2018TCIFA National Academy, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands9 Turks and Caicos Islands2–08–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
5.6–0
6.8–0
7.23 March 2019Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana11 Belize2–12–12019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
8.11 October 2019Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda16 Antigua and Barbuda1–21–22019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
9.18 November 2019Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay, Jamaica19 Jamaica1–01–12019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
10.30 March 2021Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic21 Bahamas4–04–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.11 June 2022Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonora, Guyana24 Haiti1–22–62022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
Correct as of 11 June 2022

References
  1. Emery Welshman at Soccerway
  2. "Pro: First Youth Registration List" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  3. "MLS SuperDraft: Toronto land both their targets and more". Mlssoccer.com. 17 January 2013. Archived from the original on 1 September 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  4. MacMahon, Martin (2 March 2013). "Reds Fall Short". Toronto FC. Archived from the original on 6 March 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
  5. "Toronto FC Place Emery Welshmen on Waivers". Wakingthered.com. 25 February 2014. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  6. "Emery Welshman, ex-TFC striker, on trial at RSL". Rslsoapbox.com. 4 February 2015. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  7. "Real Salt Lake Signs Emery Welshman from the Monarchs". Rsl.com. January 22, 2016. Archived from the original on June 21, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  8. Kamrani, Christopher (November 30, 2016). "Real Salt Lake exercises 2017 options on five players, declines on seven". Archive.sltrib.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  9. Kimura, Fumi (January 3, 2018). "Welshman Adds Talent to FCC Frontline". FC Cincinnati. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  10. Hatch, Charlie (May 17, 2017). "Emery Welshman scores hat-trick in FC Cincinnati's 4-1 Open Cup win". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 11, 2018.
  11. "Welshman Returns to MLS with FC Cincinnati". Fccincinnati.com. December 10, 2018. Archived from the original on June 21, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  12. "Welshman Loaned to Forge FC". Fccincinnati.com. March 8, 2019. Archived from the original on September 12, 2020. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  13. "WELSHMAN RECALLED FROM LOAN BY FC CINCINNATI". August 2, 2019. Archived from the original on February 9, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  14. Ben Dor, Doron (July 7, 2019). "רשמית: אמרי וולשמן חתם בהפועל חיפה" (in Hebrew). One. Archived from the original on July 7, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  15. Goldstein, Igal (23 January 2020). "רשמית: סילבסטר הצטרף להפועל חיפה" (in Hebrew). Sport5. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  16. "Forge FC signs former standout attacker Emery Welshman". Canadian Premier League. September 14, 2021. Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
  17. Jacques, John (November 16, 2022). "Welshman Stews Future Move: 'Forge Is Special, However…'". Northern Tribune. Archived from the original on November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  18. "Emery Welshman 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  19. "Shabazz re-appointed Guyana coach versus Barbados". Newsday.co.tt. January 14, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  20. "Barbados, Guyana play to 2–2 deadlock". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  21. "WATCH: Forge's Welshman powers Guyana to 2019 Gold Cup berth". March 24, 2019. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  22. "40-Player National Team Roster" (PDF). May 20, 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 14, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  23. "GFF release final 23-man squad ahead of Concacaf Gold Cup 2019 Alex Murray, Sheldon Holder, Daniel Wilson and Pernell Schultz included". Kaieteur News. 31 May 2019. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  24. "Guyana names 23-man squad for CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifier". Loop Sports. June 13, 2023.
  25. Emery Welshman at National-Football-Teams.com
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