Nathan Moriah-Welsh

Nathan Daniel Moriah-Welsh (born 18 March 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club AFC Bournemouth. Born in England, he plays for the Guyana national team.[3]

Nathan Moriah-Welsh
Personal information
Full name Nathan Daniel Moriah-Welsh[1]
Date of birth (2002-03-18) 18 March 2002
Place of birth Chelsea, England[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AFC Bournemouth
Number 39
Youth career
Old Isleworthians
Chelsea
Brentford
2017–2018 Reading
2018–2022 AFC Bournemouth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– AFC Bournemouth 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Newport County (loan) 38 (3)
International career‡
2021– Guyana 13 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Club career

Early career

Born in Chelsea, Moriah-Welsh had spells with Brentford and Reading, before joining Bournemouth in the summer of 2018.[4]

AFC Bournemouth

Moriah-Welsh debuted for the under-21s in April 2019 while training alongside the first team. He was named in the match day squad for the first time in the FA Cup quarter-final tie with Southampton in March 2021.[5] He made his first start and first team appearance for the club in the FA Cup third round, a 3–1 away win against Yeovil Town.[6]

Newport County (loan)

On 10 August 2022, Moriah-Welsh joined EFL League Two club Newport County on loan for the 2022–23 season.[7] He made his debut for the club on 16 August 2022 as a second half substitute in a 3–2 league defeat to Salford City.[8] He scored his first goal for the club on 20 August in a 2–1 league win against Tranmere Rovers.[9]

International career

Born in England, Moriah-Welsh was also eligible to represent Guyana and Grenada in international football. He chose to play for Guyana after having talks with their national team's head scout.[10]

Moriah-Welsh received his first call-up to Guyana national team in March 2021 for World Cup qualifying matches against Trinidad and Tobago and Bahamas.[11] He made his international debut on 30 March 2021 in a 4–0 win against Bahamas.[12]

On 14 June 2022, Moriah-Welsh captained the Guyana national team for the first time when captain Samuel Cox was substituted in the 62nd minute vs Haiti in a 6–0 loss in the Dominican Republic.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 18 April 2023[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Bournemouth 2021–22[13] Championship 002000—20
Newport County (loan) 2022–23[14] League Two 35320204[lower-alpha 1]0433
Career total 353402040453
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

International
As of match played 17 October 2023[3]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Guyana 202140
202261
202331
Total132
Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Moriah-Welsh goal.
List of international goals scored by Nathan Moriah-Welsh
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
111 June 2022Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonara, Guyana Haiti2–52–62022–23 CONCACAF Nations League
217 October 2023SKNFA Technical Center, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Puerto Rico1–13–12023–24 CONCACAF Nations League

References
  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  2. "Squads - English Premier League 2022/2023". FootballSquads. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  3. Nathan Moriah-Welsh at Soccerway
  4. "Nathan Moriah-Welsh". Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  5. "Bournemouth 0-3 Southampton". 20 March 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  6. "Yeovil 1-3 Bournemouth". 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  7. "Nathan Moriah-Welsh: Newport County sign Bournemouth midfielder on loan". BBC. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  8. "Newport County 2–3 Salford City". BBC. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  9. "Newport County 2–1 Tranmere Rovers". BBC. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  10. "Nathan Moriah-Welsh explains his international call-up". 28 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  11. "Eight ATC Alumni in Golden Jaguars World Cup Qualifiers squad". 17 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  12. "Guyana vs. Bahamas - 30 March 2021". Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  13. "Games played by Nathan Moriah-Welsh in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  14. "Games played by Nathan Moriah-Welsh in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2023.



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