Georgie Wilson Welcome Collins (born 9 March 1985) is a Honduran professional

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who plays as a striker. Welcome is the only player to debut with the national side playing in the second level of Honduras.

Club career

Welcome started his career at

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and was snapped up by Honduran giant

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in 2008. On 1 August 2010, Welcome travelled to

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to begin a week-long unsuccessful trial with Scottish champions Rangers. In January 2011, Welcome was sent to AS Monaco on loan from Motagua. After an unsuccessful stint in Monaco, Welcome was signed by Mexican league club

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to a one-year contract. The transfer was announced on 20 June 2011. He then returned to Honduras, where he signed for Marathon ahead of the 2012 Clausura. In December 2013, Platense confirmed Welcome would join them as their new striker. In June 2015, Welcome signed with

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side

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International career

A tall, lanky striker, Welcome was part of the Honduran U-23 team that qualified for the

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. 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. He made his debut for the full national side on 22 May 2008 in a friendly against

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where he scored one of the two goals to win. Welcome scored a magnificent goal for the

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in a friendly match against

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, 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

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matches and played at the

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and

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as well as at the

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– RSSSF but most prominently, in Honduras' all three games at the

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.''

Honours

Arsenal * 2006–07 Clausura (2nd level) Honduras * 2008 CONCACAF U-23

References

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Georgie Welcome Georgie Wilson Welcome Collins (born 9 March 1985) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a striker. Welcome is the only player to debut with the national side playing in the second level of Honduras. Club career Welcome started ...

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