Ishmael Welsh-Elliott (born 4 September 1987) is an English professional

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who plays as a winger for

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Career

Welsh began his career as a trainee with West Ham United, turning professional in July 2005. He failed to break into the first team with West Ham and was released in May 2006. In July that year he signed a two-year contract with Yeovil Town and scored on his league debut on 12 August 2006 in Yeovil's 2–1 win at home to

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. Despite being in Yeovil's first team at the start of the season, Welsh struggled to establish himself and was allowed to join Weymouth on loan in March 2007. He returned to Yeovil before the end of the season, playing in the final league game of the season away to Gillingham, but failed to make the squad for any of Yeovil's play-off matches. In August 2007, Welsh joined

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

on a season-long loan. On 11 November Torquay met Yeovil in the first round of the FA Cup and Yeovil demanded that Torquay not include Welsh in the team to face them otherwise they would recall the midfielder back from his loan spell in January. Despite Yeovil's warning Torquay included him on the bench for the match but he was not brought on during the game as Torquay came away with a 4–1 win. After his spell at Torquay he returned to Yeovil, but was then quickly loaned back out, this time to

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's Forest Green Rovers for the remainder of the 2007–08 season. On 7 May 2008,

Grays Athletic Grays Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Grays, Essex, England. They are currently members of the and play at Parkside in nearby Aveley. History The club was established as Grays Juniors in 1890, before merging with former S ...

announced that Welsh had signed for the Essex outfit. In August 2010, Welsh left Ebbsfleet, having spent the previous season with them. Welsh rejoined

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club Grays Athletic in August 2010. In January 2011, Welsh signed up with his old manager,

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in the

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. In February 2012, Welsh joined Chelmsford City. Welsh was released by the Clarets on 5 February 2013 and promptly joined league rivals Bromley. He made his debut in a 1–1 home draw with Boreham Wood on 16 February. He left the club at the end of the season following the expiry of his contract. After taking a season out from football, Welsh signed for

ahead of the 2014–15 season. Now retired he works at preston park primary as a coach.

Honours

Club

;Bromley ;*

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(1): 2012–13

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Welsh, Ishmael 1987 births English men's footballers Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Lewisham People from Deptford West Ham United F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players Weymouth F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Forest Green Rovers F.C. players Grays Athletic F.C. players Ebbsfleet United F.C. players Lewes F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players Bromley F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players Men's association football midfielders England men's semi-pro international footballers Cray Wanderers F.C. players