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

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who plays as a

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for

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 V Trico Stadium. They are managed by former Captain and Assistant Manager Matt Clarke. ...

. Sellars is a graduate of the

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and played on loan at English Football League clubs Wycombe Wanderers and

Cheltenham Town Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league syst ...

before moving to Östersund in Sweden.

Career

Aston Villa

Sellars joined

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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

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side Wycombe Wanderers on loan until the end of the 2015–16 season.

Cheltenham Town

On 7 July 2017, Sellers joined

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 Östersund in the top Swedish league

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...

. 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

Personal life

Jerell's step father is former footballer and coach

Terry Fleming Terence Maurice Fleming (born 5 January 1973) is an English football manager, coach and former professional footballer. He played as a midfielder from 1991 to 2016, a career spanning 25 years. During his professional career he notably played ...

. His brother, Tyrell, is in the

Scunthorpe United Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. The side currently competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The tea ...

academy.

Career statistics

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* * {{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