Nathan Moriah-Welsh
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nathan Daniel Moriah-Welsh[1] | ||
Date of birth | 18 March 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Chelsea, England[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hibernian | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Youth career | |||
Old Isleworthians | |||
Chelsea | |||
Brentford | |||
2017–2018 | Reading | ||
2018–2022 | AFC Bournemouth | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2024 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Newport County (loan) | 38 | (3) |
2024– | Hibernian | 20 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2021– | Guyana | 22 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 |
Nathan Daniel Moriah-Welsh (born 18 March 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Hibernian. Born in England, he plays for the Guyana national team.[3]
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Born in Chelsea, Moriah-Welsh had spells with Brentford and Reading, before joining Bournemouth in the summer of 2018.[4]
AFC Bournemouth
[edit]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)
[edit]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]
Hibernian
[edit]Moriah-Welsh moved to Scottish club Hibernian for an undisclosed transfer fee in January 2024.[10]
International career
[edit]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.[11]
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.[12] He made his international debut on 30 March 2021 in a 4–0 win against Bahamas.[13]
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
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played on 15 May 2024[3]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
AFC Bournemouth | 2021–22[14] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2022–23[15] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2023–24[16] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Newport County (loan) | 2022–23[15] | League Two | 38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 46 | 3 |
Hibernian | 2023–24[16] | Scottish Premiership | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
Career total | 52 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 3 |
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
International
[edit]- As of match played 19 November 2024[3]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Guyana | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
2022 | 6 | 1 | |
2023 | 4 | 2 | |
2024 | 8 | 0 | |
Total | 22 | 3 |
- Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Moriah-Welsh goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 11 June 2022 | Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonara, Guyana | Haiti | 2–5 | 2–6 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League |
2 | 17 October 2023 | SKNFA Technical Center, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | Puerto Rico | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League |
3 | 21 November 2023 | Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Antigua and Barbuda | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League |
References
[edit]- ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Squads - English Premier League 2022/2023". FootballSquads. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ a b c Nathan Moriah-Welsh at Soccerway
- ^ "Nathan Moriah-Welsh". Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Bournemouth 0-3 Southampton". 20 March 2021. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Yeovil 1-3 Bournemouth". 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Nathan Moriah-Welsh: Newport County sign Bournemouth midfielder on loan". BBC. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Newport County 2–3 Salford City". BBC. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "Newport County 2–1 Tranmere Rovers". BBC. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Hibs sign Moriah-Welsh as Jeggo replacement". BBC Sport. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Nathan Moriah-Welsh explains his international call-up". 28 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Eight ATC Alumni in Golden Jaguars World Cup Qualifiers squad". 17 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Guyana vs. Bahamas - 30 March 2021". Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Nathan Moriah-Welsh in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Games played by Nathan Moriah-Welsh in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Games played by Nathan Moriah-Welsh in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
External links
[edit]- Nathan Moriah-Welsh at WorldFootball.net
- Nathan Moriah-Welsh at Soccerbase
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
- People from Chelsea, London
- Guyanese people of Grenadian descent
- English people of Guyanese descent
- English people of Grenadian descent
- Sportspeople of Grenadian descent
- Black British sportsmen
- Men's association football midfielders
- Guyanese men's footballers
- Guyana men's international footballers
- English men's footballers
- AFC Bournemouth players
- Newport County A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Sportspeople of Guyanese descent
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- 21st-century Guyanese sportsmen
- Guyanese football biography stubs