Nathan Moriah-Welsh

Nathan Daniel Moriah-Welsh (born 18 March 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Newport County on loan from 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
Club information
Current team
 Newport County (on loan from AFC Bournemouth)
Number 22
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– → Newport County (loan) 30 (3)
International career‡
2021– Guyana 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 18 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 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 26 December 2022[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Bournemouth 2021–22 EFL Championship 002000—20
Newport County (loan) 2022–23 EFL League Two 19320204[lower-alpha 1]0273
Career total 233402040293
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

International
As of match played 25 March 2023[3]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Guyana 202140
202261
202310
Total111
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 B

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.


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