| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Georgie Wilson Welcome Collins | ||
| Date of birth | (1985-03-09)9 March 1985 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Roatán, Honduras | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Platense | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Arsenal | 22 | (18) |
| 2008–2013 | Motagua | 111 | (39) |
| 2011 | →Monaco (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2011 | →Atlas (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2014 | Platense | 7 | (1) |
| 2014 | BEC Tero Sasana | 31 | (10) |
| 2015 | Siam Navy | 6 | (1) |
| 2015 | Mohun Bagan | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Platense | 1 | (1) |
| 2017 | Dragón | 18[citation needed] | (5) |
| 2017– 2021 | Belmopan Bandits | (53) | |
| 2021–2023 | Juticalpa S.A.D. | ||
| 2023-2024 | Oro Verde FC | ||
| 2025 | Parrillas One | ||
| 2025– | Platense | 9 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Honduras U23 | 4 | (1) |
| 2008–2013 | Honduras | 33 | (4) |
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Georgie Wilson Welcome Collins (born 9 March 1985) is a Honduran professionalfootballer who plays as astriker forPlatense.[1]
Welcome is the only player to debut with the national side playing in thesecond level of Honduras.
Welcome started his career atArsenal FC (Roatan) and was snapped up by Honduran giantF.C. Motagua in 2008.[2]
On 1 August 2010, Welcome travelled toGlasgow to begin a week-long unsuccessful trial withScottish championsRangers.[3]
In January 2011, Welcome was sent to AS Monaco on loan from Motagua.[4]
After an unsuccessful stint in Monaco, Welcome was signed byMexican league clubAtlas to a one-year contract. The transfer was announced on 20 June 2011.[5] He then returned to Honduras, where he signed for Marathon ahead of the 2012 Clausura.[6]
In December 2013,Platense confirmed Welcome would join them as their new striker.[7]
In June 2015, Welcome signed withI-League sideMohun Bagan.[8]
A tall, lanky striker, Welcome was part of theHonduran U-23 team that qualified for the2008 Olympic Games. 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.[9]
He made his debut for the full national side on 22 May 2008 in a friendly againstBelize where he scored one of the two goals to win. Welcome scored a magnificent goal for theHonduras national football team in a friendly match againstLatvia, 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 4FIFA World Cup qualification matches[10] and played at the2011[11] and2013 Copa Centroamericana[12] as well as at the2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup[13] but most prominently, in Honduras' all three games at the2010 FIFA World Cup.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 22 May 2008 | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano,San Pedro Sula,Honduras |  Belize | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 14 November 2009 | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino,Tegucigalpa, Honduras |  Latvia | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 3. | 27 May 2010 | Villach Lind,Villach,Austria |  Belarus | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 4. | 12 October 2010 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States |  Guatemala | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
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