| Height: | 6-2 |
| Weight: | 175 |
| Year: | Junior |
| Hometown: | Fife, Scotland |
| High School: | Stewart's Melville College |
| Previous College: | UMBC |
| Position: | Defender |
UMBC
Attended University of Maryland Baltimore County for his first two
years of college…Garnered 2011 NSCAA All-Northeast Region
Third Team, 2011 All-America East Second Team, and 2010 America
East All-Rookie Team honors while playing with the
Retrievers…Scored two goals during his freshman campaign and
made a total of 29 starts in two seasons with UMBC…Helped
his team to an America East Tournament title and an NCAA Tournament
Second Round appearance in 2010…Was named to the 2011
America East All-Tournament Team and the BWI Classic All-Tournament
Team.
NATIONAL/CLUB
Played for and served as the captain for the Scotland U18 National
Team…Played with Livingston F.C. and won the National U19
League Championship as his team set a record with 94 goals scored
across 20 games…Also won the National U19 League Cup
Tournament and made a National SFA Youth Cup U19 Semifinals
appearance, losing to eventual-winners, Celtic F.C.…Advanced
to the National SFA Youth Cup U19 Semifinals while playing for
Inverness F.C.…While playing for Cowdenbeath F.C., he won
the National U17 League Championship, the National U17 League Cup
Tournament and the Manchester International Cup…Also played
for Hearts F.C.…Noteworthy opposition includes Galtasaray,
Udinese, Parma, Aresenal, Liverpool, Sporting Lisbon, Celtic and
Rangers.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Stewart’s Melville College…Competed in track
and field, winning Edinburgh District Gold in the 800 meter and 400
meter…Also won Edinburgh District Gold in cross country.
PERSONAL
Daniel Welsh was born on March 25, 1991 in Dundee,
Scotland…Parents are Brian and Susan Welsh…Has two
younger siblings, Michael and Christopher…Is majoring in
sociology at UCSB…Has aspirations of playing professional
soccer…When he is not playing soccer, he enjoys relaxing,
listening to music, and hanging out with his
friends…Can’t do without his phone…Listens to
music before each game…Can best be described as
“easygoing” and “dedicated”…His most
memorable sporting moments include captaining his country and
winning his first national title…Wants people to know that
he is, “proud to be a Gaucho”…Would love to play
on the same pitch as Sergio Ramos, Lionel Messi and Andres
Iniesta…Cheers for Manchester City and his favorite athletes
are Lionel Messi and Vincent Kompany…Favorite movie is
“Braveheart”…Enjoys watching FOX
Soccer…Favorite read is George Best’s
autobiography.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oct 16 | Sacramento State | W, 2-0 |
| Oct 19 | Cal Poly | L, 2-1 |
| Oct 26 | Stanford | L, 1-0 |
| Oct 28 | UC Davis | L, 2-1 |
| Oct 31 | at Sacramento State | W, 2-1 |
| Nov 3 | at Cal Poly | L, 1-0 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 17 | 8 | ||
| Games started | 17 | 8 | ||
| Goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Assists | 2 | 0 | ||
| Points | 2 | 0 | ||
| Shots | 5 | 5 | ||
| Shot Pct | .000 | .000 | ||
| Penalty kicks | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| Game-winning goals | 0 | 0 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | sh | pct | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18 | Westmont | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Aug 26 | at Loyola Marymount | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Aug 31 | vs. Oregon State | T, 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | at Gonzaga | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | Valparaiso | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at San Diego | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Seattle | W, 6-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | UCLA | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | Harvard | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at UC Riverside | W, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Cal State Fullerton | T, 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | UC Irvine | W, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 7 | Cal State Northridge | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at UC Davis | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | Sacramento State | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | Cal Poly | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | Stanford | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | UC Davis | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | at Sacramento State | W, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 3 | at Cal Poly | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | 17 | 17 | .00 | .12 | .12 | .29 | .000 | .12 | .400 |
| 2013-14 | 20 | 18 | .00 | .05 | .05 | .20 | .000 | .05 | .250 |
| Total | 37 | 35 | .00 | .08 | .08 | .24 | .000 | .08 | .333 |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | yc | rc | pk | gw | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .000 | 2 | .400 | 5 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .000 | 1 | .250 | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Total | 37 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | .000 | 3 | .333 | 10 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 17 | 17 | .00 | .12 | .12 | .29 | .000 | .12 | .400 |
| Conference | 8 | 8 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .63 | .000 | .25 | .400 |
| Exhibition | 1 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | - | .00 | - |
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| Home | 8 | 8 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .63 | .000 | .25 | .400 |
| Away | 8 | 8 | .00 | .25 | .25 | .00 | - | .00 | - |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | - | .00 | - |
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| Wins | 8 | 8 | .00 | .25 | .25 | .13 | .000 | .00 | .000 |
| Losses | 6 | 6 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .67 | .000 | .33 | .500 |
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| August | 2 | 2 | .00 | .50 | .50 | .00 | - | .00 | - |
| September | 8 | 8 | .00 | .13 | .13 | .00 | - | .00 | - |
| October | 6 | 6 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .83 | .000 | .33 | .400 |
| November | 1 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | - | .00 | - |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | yc | rc | pk | gw | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 17 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .000 | 2 | .400 | 5 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Conference | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 2 | .400 | 5 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Exhibition | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
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| Home | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 2 | .400 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Away | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
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| Wins | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Losses | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 2 | .500 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
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| August | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| September | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| October | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 2 | .400 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| November | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |