# Garrett Kelly

Garrett Christopher Kelly (born 13 April 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League South club Welling United.

## Club career

Born in Homerton in the London Borough of Hackney, Kelly played for the youth teams of Brentwood Town and Hornchurch. His first senior side was Waltham Abbey, where he made two league appearances. He had a short spell with National League South side Hungerford Town, but made no appearances before trialling with Portuguese side Imortal.
Stints with Romford, Barkingside and Aveley followed, before he moved to Greece, notably trialling with Paniliakos in a friendly match against Nafpaktiakos and then trialling with Nafpaktiakos themselves the following day. He was offered a contract with Nafpaktiakos, signing in September 2018. Shortly after signing, Kelly was taken to hospital after suffering an injury in another pre-season friendly.
He returned briefly to England to re-join former club Hornchurch, but only made one appearance before returning to Greece. On his return to Greece he joined Agios Nikolaos. After six months he moved to Episkopi. He made fourteen appearances in the 2019–20 season before the COVID-19 pandemic halted the season, and he joined Almyros Gaziou in July 2020.
Despite being offered a contract with Almyros, Kelly moved to Wales after a year with the Greek club. He signed for Connah's Quay Nomads ahead of the 2021–22 season. However, only months later he had joined Chippenham Town, going on to make one appearance in the National League South.
Spells with Leatherhead and Heybridge Swifts - where he scored on his debut - followed, before Kelly returned to Aveley in March 2022. He renewed his contract ahead of each of the following two seasons, before joining Southern League side Totton in August 2024. In October 2024, he joined Welling United.
In December 2024, Kelly joined fellow National League South side Tonbridge Angels.

## International career

Though he was born in England, Kelly is eligible to represent the Sri Lanka national football team.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 30 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Waltham Abbey | 2015–16 | Isthmian League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Hungerford Town | 2017–18 | National League South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barkingside | 2017–18 | Essex Senior League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Romford | 2017–18 | Isthmian League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Aveley | 2017–18 | Isthmian League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Hornchurch | 2019–20 | Isthmian League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Connah's Quay Nomads | 2021–22 | Cymru Premier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chippenham Town | 2021–22 | National League South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Leatherhead | 2021–22 | Isthmian League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Heybridge Swifts | 2021–22 | Isthmian League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Aveley | 2021–22 | Isthmian League | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Aveley | 2022–23 | Isthmian League | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 46 | 3 |
| Aveley | 2023–24 | National League South | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| Aveley | 2024–25 | National League South | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Aveley | Total | Total | 82 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 97 | 7 |
| Totton | 2024–25 | Southern League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 131 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 151 | 10 |

#### Notes

* 1 2 Appearances in the Alan Turvey Trophy
* ↑ Appearances in the Errington Challenge Cup
* 1 2 Appearances in FA Cup qualification
* ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy qualification, four appearances and one goal in the Alan Turvey Trophy, one appearance in the Essex Senior Cup and two appearances in the Isthmian League promotion playoffs
* ↑ Two appearances in the FA Trophy, one appearance in the Essex Senior Cup