20 Facts About Ellery Balcombe

Ellery Ronald Balcombe was born on 15 October 1999 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell, on loan from Premier League club Brentford.

Ellery Balcombe turned professional in 2016 and was promoted into the first team squad in 2018, but has since played the majority of his career with the club away on loan.

Ellery Balcombe began his affiliation with Brentford at the age of eight and progressed into the club's academy and its Elite U19 Education and Football Programme.

Ellery Balcombe was a part of the U15 team which won the Junior Globe at the 2014 Milk Cup.

Ellery Balcombe received his only first team call up of the season for a FA Cup third round match versus Notts County on 6 January 2018, in which he remained an unused substitute.

In June 2018, Ellery Balcombe signed a new four-year contract and was promoted into the first team squad.

Ellery Balcombe made eight appearances for the club, before returning to Brentford early, for treatment on an injury suffered while on international duty in mid-October 2018.

Injuries suffered by goalkeepers saw Ellery Balcombe receive a number of call-ups into the first team squad during the final months of the season.

Ellery Balcombe was an unused substitute during two early regular season matches.

Ellery Balcombe finished his spell with 17 appearances and in his absence, Brentford were promoted to the Premier League.

Ellery Balcombe was signed as a replacement for departed backup goalkeeper Reice Charles-Cook.

On 30 July 2022, Ellery Balcombe joined League Two club Crawley Town on a season-long loan.

Ellery Balcombe returned to match play on 29 October 2022 and made 11 further appearances before being recalled on 17 January 2023.

Two days later, Ellery Balcombe joined League One club Bristol Rovers on loan until the end of the season.

On 3 October 2023, Ellery Balcombe signed a new four-year contract, with a one-year option.

Ellery Balcombe was capped by England at U18, U19 and U20 level.

Ellery Balcombe was a part of the England squads at the 2018 UEFA European U19 Championship and the 2017 and 2019 editions of the Toulon Tournament.

Ellery Balcombe was uncapped at U21 level, but was an unused substitute in a number of matches and was called into the 2018 Toulon Tournament group as a standby and training support.

Ellery Balcombe is of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines descent through his parents.

Ellery Balcombe attended Castle Lower School in Bedford and won the Outstanding Achiever Award at the 2017 Bedford Sports Awards.