Ellery Balcombe

Ellery Balcombe of Brentford was born on 15 October 1999 (age 26).

Ellery Balcombe, born on 15 October 1999 (age 26), is an English goalkeeper associated chiefly with Brentford. An imposing 6ft 3in (1.91m), he has worn the number 31 shirt and has spent his senior career trying to turn promise into regular first-team football.

His league exposure has been limited. The 2022-23 season at Bristol Rovers brought his busiest league involvement, though even that amounted to five appearances. For a goalkeeper, that tells its own fairly plain story: he has had to work around the edges rather than build a long run in one side.

Balcombe’s career to date has been that of a professional goalkeeper on Brentford’s books with only modest senior league minutes elsewhere. There is no Celtic connection of note.

📈 Key stats and insights

Ellery Balcombe made no Premier League appearances for Brentford in 2025-26

Ellery Balcombe did not appear in either domestic cup in 2025-26

Ellery Balcombe had loan spells at St Mirren and Motherwell in 2024-25

Ellery Balcombe’s last five listed club-season records show no appearances

Last updated 26 May 2026. Send feedback

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Goalkeeper
Primary Position

Ellery Balcombe

GK

1.91m (6ft 3in)
Height: 31
Squad Number: 84kg (13st 3lb)
Weight: 15 October 1999 (age 26)
Date of Birth: England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Country of Birth: Brentford
Team

📋 Career stats

Team: Brentford
Season 2026 - 2027
Country: England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games: -
Goals: -

Team: Motherwell
Season 2024 - 2025
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 12
Goals: -

Team: St Mirren
Season 2024 - 2025
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 21
Goals: -

Team: Bristol Rovers
Season 2022 - 2023
Country: England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games: 5
Goals: -

Team: Crawley Town
Season 2022 - 2023
Country: England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Games: 10
Goals: -

Balcombe’s recent career record was defined by loans and returns rather than sustained league involvement. The listed club-season entries from 2022-23 through 2025-26 show no appearances, which suggests his progression has stalled at first-team level despite remaining attached to Brentford at age 26.

💰 Transfers

Team: Brentford
1 June 2025
From: Motherwell
Type: Returned from loan

Team: Motherwell
23 January 2025
From: Brentford
Type: Loan

Team: Brentford
5 January 2025
From: St Mirren
Type: Returned from loan

Team: St Mirren
1 July 2024
From: Brentford
Type: Loan

Team: Brentford
1 June 2023
From: Bristol Rovers
Type: Returned from loan

Team: Bristol Rovers
19 January 2023
From: Brentford
Type: Loan

Team: Crawley Town
30 July 2022
From: Brentford
Type: Loan

Team: Brentford
1 June 2022
From: Bromley
Type: Returned from loan

Team: Bromley
31 January 2022
From: Brentford
Type: Loan

Team: Brentford
4 January 2022
From: Burton Albion
Type: Returned from loan

Team: Burton Albion
1 July 2021
From: Brentford
Type: Loan

Team: Brentford
1 June 2021
From: Doncaster Rovers
Type: Returned from loan

Team: Doncaster Rovers
6 January 2021
From: Brentford
Type: Loan

Team: Brentford
20 January 2020
From: Viborg
Type: Returned from loan

Team: Viborg
2 September 2019
From: Brentford
Type: Loan

Team: Brentford
1 January 2019
From: Boreham Wood
Type: Returned from loan

Team: Boreham Wood
5 August 2018
From: Brentford
Type: Loan

Team: Brentford
1 July 2016
Type: Trainee

The transfer history shows a Brentford goalkeeper repeatedly sent out on loan, with returns from Bristol Rovers, St Mirren and Motherwell all recorded as loan endings. There are no fees in the supplied data, and the Scottish moves to St Mirren and Motherwell suggest attempts to find senior minutes away from Brentford rather than a permanent move up the ladder.

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