Zeli confirmed as Nomads newest recruit

Connah's Quay Nomads are delighted to continue our announcement of new signings with the arrival of highly rated attacker, Zeli Ismail to the club.

31-year-old Zeli is most well known in Welsh football for his recent time at Newtown where he scored 10 goals in 60 appearances for the club and regularly provided a threat on the wing for The Robins.

Prior to his time at Latham Park, Zeli had played for Hereford, Bradford Ciy, Walsall and Bury as well as a number of loan spells at other Football League clubs including MK Dons, Burton Albion, Notts County and Oxford United.

Born in Kukes, Albania, Ismael is a product of the Wolverhampton Wanderers academy setup having joined the midlands club at the age of 10. Zeli made his senior debut for Wolves on 25 September 2012 as a substitute against Chelsea in the League Cup.

Earlier in his career, Zeli made 6 appearances for the England U16 and U17 teams.

Zeli will wear the number 10 shirt and will no doubt feature in our recently announced pre-season friendlies, starting with our home game against Mold Alexandra on July 5th before facing his former side Newtown on Tuesday 8th July.

Date Published: Thursday, 22nd May, 2025 - 2:15pm by Nik Mesney