A tall, lanky striker, Welcome was part of the
Honduran U-23 team that qualified for the
2008 Olympic Games. Because of his goal in the 108th minute of the match, Honduras became CONCACAF Pre-Olympic champions after beating the host country, the United States, 1–0. He made his debut for the full national side on 22 May 2008 in a friendly against
Belize where he scored one of the two goals to win. Welcome scored a magnificent goal for the
Honduras national football team in a friendly match against
Latvia, a goal that turned out to be the game-winner for the Catrachos. As of February 2013, he has earned a total of 31 caps, scoring 4 goals. He has represented his country in 4
FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the
2011 and
2013 Copa Centroamericana as well as at the
2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup but most prominently, in Honduras' all three games at the
2010 FIFA World Cup. ==Career statistics==