A year later he joined Maidstone United, and was still with the club when it folded in the summer of 1992.
He spent a couple of years in Hong Kong, which included a spell in the newly formed Chinese professional league with Guangdong.
Ellis also played professionally in Belgium and Malaysia before moving to Ohio in the US, where he became a player/coach.
He later played for several English non-league clubs, including Kettering Town and Northwich Victoria.
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