Charles Sagoe Jr
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Kwame Sagoe Junior | ||
| Date of birth | 24 July 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston upon Thames, England | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arsenal | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Fulham | ||
| 2015–2023 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Swansea City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:04, 6 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Charles Kwame Sagoe Junior (born 24 July 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Premier League club Arsenal.[1]
Career
[edit]Sagoe Jr. played for Arsenal since U12 level having previously played with Fulham. He progressed through the Arsenal academy and represented the club's under-21 side in the EFL Trophy during the 2021–22 season.[2]
In September 2023, he was called up to the Arsenal first-team squad training ahead of their UEFA Champions League match against PSV Eindhoven.[3] On 27 September 2023, he made his senior debut for Arsenal, starting in the EFL Cup against Brentford.[4]
On 1 February 2024 he went out on loan to EFL Championship team Swansea City for the remainder of the 2023–24 season.[5]
On 16 August 2024, Sagoe Jr joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on a season-long loan deal.[6] He returned to his parent club on 6 January 2025.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Sagoe Jr. was born in England, and he is of Ghanaian descent. He is eligible to represent both England and Ghana at international level.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 1 January 2025
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal U21 | 2021–22[9] | — | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23[10] | — | — | — | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24[11] | — | — | — | — | — | 4[a] | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 2024–25[12] | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Arsenal U21 total | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | ||||||
| Arsenal | 2023–24[11] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024–25[12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arsenal total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Swansea City (loan) | 2023–24[11] | Championship | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2024–25[12] | League One | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Career total | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 30 | 2 | ||
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
[edit]- ^ "Charles Sagoe Jr". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "Meet the Ghanaian teenager Charles Sagoe Jr. who is changing the tempo in football". Ghanaweb.com. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ Critchlow, Dan (20 September 2023). "Arsenal to call up 2 youth players for Champions League clash". Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ Chan, Marcus (27 September 2023). "Meet Charles Sagoe Jr, the Arsenal wonderkid handed shock start vs Brentford in Carabao Cup". SportBible. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "Charles Sagoe jr joins Swansea City On loan". arsenal.com. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Shrewsbury sign young Arsenal winger Sagoe on loan". BBC Sport. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Charles Sagoe Jr returns to Arsenal". www.shrewsburytown.com. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ "Charles Sagoe Jr. Is Changing The Tempo In Football". africa.com. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Charles Sagoe Jr in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Charles Sagoe Jr in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Charles Sagoe Jr in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Charles Sagoe Jr in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
- People from Kingston upon Thames
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Swansea City A.F.C. players
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English people of Ghanaian descent
- Sportspeople of Ghanaian descent
- Black British sportsmen
- 21st-century English sportsmen