Jake Charles
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jake David Charles[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 16 February 1996||
Place of birth | Mirfield, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker, winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Whitby Town | ||
Youth career | |||
–2007 | Garforth Villa | ||
2007–2015 | Huddersfield Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | (0) |
2015 | → Guiseley (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Barnsley | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → York City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Stalybridge Celtic | 38 | (3) |
2018–2020 | Stafford Rangers | 55 | (18) |
2020–2021 | Farsley Celtic | 15 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Stafford Rangers | 35 | (9) |
2022–2024 | Scarborough Athletic | 27 | (2) |
2023 | → FC United of Manchester (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Ashton United (loan) | ||
2024– | Whitby Town | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2012 | Wales U17 | 3 | (0) |
2014 | Wales U19 | 3 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Wales U21 | 9 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:24, 28 June 2022 (UTC) |
Jake David Charles (born 16 February 1996) is a semi-professional footballer who plays as a striker or winger for Whitby Town. Born in England, he has represented Wales at youth international level.
Club career
[edit]Huddersfield Town
[edit]Charles was born in Mirfield, West Yorkshire.[1] He began to play football when he was three and joined Battyeford Juniors and Garforth Villa's youth academy before joining Huddersfield Town's U11 side when he was 10.[3]
Having progressed through the academy, Charles signed his first professional contract with the club on 28 February 2013[4] and started his first years scholars.[5] With his contract set to expire at the end of the 2013–14 season, Charles signed a contract extension, keeping him until 2017.[6] Throughout 2013–14, Charles was honoured by the League Football Education[7] and was nominated for the League Football Education's Championship Apprentice of the Year, but lost out to Mason Bennett of Derby County.[8]
After appearing as unused substitute against Norwich City on 17 March 2015 for the first time,[9] Charles made his first-team debut for Huddersfield Town as an 87th-minute substitute in a 2–0 Championship defeat by Fulham.[10] Later in the 2014–15 season Charles scored twice for the Huddersfield Town under-21 team as they beat Crystal Palace under-21s to seal a place in the Professional Development League 2 play-off Final.[11]
On 31 July 2015, he joined National League club Guiseley on a one-month loan until 29 August 2015[12] but he did not make any appearances for the club during this spell.[13]
Barnsley
[edit]On 1 September 2016, Charles signed for fellow Championship club Barnsley on a contract until the end of 2016–17.[14] On 25 November 2016, he joined National League club York City on loan until 1 January 2017.[15] Charles was released by Barnsley at the end of 2016–17.[16]
Stalybridge Celtic
[edit]Charles signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Stalybridge Celtic on 28 July 2017.[17] He made 45 appearances in all competitions, scoring 12 goals,[18] as Stalybridge finished in 22nd place in the table.[19] He left the club at the end of 2017–18.[18]
Stafford Rangers
[edit]In October 2018, Charles joined Northern Premier League side Stafford Rangers and scored on his debut.[20]
Farsley Celtic
[edit]On 29 May 2020 National League North club Farsley Celtic announced they had signed Charles.[21]
In June 2021, Charles returned to Stafford Rangers.[22] He finished the season with nine goals in 39 appearances in all competitions.[23]
In May 2022, it was announced that Charles had joined Scarborough Athletic following their promotion to National League North.[24] On 29 September, he joined FC United of Manchester on an initial one-month loan deal.[25] In November 2023, he joined Ashton United on an initial one-month loan deal.[26] The following month, the loan was extended by an additional two months.[27] After remaining on loan at Ashton, Charles was released by Scarborough at the end of the season.[28]
On 8 June 2024, Charles joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Whitby Town.[29]
International career
[edit]Charles has represented Wales at under-16, under-17 and under-19 and under-21 levels.[30][13] After making his debut for the Wales under-17 side, Charles became the fourth member of his family to play for the country after his grandfather, his great-uncle Mel and his cousin Jeremy.[31] He was capped three times by the under-17s in 2012, before appearing three times for the under-19s in 2014.[13]
Charles was called up to the Wales under-21 squad for their 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship match against Bulgaria on 31 March 2015.[32] He made his debut on 4 September as an 81st-minute substitute in a 3–1 away won over Luxembourg in 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying.[13][33] He finished his under-21 career with nine appearances from 2015 to 2016.[13]
Style of play
[edit]A versatile forward, Charles can play both as a striker or as a winger.[14]
Personal life
[edit]Charles is the grandson of Wales international player John Charles.[3] While growing up, Jake Charles attended Ninelands Primary School and Garforth Academy.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of end of 2019–20 season
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Huddersfield Town | 2014–15[34] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2015–16[35] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2016–17[36] | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Guiseley (loan) | 2015–16[13] | National League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Barnsley | 2016–17[36] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
York City (loan) | 2016–17[13] | National League | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Stalybridge Celtic | 2017–18[18] | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[a] | 9 | 45 | 12 | |
Stafford Rangers | 2018–19[37] | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
28 | 10 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 37 | 14 | ||
2019–20[38] | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
27 | 8 | — | — | 8 | 6 | 35 | 14 | |||
Total | 55 | 18 | — | — | — | 17 | 10 | 72 | 28 | |||
Career total | 96 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 120 | 40 |
- ^ Three appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, three appearances and eight goals in Cheshire Senior Cup
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Jake Charles". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "Jake Charles". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Welsh U-17's call-up for Huddersfield Town starlet and John Charles' grandson Jake Charles". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 5 May 2011. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017.
- ^ Sykes, Dave (28 February 2013). "Jake Charles signs as professional". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ Nelson, Dan (1 May 2013). "Scholars sign for next season". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ Nelson, Dan (2 October 2013). "Charles extended Town deal". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ Threlfall-Sykes, David (22 October 2013). "Charles named in 'the 11'". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ Threlfall-Sykes, David (30 January 2014). "Charles up for FL award". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Huddersfield Town 2–2 Norwich City". BBC Sport. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ "Huddersfield Town 0–2 Fulham". BBC Sport. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ Threlfall-Sykes, David (5 May 2015). "Crystal Palace 3 Town U21s 5". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ Threlfall-Sykes, David (31 July 2015). "Jake Charles loaned to Guiseley". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g "J. Charles: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Jake Charles joins development squad". Barnsley F.C. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ Cope, Niall (25 November 2016). "City secure Charles loan". York City F.C. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016.
- ^ "Barnsley: Watkins and Scowen set to leave Reds". The Star. Sheffield. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Gentle Giant's grandson joins Stalybridge". Pitchero Non-League. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ a b c "Player profile – Jake Charles (26th Jul 2017 – 1st May 2018)". Stalybridge Celtic F.C. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "EvoStik Northern Premier: 2017/18: Latest table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "Debut goal not enough for Stafford Rangers". expressandstar.com. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Jake Charles joins the Celt Army". Farsley Celtic. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ @SRFCOfficial (10 June 2021). "Adding to our fire power this year is the return of our leading goalscorer in both 18/19 - 19-20 seasons. Jake Charles!" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 August 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Stafford Rangers – Appearances – Jake Charles – 2021-2022". footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "New Signing". Scarborough Athletic F.C. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Loan Signing: Forward Jake Charles joins from Scarborough". F.C. United of Manchester. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Jake Charles joins Ashton United on loan". Scarborough Athletic F.C. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ @AshtonUnitedFC (22 December 2023). "𝙅𝘼𝙆𝙀 𝘾𝙃𝘼𝙍𝙇𝙀𝙎 𝙎𝙏𝘼𝙔𝙎" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 February 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Jake Charles departs Boro". Scarborough Athletic F.C. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Striker Charles signs up for Seasiders". Whitby Town F.C. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Juventus, Leeds United and Wales legend's grandson in Huddersfield Town youth team called up for international cap". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 3 May 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Jake Charles: Barnsley and Wales U21 youngster following in 'Giant' footsteps". BBC Sport. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ "Williams names squad ahead of U21 Championships opener". Football Association of Wales. 18 March 2015. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015.
- ^ "Luxembourgh U21 vs. Wales U21 1–3: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Jake Charles in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Jake Charles in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Games played by Jake Charles in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Match Reports – Stafford Rangers (2018 - 2019)". Stafford Rangers F.C. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Match Reports – Stafford Rangers (2019 - 2020)". Stafford Rangers F.C. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
External links
[edit]- Jake Charles at Soccerbase
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Mirfield
- People educated at Garforth Academy
- Footballers from West Yorkshire
- English men's footballers
- Welsh men's footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- Men's association football forwards
- Wales men's youth international footballers
- Wales men's under-21 international footballers
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
- Guiseley A.F.C. players
- Barnsley F.C. players
- York City F.C. players
- Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players
- Stafford Rangers F.C. players
- Farsley Celtic F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Northern Premier League players
- F.C. United of Manchester players
- Ashton United F.C. players
- Isthmian League players
- Whitby Town F.C. players
- 21st-century English sportsmen