Charles Banya

who last played for Charles Kai Banya (born 18 September 1993) is an English footballer who plays for Sevenoaks Town as a defender.

Charles Banya
Banya playing for Whitehawk in 2019
Personal information
Full name Charles Kai Banya[1]
Date of birth (1993-09-18) 18 September 1993
Place of birth Lambeth, England
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2006–2012 Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Fulham 0 (0)
2013 → Woking (loan) 8 (0)
2014–2015 Crawley Town 9 (0)
2015 → Woking (loan) 9 (1)
2015–2016 Maidstone United 16 (0)
2016 Billericay Town 2 (0)
2016–2017 Margate 8 (0)
2017 Kingstonian 6 (0)
2017–2018 Harrow Borough 46 (7)
2018–2019 Welling United 6 (0)
2019 Leatherhead 2 (0)
2019 Lewes 9 (0)
2019–2020 Whitehawk 25 (1)
2021 Herne Bay 1 (0)
2022 Sevenoaks Town 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2023

Club career

Fulham

Banya began his career at Fulham, joining the club at the age of 12,[2] but he never made a first-team appearance, although he was an unused substitute for the Premier League match against Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium in November 2012.[3]

On 2 November 2013, Banya joined Conference Premier side Woking on a one-month loan.[4] On the same day, Banya made his professional debut in a 2–1 defeat to Grimsby Town, playing the full 90 minutes.[5] Banya went on to make eight league and two FA Trophy appearances before returning to Fulham.

On 30 June 2014, Banya was released by Fulham at the end of his contract.[6]

Crawley Town

On 7 August 2014, Banya joined Crawley Town on a short-term deal after his release from Fulham.[7] On 9 August 2014, Banya made his Crawley Town debut in a 1–0 away victory over Barnsley, in which he replaced Lewis Young in the 56th minute.[8] On 2 September 2014, Banya scored his first Crawley Town goal in a 2–0 victory over Cambridge United in a Football League Trophy tie.[9]

On 22 January 2015, Banya re-joined Woking on loan until the end of the 2014/15 campaign.[10] On 24 January 2015, Banya made his Woking comeback in a 3–3 draw against Dover Athletic in the FA Trophy.[11] On 31 January 2015, Banya scored his first Woking goal in a 3–0 home victory against Alfreton Town, netting in the 63rd minute.[12]

Non-league spells

On 23 November 2015, Banya joined National League South side Maidstone United on a one-year deal.[13] On 1 December 2015, Banya made his Maidstone United debut in a 2–1 home defeat to Maidenhead United, in which he replaced Alex Akrofi in the 66th minute.[14] On 28 December 2015, Banya was given his first Maidstone United start in a 2–1 victory over Eastbourne Borough, in which he played 76 minutes before being replaced by Bobby-Joe Taylor.[15] On 28 June 2016, it was announced that Banya would leave Maidstone United in search of a club closer to home.[16]

On 21 November 2016, Banya joined Margate after a short-term spell with Billericay Town.[17] A day later, Banya made his Margate debut in a 2–1 defeat against Eastbourne Borough, playing the full 90 minutes.[18] However, after only featuring eight times in the league, Banya left the club in January 2017.[19]

In March 2017, preceding his release from Margate, Banya joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Kingstonian.[20] On 11 March 2017, Banya made his Kingstonian debut in their 1–0 away defeat against Lowestoft Town, replacing Joe Turner with two minutes remaining.[21]

On 6 July 2017, Banya joined fellow Isthmian League Premier Division side Harrow Borough.[22]

Banya signed for Whitehawk for the start of the 2019–20 season.[23]

Personal life

Banya was born in the London Borough of Lambeth to parents who hail from Sierra Leone, and was brought up in Tulse Hill, South London.[24]

Career statistics
As of match played 7 March 2020.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham 2012–13[25] Premier League 000000—00
2013–14[25] Premier League 000000—00
Total 000000—00
Woking (loan) 2013–14[25] Conference Premier 8000—2[lower-alpha 1]0100
Crawley Town 2014–15[25] League One 9000102[lower-alpha 2]1121
Woking (loan) 2014–15[25] Conference Premier 9100—2[lower-alpha 1]0111
Maidstone United 2015–16[25] National League South 16000—1[lower-alpha 1]0170
Billericay Town 2016–17[26] Isthmian League Premier Division 2000—0020
Margate 2016–17[25] National League South 8000—2[lower-alpha 1]0100
Kingstonian 2016–17[20] Isthmian League Premier Division 60———60
Harrow Borough 2017–18[27] Isthmian League Premier Division 46710—2[lower-alpha 1]0497
Welling United 2018–19[28] National League South 6000—0060
Leatherhead 2018–19[29] Isthmian League Premier Division 2000—0020
Lewes 2018–19[30] Isthmian League Premier Division 9000—0090
Whitehawk 2019–20[31] Isthmian League South East Division 25120—2[lower-alpha 1]0291
Career total 1469301013116310
  1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

References
  1. "Charles Banya – UpthePosh profile". Up the Posh. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  2. "U21 Player Profiles – Charles Banya". Fulham F.C. Official Website. 13 August 2014. Archived from the original on 28 March 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. "Stoke 1–0 Fulham". BBC Sport. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  4. "Charles Banya: Woking sign Fulham winger on loan". BBC Sport. 2 November 2013.
  5. "Woking vs. Grimsby Town". Soccerway. 2 November 2013.
  6. "Player Departures". Fulham F.C. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  7. "Charles Banya: Crawley sign ex-Fulham winger". BBC Sport. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  8. "Barnsley vs. Crawley Town". Soccerway. 9 August 2014.
  9. "Crawley Town vs. Cambridge United". Soccerway. 2 September 2014.
  10. "Charles Banya joins on Loan". Woking F.C. 22 January 2015.
  11. "Woking vs. Dover Athletic". Soccerway. 24 January 2015.
  12. "Woking vs. Alfreton Town". Soccerway. 31 January 2015.
  13. "BANYA JOINS STONES". Pitchero Non League. 23 November 2015.
  14. "Maidstone United vs. Maidenhead United". Soccerway. 1 December 2015.
  15. "Maidstone United vs. Eastbourne Borough". Soccerway. 28 December 2015.
  16. "Stones bid farewell to Banya He signed for Margate FC in November 2016 - a club further from his home". Maidstone United F.C. 28 June 2016.
  17. "Former Fulham, Maidstone United and Woking winger Charles Banya joins Margate". Kent Online. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  18. "Eastbourne Borough vs. Margate". Soccerway. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  19. "Margate sign winger Ben Swallow from Havant & Waterlooville, former Wycombe striker Dean Morgan and midfielder Harrison Bennett from Reading". Kent Online. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  20. "Charles Banya". Kingstonian Official Site. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  21. "Lowestoft Town 1 vs. 0 Kingstonian". Kingstonian Official Site. 11 March 2017. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  22. "Charles Banya Signs". Harrow Borough Official Site. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  23. "Home". whitehawkfc.com.
  24. "Next Generation Series". Sierra Leone football. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  25. "C. Banya". Soccerway.
  26. "2016–17 Player Stats". Billericay Town Official Site. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  27. "Charles Banya - Harrow Borough". Harrow Borough Official Site. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  28. "Charles Banya - Welling United FC". Welling United F.C. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  29. "Leatherhead - Appearances - Charles Banya - 2018-2019". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  30. "Lewes - Appearances - Charles Banya - 2018-2019". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  31. "Whitehawk - Appearances - Charles Banya - 2019-2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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