Jake Charles

Jake David Charles (born 16 February 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker or winger for Scarborough Athletic. Born in England, he has represented Wales at youth international level.

Jake Charles
Personal information
Full name Jake David Charles[1]
Date of birth (1996-02-16) 16 February 1996[1]
Place of birth Mirfield, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker / Winger
Team information
Current team
 Scarborough Athletic
Youth career
0000–2007 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)
2022–2023 Scarborough Athletic 23 (2)
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)

Club career

Huddersfield Town

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

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

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

In October 2018, Charles joined Northern Premier League side Stafford Rangers and scored on his debut.[20]

Farsley Celtic

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]

International career

Charles has represented Wales at under-16, under-17 and under-19 and under-21 levels.[25][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.[26] 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.[27] 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][28] He finished his under-21 career with nine appearances from 2015 to 2016.[13]

Style of play

A versatile forward, Charles can play both as a striker or as a winger.[14]

Personal life

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
As of end of 2019–20 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Huddersfield Town 2014–15[29] Championship 100000—10
2015–16[30] Championship 000000—00
2016–17[31] Championship 00—00—00
Total 100000—10
Guiseley (loan) 2015–16[13] National League 00———00
Barnsley 2016–17[31] Championship 000000—00
York City (loan) 2016–17[13] National League 20——0020
Stalybridge Celtic 2017–18[18] Northern Premier League
Premier Division		 38300—7[lower-alpha 1]94512
Stafford Rangers 2018–19[32] Northern Premier League
Premier Division		 2810——943714
2019–20[33] Northern Premier League
Premier Division		 278——863514
Total 5518———17107228
Career total 96210000241912040
  1. 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
  1. "Jake Charles". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  2. "Jake Charles". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. "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.
  4. Sykes, Dave (28 February 2013). "Jake Charles signs as professional". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  5. Nelson, Dan (1 May 2013). "Scholars sign for next season". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  6. Nelson, Dan (2 October 2013). "Charles extended Town deal". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  7. Threlfall-Sykes, David (22 October 2013). "Charles named in 'the 11'". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  8. Threlfall-Sykes, David (30 January 2014). "Charles up for FL award". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  9. "Huddersfield Town 2–2 Norwich City". BBC Sport. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  10. "Huddersfield Town 0–2 Fulham". BBC Sport. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  11. Threlfall-Sykes, David (5 May 2015). "Crystal Palace 3 Town U21s 5". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  12. Threlfall-Sykes, David (31 July 2015). "Jake Charles loaned to Guiseley". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  13. "J. Charles: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  14. "Jake Charles joins development squad". Barnsley F.C. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  15. Cope, Niall (25 November 2016). "City secure Charles loan". York City F.C. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016.
  16. "Barnsley: Watkins and Scowen set to leave Reds". The Star. Sheffield. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  17. "Gentle Giant's grandson joins Stalybridge". Pitchero Non-League. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  18. "Player profile – Jake Charles (26th Jul 2017 – 1st May 2018)". Stalybridge Celtic F.C. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  19. "EvoStik Northern Premier: 2017/18: Latest table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  20. "Debut goal not enough for Stafford Rangers". expressandstar.com. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  21. "Jake Charles joins the Celt Army". Farsley Celtic. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  22. @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.
  23. "Stafford Rangers – Appearances – Jake Charles – 2021-2022". footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  24. "New Signing". Scarborough Athletic F.C. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  25. "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.
  26. "Jake Charles: Barnsley and Wales U21 youngster following in 'Giant' footsteps". BBC Sport. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  27. "Williams names squad ahead of U21 Championships opener". Football Association of Wales. 18 March 2015. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015.
  28. "Luxembourgh U21 vs. Wales U21 1–3: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  29. "Games played by Jake Charles in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  30. "Games played by Jake Charles in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  31. "Games played by Jake Charles in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  32. "Match Reports – Stafford Rangers (2018 - 2019)". Stafford Rangers F.C. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  33. "Match Reports – Stafford Rangers (2019 - 2020)". Stafford Rangers F.C. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
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