Regan Charles-Cook

Regan Evans Charles-Cook (born 14 February 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian First Division A club Eupen. Born in England, he represents the Grenada national team.

Regan Charles-Cook
Personal information
Full name Regan Evans Charles-Cook[1]
Date of birth (1997-02-14) 14 February 1997
Place of birth Lewisham, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Eupen
Number 10
Youth career
2007–2013 Arsenal
2013–2015 Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Charlton Athletic 1 (0)
2017 → Solihull Moors (loan) 13 (4)
2017–2018 → Woking (loan) 13 (4)
2018 → Woking (loan) 10 (0)
2018–2020 Gillingham 41 (6)
2020–2022 Ross County 63 (13)
2022– Eupen 40 (8)
International career‡
2021– Grenada 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:45, 25 March 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Charlton Athletic

Following a move from Arsenal in 2013, Charles-Cook made his professional debut for Charlton Athletic on 11 August 2015, playing 90 minutes at right back in a 4–1 League Cup victory over Dagenham and Redbridge.[2]

On 4 February 2017, Charles-Cook joined National League side Solihull Moors on loan for the remainder of the campaign.[3] A week later, during his debut for Solihull, Charles-Cook scored twice against Sutton United in their 3–0 victory.[4] On 17 April 2017, Charles-Cook sealed Solihull Moors' 3–1 away victory against Macclesfield Town, netting the third goal in the 93rd minute.[5] Charles-Cook returned to Charlton following the conclusion of the campaign, in which he scored four times in thirteen games.

Following an impressive loan spell with Solihull, Charles-Cook returned to Charlton for the 2017–18 pre-season. He scored his first goal for Charlton in a 2–1 EFL Cup win against Exeter City on 8 August 2017.[6]

On 1 September 2017, Charles-Cook joined Woking on loan until January 2018.[7] A day later, Charles-Cook made his Woking debut during their 3–1 away victory against Macclesfield Town, replacing Jason Banton in the 60th minute.[8] On 16 September 2017, Charles-Cook scored both goals in Woking's 2–0 home victory over local rivals, Sutton United.[9] In January 2018, Charles-Cook returned to Charlton after sustaining a long-term ankle injury whilst at Woking. On 8 March 2018, Charles-Cook rejoined Woking on loan until 28 April 2018.[10] A day later, he marked his return, assisting Charlie Carter for his tenth goal of the season in Woking's 3–1 home defeat against F.C. Halifax Town.[11]

Gillingham

Charles-Cook reportedly signed a new one-year contract with Charlton at the end of the 2017-18 season,[12] however shortly afterwards he signed for Gillingham on 30 May 2018.[13]

Ross County

On 30 June 2020, Charles-Cook joined Scottish Premiership club Ross County.[14] He struggled in his first season, with him citing homesickness and not being able to visit his family due to COVID-19 restrictions as factors, and was in and out of the team.[15] His second season saw him become a regular in the side under new manager Malky MacKay,[15] with his improved form seeing him linked with moves to Aberdeen and Hibernian.[16] On 28 January 2022, he scored one of Ross County's goals in a 3–3 draw with Rangers, making him at the time the top goalscorer in the Scottish Premiership on 10 goals.[17]

Eupen

On 8 June 2022, Charles-Cook joined Belgian First Division A side Eupen on a free transfer, signing a three-year deal.[18]

International career

On 1 July 2021 Charles-Cook was called up to Grenada's squad for the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[19] He started all three matches as Grenada exited at the group stage, making his debut in the side's opening game of the tournament, a 4–0 defeat to Honduras.[20]

Personal life

Charles-Cook was born in England and is of Jamaican and Grenadian descent. He is the brother of fellow professional footballers Anthony Cook, Roman Charles-Cook and Reice Charles-Cook;[21] they grew up with two other brothers in Beckenham.[22] Charles-Cook's uncle, James Cook, is a former British super middleweight boxing champion.[23]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 8 April 2023[24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Charlton Athletic 2015–16 Championship 1010200040
2016–17 League One 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2017–18 0000212[lower-alpha 1]041
Total 1010413091
Solihull Moors (loan) 2016–17 National League 13400—00134
Woking (loan) 2017–18 National League 23452—1[lower-alpha 2]0296
Gillingham 2018–19 League One 263401000313
2019–20 15320103[lower-alpha 1]0213
Total 416602030526
Ross County 2020–21 Scottish Premiership 2601052—322
2021–22 37130000—3713
Total 63131052006915
K.A.S. Eupen 2022–23 Belgian First Division A 2961000—306
Career total 169331421137020138
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. Appearances in FA Trophy

International
As of match played 25 March 2023[25]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Grenada 202130
202210
202310
Total50

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. "Charlton Athletic 4–1 Dagenham & Redbridge". BBC Sport. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  3. "Charlton Athletic midfielder Regan Charles-Cook joins Solihull Moors on loan". BBC Sport. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  4. "Solihull Moors 3-0 Sutton United". BBC Sport. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  5. "Macclesfield Town 1-3 Solihull Moors". BBC Sport. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  6. "Exeter 1-2 Charlton". BBC. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  7. "Midfielder joins from Charlton Athletic". Woking Official Site. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  8. "Macclesfield Town 1-3 Woking". BBC Sport. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  9. "Woking 2-0 Sutton United". BBC Sport. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  10. "Charles-Cook returns to Woking on loan". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  11. "Woking 1-3 FC Halifax Town". BBC Sport. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  12. "Ahmed Kashi: Charlton Athletic in contract talks with Algerian midfielder". BBC Sport. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  13. "Regan Charles-Cook: Gillingham sign Charlton midfielder". BBC Sport. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  14. "Charles-Cook joins County". Ross County. 30 June 2020. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  15. Fraser, Alistair (8 October 2021). "Winger Regan Charles-Cook now settled at Ross County after difficult start". No. Ross-shire Journal. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  16. Henderson, Andrew (28 January 2022). "Regan Charles-Cook feels happy playing with Ross County as contract close to expiry". Ross-shire Journal. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  17. Skinner, Andy (30 January 2022). "Regan Charles-Cook vows to give all for Ross County amid transfer speculation". The Press & Journal. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  18. "KAS Eupen engagiert Linksaußen Regan Charles-Cook" (in German). K.A.S. Eupen. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  19. "Ross County proud as Harry Paton and Regan Charles-Cook score Gold Cup call-ups". Press and Journal. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  20. "Honduras vs. Grenada - Football Match Line-Ups - July 13, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  21. "Regan Charles-Cook". Archived from the original on 26 August 2015.
  22. Regan Charles-Cook: Ross County's Premiership top scorer on rise from rock bottom, Jamie Lyall, BBC Sport, 10 May 2022
  23. "ClaretArmy Q&A with Anthony Cook". Claret Army. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  24. Regan Charles-Cook at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  25. "Regan Charles-Cook". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  26. @PFAScotland (26 April 2022). "Your Premiership @PFAScotland Team of the Year" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 April 2022 – via Twitter.
  27. "Regan Charles-Cook: Ross County's Premiership top scorer on rise from rock bottom". BBC Sport. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  28. "JANUARY AWARD FOR CHARLES-COOK". spfl.co.uk. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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