Regan Charles-Cook

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Regan Charles-Cook
Personal information
Full name Regan Evans Charles-Cook[1]
Date of birth (1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 (age 27)
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)
2017Solihull Moors (loan) 13 (4)
2017–2018Woking (loan) 13 (4)
2018Woking (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)

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 plays for the Grenada national team.

Club career[edit]

Charlton Athletic[edit]

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 & 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Club[edit]

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
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Charlton Athletic 2015–16 Championship 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
2016–17 League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2017–18 0 0 0 0 2 1 2[a] 0 4 1
Total 1 0 1 0 4 1 3 0 9 1
Solihull Moors (loan) 2016–17 National League 13 4 0 0 0 0 13 4
Woking (loan) 2017–18 National League 23 4 5 2 1[b] 0 29 6
Gillingham 2018–19 League One 26 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 31 3
2019–20 15 3 2 0 1 0 3[a] 0 21 3
Total 41 6 6 0 2 0 3 0 52 6
Ross County 2020–21 Scottish Premiership 26 0 1 0 5 2 32 2
2021–22 37 13 0 0 0 0 37 13
Total 63 13 1 0 5 2 0 0 69 15
K.A.S. Eupen 2022–23 Belgian First Division A 29 6 1 0 0 0 30 6
Career total 169 33 14 2 11 3 7 0 201 38
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in FA Trophy

International[edit]

As of match played 25 March 2023[25]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Grenada 2021 3 0
2022 1 0
2023 1 0
Total 5 0

Honours[edit]

Individual[edit]

References[edit]

  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. ^ a b 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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