Niamh Charles
_(cropped).jpg) Charles in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Niamh Louise Charles[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Wirral, England | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chelsea | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liverpool | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Liverpool | 48 | (6) |
| 2020– | Chelsea | 1 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | England U17 | 14 | (10) |
| 2017 | England U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | England U20 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 June 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 January 2019 | |||
Niamh Louise Charles (born 21 June 1999) is an English football winger who plays for Chelsea in the FA WSL. She has also represented England at youth levels.
Club career
Liverpool
After impressing in the academy, Charles made her Liverpool debut in April 2016, in a draw against Sunderland.[2] Following her excellent 2016 season with Liverpool and England U-17s, she was nominated for the Women's Rising Star award at the Northwest Football Awards.[2]
Chelsea
Following Liverpool's relegation at the end of the 2019–20 season, Charles signed with Chelsea.[3]
International
An England youth international, Charles played at the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship and the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
During UEFA U-17 qualifying, Charles was the third-leading scorer for England with six goals.[4] She then tied for the Bronze Boot at the UEFA final tournament with four goals, helping England finish third and qualify for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[4]
Charles played in all four matches at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup without scoring, as England went out against Japan in the quarter-finals.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 6 December 2017.[6]
| Club | League | Season | League | Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental[c] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Liverpool | FA WSL | 2016 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 3 | |||
| Total | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ||
- ^ Includes the FA Women's Cup
- ^ Includes the FA WSL Cup
- ^ Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League
References
- ^ a b "List of Players - England" (PDF). FIFA. 24 September 2016. p. 4. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Ladies duo nominated for Northwest Football Awards". Liverpool FC. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ "Chelsea FC Women recruit Niamh Charles". www.chelseafc.com.
- ^ a b "England - Women's Under-17". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ "Niamh CHARLES". FIFA.com. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool Ladies player stats". Liverpool Ladies FC. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
External links
- Niamh Charles – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Niamh Charles – UEFA competition record (archive)
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