Regan Charles-Cook
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Regan Evans Charles-Cook[1] | ||
Date of birth | 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) |
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.
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]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 |
International
- As of match played 25 March 2023[25]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Grenada | 2021 | 3 | 0 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | |
2023 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 0 |
Honours
Individual
- PFA Scotland Team of the Year: 2021–22 Scottish Premiership[26]
- Scottish Premiership Top Scorer: 2021–22 (shared)[27]
- Scottish Premiership Player of the Month: January 2022[28]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Charlton Athletic 4–1 Dagenham & Redbridge". BBC Sport. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Charlton Athletic midfielder Regan Charles-Cook joins Solihull Moors on loan". BBC Sport. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Solihull Moors 3-0 Sutton United". BBC Sport. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Macclesfield Town 1-3 Solihull Moors". BBC Sport. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Exeter 1-2 Charlton". BBC. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ "Midfielder joins from Charlton Athletic". Woking Official Site. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "Macclesfield Town 1-3 Woking". BBC Sport. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Woking 2-0 Sutton United". BBC Sport. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Charles-Cook returns to Woking on loan". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "Woking 1-3 FC Halifax Town". BBC Sport. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "Ahmed Kashi: Charlton Athletic in contract talks with Algerian midfielder". BBC Sport. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
- ^ "Regan Charles-Cook: Gillingham sign Charlton midfielder". BBC Sport. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Charles-Cook joins County". Ross County. 30 June 2020. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "KAS Eupen engagiert Linksaußen Regan Charles-Cook" (in German). K.A.S. Eupen. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Honduras vs. Grenada - Football Match Line-Ups - July 13, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Regan Charles-Cook". Archived from the original on 26 August 2015.
- ^ Regan Charles-Cook: Ross County's Premiership top scorer on rise from rock bottom, Jamie Lyall, BBC Sport, 10 May 2022
- ^ "ClaretArmy Q&A with Anthony Cook". Claret Army. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ Regan Charles-Cook at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "Regan Charles-Cook". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ @PFAScotland (26 April 2022). "Your Premiership @PFAScotland Team of the Year" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 April 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Regan Charles-Cook: Ross County's Premiership top scorer on rise from rock bottom". BBC Sport. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "JANUARY AWARD FOR CHARLES-COOK". spfl.co.uk. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
External links
- Regan Charles-Cook at Soccerbase
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the London Borough of Lewisham
- Grenadian men's footballers
- Grenada men's international footballers
- English men's footballers
- English people of Jamaican descent
- Sportspeople of Jamaican descent
- English sportspeople of Grenadian descent
- English sportspeople of Jamaican descent
- Men's association football wingers
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- Solihull Moors F.C. players
- Woking F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Ross County F.C. players
- English Football League players
- 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- National League (English football) players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- Footballers from Beckenham
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Scottish league football top scorers
- K.A.S. Eupen players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Belgian Pro League players
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Grenadian expatriate men's footballers