Charlie Wellings
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charlie Louise Wellings[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Walsall, England | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bristol City | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2015 | Birmingham City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Birmingham City | 65 | (11) |
| 2019– | Bristol City | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | England U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019– | England U21 | 6 | (4) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:42, 29 October 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 January 2020 | |||
Charlie Louise Wellings (born 18 May 1998)[2] is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bristol City of the FA Women's Super League.[3] Wellings' has previously played for Birmingham City.
Early life
Wellings was born in Walsall. She joined the Birmingham City youth academy aged 13 in 2011, playing at all age groups on the way to the senior team.[2]
Club career
Birmingham City
On 24 March 2015, Wellings signed her first senior contract at Birmingham City WFC. Wellings made her debut on 2 July 2014 during a WSL Cup match against Oxford United, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute replacing Karen Carney.[4] Wellings did not make her league debut until the 2015 FA WSL where she started against Liverpool F.C. Women in a 2–1 loss.[5] Wellings' first goal was in a 7–1 win against Aston Villa in the WSL Cup, scoring in the 91st minute.[6]
In May 2017, she scored in Birmingham City's 4–1 2017 FA Women's Cup Final defeat by Manchester City at Wembley Stadium, the club's first ever goal at Wembley.[7]
Bristol City
On 28 May 2019, Wellings left childhood club Birmingham and signed a pre-contract agreement[8] with fellow FA WSL team Bristol City, the same day as Birmingham teammate Meaghan Sargeant.[9] Bristol are managed by former Birmingham assistant Tanya Oxtoby. On 7 September 2019,Wellings made her debut for Bristol City W.F.C. in a 0-0 home draw against Brighton & Hove Albion in the FA WSL.[10]
International career
In August 2018, Wellings represented England at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The team finished in third place, losing the semi-final to Japan before beating France on penalties in the third place playoff. It was the team's best ever result.[11] On the 5th April, Wellings made her debut for the U21 team in a 2-1 win against France U23, where she scored both goals.[12] Later that year in October, Wellings as well as fellow teammate Sophie Baggaley were called up to the England U21 team again.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 October 2019[14]
| Club | Season | League | League Cup | FA Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Birmingham City | 2014 | FA WSL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2016 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | ||
| 2017 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 25 | 6 | |||
| Total | 65 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 89 | 19 | ||
| Bristol City | 2019–20 | FA WSL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | 70 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 96 | 19 | ||
References
- ^ a b "List of Players - England" (PDF). FIFA. 5 August 2018. p. 3. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Charlie Wellings". Birmingham City Football Club. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ^ "England - C. Wellings - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ^ "Birmingham City vs. Oxford United - 2 July 2014 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ^ "Liverpool vs. Birmingham City - 1 April 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ^ "Aston Villa vs. Birmingham City - 30 July 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ^ Phillips, Owen (13 May 2017). "Birmingham City Women 1 - 4 Manchester City Women". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "Wellings signs with City Women". Bristol City.
- ^ "Meaghan Sargeant & Charlie Wellings: Bristol City Women sign Birmingham City pair". BBC. 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Women's Super League: Bristol City Women 0-0 Brighton & Hove Albion Women". 2019-09-07. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
- ^ "Women's U20 World Cup: England beat France to bronze in penalty shootout". 24 August 2018.
- ^ "England U21 vs. France U23 - 5 April 2019 - Women Soccerway". uk.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
- ^ "Seven City Women away on International Duty". Bristol City. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
- ^ "England - C. Wellings - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
External links
- Wellings' Bristol City player profile
- Wellings' Soccerway profile