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Shea Charles
Personal information
Full name Shea Emmanuel Charles
Date of birth (2003-11-05) 5 November 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Youth career
2011– Manchester City
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Northern Ireland U16 2 (0)
2021 Northern Ireland U19 4 (0)
2022 Northern Ireland U21 2 (0)
2022– Northern Ireland 1 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2022

Shea Charles (born 5 November 2003) is an Northern Irish international professional footballer who plays for Manchester City.[1]

Early life

Shea Charles was born in Manchester,[2] where he started playing football, joining the sky blues academy as a 7 years old. He sis of Northern Irish descent trough his mother.[3]

Progressing through the Cityzens youth teams, he became a key player of the under-23 squad during the 2021–22 season, winning the Premier League 2,[4] whilst still playing with the under-18, as they also won the national competition.[5][6] During that season, the young player was also first called by Pep Guardiola to train with the Premier League squad.[5]

International career

Shea Charles was capped by Northern Ireland from the U16 to the U21[3][5]: playing two games with the under-16,[7][8] he later became a key player with the under-19[9]—after the covid pandemic had halted junior competitions for most of 2020 and 2021—, winning two friendlies against Faroe Islands in 2021,[10][11] before playing the Euro qualifiers.[12][13] With the under-21, he played two games against Slovakia[14] and France[15] in March 2022.

First called to the senior team by Ian Baraclough in May 2022,[3][5] Shea Charles made his international senior debut for Northern Ireland on the 2 June 2022.[16][17]

Style of play

Able to play both as a defensive midfielder, a centre-back or a full-back[5], Charles is described as an athletic and technical player, already showing a great mentality from an early age.[2][18]

References

  1. ^ Shea Charles at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b Archer, Kenny (31 May 2022). "NI boss Baraclough hoping for more from veteran Davis and new boy Shea Charles". The Irish News. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Fullerton, Darren (28 May 2022). "Manchester City teenager at home with NI, says Ian Baraclough". BelfastLive. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  4. ^ Bajkowski, Simon (23 May 2022). "Man City captains assemble to celebrate historic year of success". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Guardiola 'happy with what he's seen' of Charles". BBC Sport. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  6. ^ Gooseman, Adam. "City clinch Under-18s Premier League National title with victory against Southampton". Man City. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Northern Ireland Under 16 Schoolboys settle for draw away to Poland". IFA. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  8. ^ "U16 Schoolboys find the going tough against Poland". IFA. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  9. ^ "McGuckin and Conaty on target as U19s defeat Kazakhstan". IFA. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Match report and photos: NI U19s defeat Faroes in friendly". IFA. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Northern Ireland U19s secure second 1-0 win against Faroes". IFA. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  12. ^ "U19s edged out by Denmark in opening Euro qualifier". IFA. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Northern Ireland U19s lose to hosts Czech Republic". IFA. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Northern Ireland U21s lose to Slovakia in Euro qualifier". IFA. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  15. ^ "France prove too powerful for Northern Ireland U21s". IFA. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  16. ^ Sterling, Mark (2 June 2022). "NI lose to Greece as Nations League woes continue". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  17. ^ Gray, Andy (1 June 2022). "Greece beat Northern Ireland in Nations League - as it happened". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  18. ^ Fullerton, Darren (31 May 2022). "Conor Washington hails "frightening" ability of NI young guns". BelfastLive. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
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