Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jake David Charles[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 16 February 1996||
Place of birth | Mirfield, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker / Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Scarborough Athletic | ||
Youth career | |||
–2007 | Garforth Villa | ||
2007–2015 | Huddersfield Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | (0) |
2015 | → Guiseley (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Barnsley | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → York City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Stalybridge Celtic | 38 | (3) |
2018–2020 | Stafford Rangers | 55 | (18) |
2020–2021 | Farsley Celtic | 15 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Stafford Rangers | 35 | (9) |
2022–2023 | Scarborough Athletic | 23 | (2) |
International career | |||
2012 | Wales U17 | 3 | (0) |
2014 | Wales U19 | 3 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Wales U21 | 9 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:24, 28 June 2022 (UTC) |
Jake David Charles (born 16 February 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker or winger for Scarborough Athletic. Born in England, he has represented Wales at youth international level.
Charles was born in Mirfield, West Yorkshire.[1] He began to play football when he was three and joined Battyeford Juniors and Garforth Villa's youth academy before joining Huddersfield Town's U11 side when he was 10.[3]
Having progressed through the academy, Charles signed his first professional contract with the club on 28 February 2013[4] and started his first years scholars.[5] With his contract set to expire at the end of the 2013–14 season, Charles signed a contract extension, keeping him until 2017.[6] Throughout 2013–14, Charles was honoured by the League Football Education[7] and was nominated for the League Football Education's Championship Apprentice of the Year, but lost out to Mason Bennett of Derby County.[8]
After appearing as unused substitute against Norwich City on 17 March 2015 for the first time,[9] Charles made his first-team debut for Huddersfield Town as an 87th-minute substitute in a 2–0 Championship defeat by Fulham.[10] Later in the 2014–15 season Charles scored twice for the Huddersfield Town under-21 team as they beat Crystal Palace under-21s to seal a place in the Professional Development League 2 play-off Final.[11]
On 31 July 2015, he joined National League club Guiseley on a one-month loan until 29 August 2015[12] but he did not make any appearances for the club during this spell.[13]
On 1 September 2016, Charles signed for fellow Championship club Barnsley on a contract until the end of 2016–17.[14] On 25 November 2016, he joined National League club York City on loan until 1 January 2017.[15] Charles was released by Barnsley at the end of 2016–17.[16]
Charles signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Stalybridge Celtic on 28 July 2017.[17] He made 45 appearances in all competitions, scoring 12 goals,[18] as Stalybridge finished in 22nd place in the table.[19] He left the club at the end of 2017–18.[18]
In October 2018, Charles joined Northern Premier League side Stafford Rangers and scored on his debut.[20]
On 29 May 2020 National League North club Farsley Celtic announced they had signed Charles.[21]
In June 2021, Charles returned to Stafford Rangers.[22] He finished the season with nine goals in 39 appearances in all competitions.[23]
In May 2022, it was announced that Charles had joined Scarborough Athletic following their promotion to National League North.[24]
Charles has represented Wales at under-16, under-17 and under-19 and under-21 levels.[25][13] After making his debut for the Wales under-17 side, Charles became the fourth member of his family to play for the country after his grandfather, his great-uncle Mel and his cousin Jeremy.[26] He was capped three times by the under-17s in 2012, before appearing three times for the under-19s in 2014.[13]
Charles was called up to the Wales under-21 squad for their 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship match against Bulgaria on 31 March 2015.[27] He made his debut on 4 September as an 81st-minute substitute in a 3–1 away won over Luxembourg in 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying.[13][28] He finished his under-21 career with nine appearances from 2015 to 2016.[13]
A versatile forward, Charles can play both as a striker or as a winger.[14]
Charles is the grandson of Wales international player John Charles.[3] While growing up, Jake Charles attended Ninelands Primary School and Garforth Academy.[3]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Huddersfield Town | 2014–15[29] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2015–16[30] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2016–17[31] | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Guiseley (loan) | 2015–16[13] | National League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Barnsley | 2016–17[31] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
York City (loan) | 2016–17[13] | National League | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Stalybridge Celtic | 2017–18[18] | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[a] | 9 | 45 | 12 | |
Stafford Rangers | 2018–19[32] | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
28 | 10 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 37 | 14 | ||
2019–20[33] | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
27 | 8 | — | — | 8 | 6 | 35 | 14 | |||
Total | 55 | 18 | — | — | — | 17 | 10 | 72 | 28 | |||
Career total | 96 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 120 | 40 |