Jake Charles

Jake Charles
Personal information
Full name Jake David Charles[1]
Date of birth (1996-02-16) 16 February 1996[1]
Place of birth Mirfield, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Playing position Striker / Winger
Club information
Current team
 Stalybridge Celtic
Youth career
0000–2007 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– Stalybridge Celtic 0 (0)
National team‡
2012 Wales U17 3 (0)
2014 Wales U19 3 (0)
2015– Wales U21 9 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:59, 10 August 2017 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:59, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

Jake David Charles (born 16 February 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker or a winger for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Stalybridge Celtic.

Club career

Huddersfield Town

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 20 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]

Ahead of the 2015–16 season, it was announced 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]

Barnsley

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]

Stalybridge Celtic

On 28 July 2017, Charles signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Stalybridge Celtic.[17]

International career

Charles has represented Wales at under-16, under-17 and under-19 levels.[3][18][19] After making his debut for the Wales under-17 side, Jake Charles became the fourth member of his family to play for the country after his grandfather, his great-uncle Mel and his cousin Jeremy.[20]

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.[21]

Style of play

A versatile forward, Charles can play both as a striker or as a winger.[14]

Personal life

Charles is the grandson of Wales international player John Charles.[3] While growing up, Jake Charles attended Battyeford CE Primary School and Garforth Academy.[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 May 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Huddersfield Town 2014–15[22] Championship 100000—10
2015–16[23] Championship 000000—00
2016–17[24] Championship 00—00—00
Total 100000—10
Guiseley (loan) 2015–16[13] National League 00———00
Barnsley 2016–17[24] Championship 000000—00
York City (loan) 2016–17[13] National League 20——0020
Stalybridge Celtic 2017–18[25] Northern Premier League Premier Division 0000—0000
Career total 3000000030

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jake Charles". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Jake Charles". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Welsh U-17's call-up for Huddersfield Town starlet and John Charles' grandson Jake Charles". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Jake Charles signs as professional". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Scholars sign for next season". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. 1 May 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Charles extended Town deal". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Charles named in 'the 11'". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "Charles up for FL award". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Huddersfield Town 2–2 Norwich City". BBC Sport. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "Huddersfield Town 0–2 Fulham". BBC Sport. 21 March 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  11. ↑ "Crystal Palace 3 Town U21s 5". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "Jake Charles loaned to Guiseley". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  13. 1 2 3 "J. Charles". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  14. 1 2 "Jake Charles joins development squad". Barnsley F.C. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  15. ↑ Cope, Niall (25 November 2016). "City secure Charles loan". York City F.C. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  16. ↑ "Barnsley: Watkins and Scowen set to leave Reds". The Star. Sheffield. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  17. ↑ Whitney, Steve (28 July 2017). "Gentle Giant’s Grandson Joins Stalybridge". Pitchero Non-League. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  18. ↑ "Juventus, Leeds United and Wales legend's grandson in Huddersfield Town youth team called up for international cap". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 3 May 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  19. ↑ "Charles gets Wales U19 call". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  20. ↑ "Jake Charles: Barnsley and Wales U21 youngster following in 'Giant' footsteps". BBC Sport. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  21. ↑ "Williams names squad ahead of U21 Championships opener". Football Association of Wales. 18 March 2015. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Jake Charles in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Jake Charles in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  24. 1 2 "Games played by Jake Charles in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  25. ↑ "Appearances". Stalybridge Celtic F.C. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
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