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 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker / Winger
Team information
Current team
 Scarborough Athletic
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)
2017–2018 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.

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 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]

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

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]

Stafford Rangers

In October 2018, Charles joined Northern Premier League side Stafford Rangers and scored on his debut.[20]

Farsley Celtic

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]

International career

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]

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 Ninelands Primary School and Garforth Academy.[3]

Career statistics

As of end of 2019–20 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Huddersfield Town 2014–15[29] Championship 100000—10
2015–16[30] Championship 000000—00
2016–17[31] Championship 00—00—00
Total 100000—10
Guiseley (loan) 2015–16[13] National League 00———00
Barnsley 2016–17[31] Championship 000000—00
York City (loan) 2016–17[13] National League 20——0020
Stalybridge Celtic 2017–18[18] Northern Premier League
Premier Division		 38300—7[lower-alpha 1]94512
Stafford Rangers 2018–19[32] Northern Premier League
Premier Division		 2810——943714
2019–20[33] Northern Premier League
Premier Division		 278——863514
Total 5518———17107228
Career total 96210000241912040
  1. ↑ Three appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, three appearances and eight goals in Cheshire Senior Cup

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jake Charles". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Jake Charles". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Welsh U-17's call-up for Huddersfield Town starlet and John Charles' grandson Jake Charles". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 5 May 2011. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017.
  4. ↑ Sykes, Dave (28 February 2013). "Jake Charles signs as professional". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Nelson, Dan (1 May 2013). "Scholars sign for next season". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  6. ↑ Nelson, Dan (2 October 2013). "Charles extended Town deal". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  7. ↑ Threlfall-Sykes, David (22 October 2013). "Charles named in 'the 11'". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  8. ↑ Threlfall-Sykes, David (30 January 2014). "Charles up for FL award". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  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. ↑ Threlfall-Sykes, David (5 May 2015). "Crystal Palace 3 Town U21s 5". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  12. ↑ Threlfall-Sykes, David (31 July 2015). "Jake Charles loaned to Guiseley". Huddersfield Town A.F.C. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "J. Charles: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  14. 1 2 "Jake Charles joins development squad". Barnsley F.C. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  15. ↑ Cope, Niall (25 November 2016). "City secure Charles loan". York City F.C. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016.
  16. ↑ "Barnsley: Watkins and Scowen set to leave Reds". The Star. Sheffield. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  17. ↑ "Gentle Giant's grandson joins Stalybridge". Pitchero Non-League. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  18. 1 2 3 "Player profile – Jake Charles (26th Jul 2017 – 1st May 2018)". Stalybridge Celtic F.C. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  19. ↑ "EvoStik Northern Premier: 2017/18: Latest table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  20. ↑ "Debut goal not enough for Stafford Rangers". expressandstar.com. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  21. ↑ "Jake Charles joins the Celt Army". Farsley Celtic. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  22. ↑ @SRFCOfficial (10 June 2021). "Adding to our fire power this year is the return of our leading goalscorer in both 18/19 - 19-20 seasons. Jake Charles!" (Tweet). Retrieved 12 August 2021 – via Twitter.
  23. ↑ "Stafford Rangers – Appearances – Jake Charles – 2021-2022". footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  24. ↑ "New Signing". Scarborough Athletic F.C. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  25. ↑ "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 31 January 2018.
  26. ↑ "Jake Charles: Barnsley and Wales U21 youngster following in 'Giant' footsteps". BBC Sport. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  27. ↑ "Williams names squad ahead of U21 Championships opener". Football Association of Wales. 18 March 2015. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015.
  28. ↑ "Luxembourgh U21 vs. Wales U21 1–3: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  29. ↑ "Games played by Jake Charles in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Jake Charles in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  31. 1 2 "Games played by Jake Charles in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  32. ↑ "Match Reports – Stafford Rangers (2018 - 2019)". Stafford Rangers F.C. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  33. ↑ "Match Reports – Stafford Rangers (2019 - 2020)". Stafford Rangers F.C. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
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