Jamal Ray Charles (born 24 November 1995) is a Grenadian footballer who plays as a midfielder for C.D. Real Sociedad and the Grenada national football team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jamal Ray Charles | ||
Date of birth | (1995-11-24) 24 November 1995 (age 26)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Gouyave, Grenada | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Real Sociedad | ||
Youth career | |||
St Andrew's[2] | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015 | Paradise | ||
2015–2017 | W Connection | (11) | |
2017–2019 | Vida | 31 | (14) |
2018 | → Real Monarchs (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Real España | 6 | (1) |
2020–2021 | → Real Sociedad (loan) | 25 | (8) |
2021–2022 | Paradise | ||
2022– | Real Sociedad | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2014 | Grenada U20 | 2 | (2) |
2015– | Grenada | 30 | (15) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2022 |
Jamal Ray Charles is the son of Janice Charles and Raphael "Ray" Charles, a former footballer. As a child he attended the Belair Government School in St. Andrew's, which he represented at Primary School level competitions. At the age of 12 he entered the St. Andrew's Anglican Secondary School and was selected by coach Michael "Niko" Felix to represent the school. He played during his entire six years at that institution.[citation needed]
In July 2019 Charles signed with Liga Nacional club Real España. In December 2020 he was loaned to fellow Liga side Real Sociedad.[3]
In May 2021 Charles returned to Grenada and joined local side Paradise.
Charles represented Grenada at U20 level, during 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying and scored 2 goals against Dominica.[4]
Charles was first selected to represent Grenada during the 2015 Windward Islands Tournament in Saint Lucia.[5] He made an immediate impact, scoring a brace against hosts St Lucia.[6] Charles would score another important goal for Grenada during second round qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup when he scored the winning aggregate goal against Puerto Rico in a 2–0 win to send them through to the Third Round.[7]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 16 May 2015 | Philip Marcellin Grounds, Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia | 2 | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
2 | 2–0 | ||||||
3 | 16 June 2015 | Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | 3 | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4 | 19 March 2016 | Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | 6 | ![]() | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
5 | 22 March 2016 | Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | 7 | ![]() | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification |
6 | 7 June 2016 | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | ![]() | 1–2 | 1–5 | 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification |
7 | 16 November 2018 | Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | 15 | ![]() | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification |
8 | 2–0 | ||||||
9 | 5 September 2019 | Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | 17 | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B |
10 | 7 June 2016 | Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan, Belize | 18 | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B |
11 | 13 October 2019 | Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | 20 | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B |
12 | 17 November 2019 | Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | 22 | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B |
13 | 2–2 | ||||||
14 | 3–2 | ||||||
15 | 7 June 2022 | Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada | 30 | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A |
Grenada squad – 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||
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