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Charlie David Kirk (born 24 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for League One side Charlton Athletic.

Charlie Kirk

Kirk playing for Crewe Alexandra, April 2018
Personal information
Full name	Charlie David Kirk[1]
Date of birth	(1997-12-24) 24 December 1997 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth	Winsford, England
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s)	Winger
Club information
Current team	Charlton Athletic
Number	14
Youth career
0000–2016	Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2021	Crewe Alexandra	181	(29)
2021–	Charlton Athletic	24	(3)
2022	→ Blackpool (loan)	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 12 November 2022 (UTC)

Playing career

Crewe Alexandra

Kirk came through the Crewe Alexandra Academy, earning a call-up to the senior team whilst still a second year scholar.[4] He made his debut in the Football League on 16 February 2016, in a 2–2 draw with Rochdale at Spotland, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute for Callum Saunders.[5] He scored his first Crewe goal on 26 December 2017, the second in a 2–0 win at Chesterfield.[6]

In May 2018, after making 69 appearances and scoring five goals, Kirk signed a new three-year-deal with Crewe through to summer 2021.[7] The following season, he scored 11 goals in 45 first-team appearances.[8]

After helping Crewe win promotion to League One in 2020, scoring nine goals and providing more assists than any other League Two player, Kirk signed a new two-year deal with the club through to June 2022.[9] In September 2020, Kirk (along with Crewe team-mate Perry Ng) was named in the PFA League Two Team of the Year for the 2019–20 season.[10]

Charlton Athletic

On 12 August 2021, Kirk was announced to have joined fellow League One side Charlton Athletic for an undisclosed fee on a four-year deal;[11] Charlton had triggered a £500,000 release clause in his Crewe contract; Kirk later said: "I didn't just want to leave and for them [Crewe] not to get anything for me."[12] He made his Charlton debut in the club's 2–1 defeat at Milton Keynes Dons on 17 August[13] and two games later played in the club's first win of the season, 2–0 against former club Crewe Alexandra, on 28 August 2021.[14]

Blackpool (loan)

On 27 January 2022, Kirk joined Blackpool on loan for the rest of the 2021–22 season with a view to a permanent transfer.[15] He made his Blackpool debut on 5 February 2022, coming on as a second half substitute for CJ Hamilton in a 3–1 victory over Bristol City at Bloomfield Road.[16]

Return to Charlton

Playing in all of Charlton's opening games of the 2022–23 season,[17] Kirk scored his first Charlton goal in the fifth match, a 5–1 League One defeat of Plymouth Argyle at The Valley on 16 August 2022.[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 November 2022

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Crewe Alexandra	2015–16[19]	League One	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
	2016–17[20]	League Two	22	0	0	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	26	0
	2017–18[21]	League Two	25	5	1	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	29	5
	2018–19[8]	League Two	42	11	1	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	45	11
	2019–20[22]	League Two	36	7	4	1	2	1	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	44	9
	2020–21[23]	League One	42	6	2	1	1	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	0	48	7
	Total		181	29	8	2	5	1	12	0	206	32
Charlton Athletic	2021–22[24]	League One	8	0	2	0	0	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	14	0
	2022–23[17]	League One	16	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	19	2
	Total		24	3	2	0	3	0	4	0	33	3
Blackpool (loan)	2021–22[24]	Championship	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Career total			214	32	10	2	8	1	16	0	248	35

References

External links

• Charlie Kirk at Soccerbase

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