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Niamh Louise Charles (born 21 June 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Women's Super League club Chelsea FC and the England women's national team.
 Charles in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Niamh Louise Charles[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Wirral, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.72 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Chelsea | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liverpool | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2020 | Liverpool | 59 | (11) |
| 2020– | Chelsea | 15 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | England U17 | 14 | (10) |
| 2017 | England U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | England U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | England | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 September 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 September 2021 | |||
Charles grew up on the Wirral in Merseyside and spent her youth career at West Kirby Wasps. Niamh played and excelled in mixed football up to the age of 14 where she was regularly the only female player on the pitch.
Charles then attended a trial at the local Liverpool FC and was signed to join their youth set up, choosing them over rivals Everton.
Club career
Liverpool
After impressing in the academy, Charles made her Liverpool debut in April 2016, in a draw against Sunderland.[2] Following her excellent 2016 season with Liverpool and England U-17s, she was nominated for the Women's Rising Star award at the Northwest Football Awards.[2]
Chelsea
Following Liverpool's relegation at the end of the 2019–20 season, Charles signed with Chelsea.[3]
Naimh won the double in her first season at Chelsea 2020-21 and also started in the Champions League Final which Chelsea lost to Barcelona.
In her second season at the club Naimh again won the double and fully established herself as a regular starter.
International
An England youth international, Charles played at the 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship and the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
During UEFA U-17 qualifying, Charles was the third-leading scorer for England with six goals.[4] She then tied for the Bronze Boot at the UEFA final tournament with four goals, helping England finish third and qualify for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[4]
Charles played in all four matches at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup without scoring, as England went out against Japan in the quarter-finals.[5] On 27 May 2021 it was announced that Charles had been selected as one of four reserve players for the Great Britain women's Olympic football team for the 2020 Olympics.[6]
Charles was named in the pre-tournament squad for the European Championships in 2022. She was however one of three unfortunate players who narrowly missed the cut for the final 23.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 26 September 2021.[7]
| Club | League | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental[lower-alpha 3] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Liverpool | FA WSL | 2016 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | 3 | |||
| Chelsea | FA WSL | 2020–21 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 53 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 115 | 13 | ||
- Includes the FA Women's Cup
- Includes the FA WSL Cup
- Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League
International
- Statistics accurate as of match played 22 September 2021.
| Year | England | Great Britain | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Honours
England
- Arnold Clark Cup: 2022[8]
Chelsea
• Women's Super League 2020-21, 2021–22
• Women's FA Cup 2021-21, 2021–22
• Champions League Runner Up 2020-21
References
- "List of Players – England" (PDF). FIFA. 24 September 2016. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
- "Ladies duo nominated for Northwest Football Awards". Liverpool FC. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- "Chelsea FC Women recruit Niamh Charles". www.chelseafc.com.
- "England – Women's Under-17". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- "Niamh CHARLES". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
- "Team GB: Steph Houghton, Sophie Ingle and Caroline Weir in Olympics squad". bbc.co.uk. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- "Liverpool Ladies player stats". Liverpool Ladies FC. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- "England 3 – 1 Germany". BBC Sport. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
External links
- Niamh Charles – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Niamh Charles – UEFA competition record (archive)
Great Britain women's football squad – 2020 Summer Olympics | ||
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