Charlie Wellens
English footballer (born 2002)
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Charlie Wellens (born 5 December 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Leyton Orient.
.jpg) Charlie Wellens in 2025. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charlie Gerard Richard Wellens | ||
| Date of birth | 5 December 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Salford, England[1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leyton Orient | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Reading | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | Leyton Orient | 24 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:03, 7 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Manchester United and Oldham loan
Wellens signed his first professional contract with Manchester United in May 2020.[2] He made his debut for the u21 side in the EFL Trophy match against Rochdale in the 2020–21 season, and starting all 3 group games in the 2021-22 season. In September 2022, Wellens joined Oldham Athletic on loan, making 6 league appearances and scoring one goal, leaving in January 2023.[3]
Reading
On 1 September 2023, Wellens joined League One side Reading on an initial one-year contract with their U21 side, extending for a further year.[4] Wellens left the club in May 2025 having only made 3 appearances in the EFL Trophy.[5]
Leyton Orient
On 12 August 2025, Wellens teamed up with his father Richie and signed for Leyton Orient on a short-term contract until January 2026, making his league debut against Northampton Town in a 1–0 defeat.[6] He scored his first goal for Orient in the EFL Trophy against Peterborough United with a 30-yard free kick in September 2025. Wellens followed this with a 95th-minute winner against Port Vale F.C. in a 3–2 victory the next game, scoring his first EFL League 1 goal.
Personal life
Wellens is the son of Leyton Orient manager Richie Wellens.
Career statistics
- As of match played 11 October 2025
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester United U21 | 2020–21[7] | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22[8] | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23[9] | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2022–23[9] | National League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Reading | 2023–24[10] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024–25[11] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Leyton Orient | 2025–26[12] | League One | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Career total | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 3 | ||
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy