Charlie Wellings
English association football player
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Charlie Louise Wellings (born 18 May 1998)[2] is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for FA Women's National League North club Nottingham Forest.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charlie Louise Wellings[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Walsall, England | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2015 | Birmingham City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Birmingham City | 59 | (10) |
| 2019–2021 | Bristol City | 33 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Celtic | 10 | (11) |
| 2022–2024 | Reading | 28 | (6) |
| 2024– | Nottingham Forest | 22 | (16) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | England U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | England U21 | 6 | (4) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 January 2020 | |||
Wellings has previously played for Birmingham City and Bristol City of the Women's Super League, Celtic of the Scottish Women's Premier League and Reading in the Women's Championship.[3]
Club career
Birmingham City
On 24 March 2015, Wellings signed her first senior contract at Birmingham City WFC. Wellings made her debut on 2 July 2014 during a WSL Cup match against Oxford United, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute replacing Karen Carney.[4] Wellings did not make her league debut until the 2015 FA WSL where she started against Liverpool F.C. Women in a 2–1 loss.[5] Wellings' first goal was in a 7–1 win against Aston Villa in the WSL Cup, scoring in the 91st minute.[6]
In May 2017, she scored in Birmingham City's 4–1 2017 FA Women's Cup Final defeat by Manchester City at Wembley Stadium, the club's first ever goal at Wembley.[7]
Bristol City
On 28 May 2019, Wellings left childhood club Birmingham and signed a pre-contract agreement[8] with fellow FA WSL team Bristol City, the same day as Birmingham teammate Meaghan Sargeant.[9] Bristol are managed by former Birmingham assistant Tanya Oxtoby. On 7 September 2019,Wellings made her debut for Bristol City W.F.C. in a 0-0 home draw against Brighton & Hove Albion in the FA WSL.[10]
Celtic
Wellings signed for Celtic in July 2021.[11] She made an impressive start to her career in Scotland; scoring twice in a 4–2 win over Aberdeen in the opening league match of the season on 5 September 2021,[12] and by mid-October she had scored 11 goals in 10 games.[13]
Reading
On 5 August 2022, Reading announced the double signing of Wellings.[14] On 2 July 2024, Wellings was one of the players released by Reading following their voluntary demotion to the fifth tier Southern Region Women's Football League.[15]
Nottingham Forest
On 19 July 2024, Wellings signed a one-year deal with FA Women's National League North club Nottingham Forest.[16]
On 22 March 2025, Wellings scored a brace, helping Forest to a 3-1 victory over Stoke City in the FA Women’s National League Cup final.[17] She won back-to-back club player of the month awards in March and April 2025.[18]
International career
In August 2018, Wellings represented England at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The team finished in third place, losing the semi-final to Japan before beating France on penalties in the third place playoff. It was the team's best ever result.[19] On 5 April, Wellings made her debut for the U21 team in a 2-1 win against France U23, where she scored both goals.[20] Later that year in October, Wellings as well as fellow teammate Sophie Baggaley were called up to the England U21 team again.[21]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 6 September 2025[3]
| Club | Season | League | League Cup | FA Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Birmingham City | 2014 | FA WSL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | - | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2016 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 19 | 4 | |||
| 2017 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | - | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 24 | 6 | |||
| 2018–19 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 27 | 6 | |||
| Total | 65 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 1 | - | 91 | 19 | |||
| Bristol City | 2019–20 | FA WSL | 13 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 20 | 3 | |
| 2020–21 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 26 | 4 | |||
| Total | 33 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - | 46 | 7 | |||
| Celtic | 2021–22 | SWPL | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 19 |
| Total | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 19 | ||
| Reading | 2022–23 | FA WSL | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | 26 | 5 | |
| 2023–24 | Women's Championship | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 12 | 5 | ||
| Total | 28 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 38 | 10 | ||
| Nottingham Forest | 2024–25 | FA WNL Northern Premier Division | 22 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 6[a] | 6 | - | 32 | 27 | |
| 2025–26 | Women's Super League 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | - | - | 32 | 27 | ||
| Career total | 158 | 47 | 40 | 19 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 224 | 82 | ||
Honours
Club
Celtic
- SWPL League Cup: 2022[22]
Nottingham Forest
Notes
- Appearances in the FA Women's National League Cup