Jake Charles
English footballer
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Jake David Charles (born 16 February 1996) is a semi-professional footballer who plays as a striker for Whitby Town. Born in England, he has represented Wales at youth international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jake David Charles[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Mirfield, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Whitby Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | Garforth Villa | ||
| 2007–2015 | Huddersfield Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Guiseley (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Barnsley | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → York City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Stalybridge Celtic | 38 | (3) |
| 2018–2020 | Stafford Rangers | 55 | (18) |
| 2020–2021 | Farsley Celtic | 15 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Stafford Rangers | 35 | (9) |
| 2022–2024 | Scarborough Athletic | 27 | (2) |
| 2023 | → FC United of Manchester (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Ashton United (loan) | ||
| 2024– | Whitby Town | 12 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Wales U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014 | Wales U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Wales U21 | 9 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:25, 16 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Huddersfield Town
Charles was born in Mirfield, West Yorkshire.[1] He began to play football when he was three and joined Battyeford Juniors and Garforth Villa's youth academy before joining Huddersfield Town's U11 side when he was 10.[3]
Having progressed through the academy, Charles signed his first professional contract with the club on 28 February 2013[4] and started his first years scholars.[5] With his contract set to expire at the end of the 2013–14 season, Charles signed a contract extension, keeping him until 2017.[6] Throughout 2013–14, Charles was honoured by the League Football Education[7] and was nominated for the League Football Education's Championship Apprentice of the Year, but lost out to Mason Bennett of Derby County.[8]
After appearing as unused substitute against Norwich City on 17 March 2015 for the first time,[9] Charles made his first-team debut for Huddersfield Town as an 87th-minute substitute in a 2–0 Championship defeat by Fulham.[10] Later in the 2014–15 season Charles scored twice for the Huddersfield Town under-21 team as they beat Crystal Palace under-21s to seal a place in the Professional Development League 2 play-off Final.[11]
On 31 July 2015, he joined National League club Guiseley on a one-month loan until 29 August 2015[12] but he did not make any appearances for the club during this spell.[13]
Barnsley
On 1 September 2016, Charles signed for fellow Championship club Barnsley on a contract until the end of 2016–17.[14] On 25 November 2016, he joined National League club York City on loan until 1 January 2017.[15] Charles was released by Barnsley at the end of 2016–17.[16]
Stalybridge Celtic
Charles signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division club Stalybridge Celtic on 28 July 2017.[17] He made 45 appearances in all competitions, scoring 12 goals,[18] as Stalybridge finished in 22nd place in the table.[19] He left the club at the end of 2017–18.[18]
Stafford Rangers
In October 2018, Charles joined Northern Premier League side Stafford Rangers and scored on his debut.[20]
Farsley Celtic
On 29 May 2020 National League North club Farsley Celtic announced they had signed Charles.[21]
In June 2021, Charles returned to Stafford Rangers.[22] He finished the season with nine goals in 39 appearances in all competitions.[23]
In May 2022, it was announced that Charles had joined Scarborough Athletic following their promotion to National League North.[24] On 29 September, he joined FC United of Manchester on an initial one-month loan deal.[25] In November 2023, he joined Ashton United on an initial one-month loan deal.[26] The following month, the loan was extended by an additional two months.[27] After remaining on loan at Ashton, Charles was released by Scarborough at the end of the season.[28]
On 8 June 2024, Charles joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Whitby Town.[29]
International career
Charles has represented Wales at under-16, under-17 and under-19 and under-21 levels.[30][13] After making his debut for the Wales under-17 side, Charles became the fourth member of his family to play for the country after his grandfather, his great-uncle Mel and his cousin Jeremy.[31] He was capped three times by the under-17s in 2012, before appearing three times for the under-19s in 2014.[13]
Charles was called up to the Wales under-21 squad for their 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship match against Bulgaria on 31 March 2015.[32] He made his debut on 4 September as an 81st-minute substitute in a 3–1 away won over Luxembourg in 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying.[13][33] He finished his under-21 career with nine appearances from 2015 to 2016.[13]
Style of play
Personal life
Charles is the grandson of Wales international player John Charles.[3] While growing up, Jake Charles attended Ninelands Primary School and Garforth Academy.[3]
Career statistics
- As of end of 2019–20 season
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Huddersfield Town | 2014–15[34] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[35] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17[36] | Championship | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Guiseley (loan) | 2015–16[13] | National League | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Barnsley | 2016–17[36] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| York City (loan) | 2016–17[13] | National League | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Stalybridge Celtic | 2017–18[18] | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[a] | 9 | 45 | 12 | |
| Stafford Rangers | 2018–19[37] | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
28 | 10 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 37 | 14 | ||
| 2019–20[38] | Northern Premier League Premier Division |
27 | 8 | — | — | 8 | 6 | 35 | 14 | |||
| Total | 55 | 18 | — | — | — | 17 | 10 | 72 | 28 | |||
| Career total | 96 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19 | 120 | 40 | ||
- Three appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup, three appearances and eight goals in Cheshire Senior Cup
