Charlie Wakefield (footballer, born 1998) explained

Charlie Wakefield
Fullname:Charlie Mark Wakefield[1]
Birth Date:10 April 1998
Birth Place:Worthing, England
Position:Winger
Currentclub:Woking
Clubnumber:19
Youthclubs1:Brighton & Hove Albion
Youthyears2:2009–2017
Youthclubs2:Chelsea
Years1:2017–2019
Clubs1:Chelsea
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2017
Clubs2:Stevenage (loan)
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2019–2020
Clubs3:Coventry City
Caps3:9
Goals3:0
Years4:2020–2021
Clubs4:Wealdstone
Caps4:11
Goals4:1
Years5:2021
Clubs5:Bromley
Caps5:12
Goals5:1
Years6:2021–2023
Clubs6:Yeovil Town
Caps6:57
Goals6:5
Years7:2023
Clubs7:Woking (loan)
Caps7:3
Goals7:0
Years8:2023–2024
Clubs8:Woking
Caps8:7
Goals8:0
Years9:2024
Clubs9:Braintree Town (loan)
Caps9:14
Goals9:0
Nationalteam1:England U16
Nationalyears2:2014
Nationalteam2:England U17
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:19:38, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
Ntupdate:21:46, 31 January 2019 (UTC)

Charlie Mark Wakefield (born 10 April 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Woking.

Career

Born in Worthing, Wakefield began his career with Brighton & Hove Albion and Chelsea.[2] He signed a loan deal with Stevenage in August 2017,[3] but never played for the club due to injury.[2]

He moved to Coventry City in January 2019.[4] [5] He was released by Coventry at the end of the 2019–20 season.[6]

Wakefield signed for Wealdstone on a short-term deal on 2 October 2020.[7]

On 7 January 2021, Wakefield signed for National League side Bromley following his departure from Wealdstone.[8]

At the end of the 2020–21 season, Wakefield signed for fellow National League side Yeovil Town on a one-year deal following his departure from Bromley.[9] He extended his contract for another season in June 2022.[10] On 23 March 2023, Wakefield joined National League side Woking on loan until the end of the season.[11] At the end of the 2022–23 season, Wakefield was released by Yeovil following the club's relegation from the National League.[12]

On 14 June 2023, it was announced that Wakefield would return to Woking on a permanent basis, signing a one-year deal.[13] On 13 February 2024, Wakefield joined National League South side, Braintree Town on loan for the remainder of the campaign.[14] On 26 April 2024, it was announced that Wakefield would leave Woking at the end of his contract in June.[15]

International career

He has represented England at under-16 and under-17 youth international levels.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea U232016–172020
Chelsea2017–18Premier League0000000000
2018–19Premier League0000000000
Total0000000000
Stevenage (loan)2017–18League Two0000000000
Coventry City2018–19League One8000000080
2019–20League One1000002030
Total90000020110
Wealdstone2020–21National League1111011132
Bromley2020–21National League12100121
Yeovil Town2021–22National League4055310468
2022–23National League1701030210
Total5756340678
Woking (loan)2022–23National League301040
Woking2023–24National League70200090
Braintree Town (loan)2023–24National League South14031171
Career total1137930013213512

Honours

Braintree Town

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019 . English Football League . 6 July 2019.
  2. Web site: Profile. 31 January 2019. Chelsea F.C.. 23 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190423191211/https://www.chelseafc.com/en/teams/on-loan-players/charlie-wakefield. dead.
  3. Web site: Stevenage: Chelsea's Charlie Wakefield & Scunthorpe's Kyle Wootton join. 31 August 2017. 31 January 2019. BBC Sport.
  4. Web site: Charlie Wakefield: Coventry City sign winger, plus Reading's David Meyler on loan. 31 January 2019. 31 January 2019. BBC Sport.
  5. Web site: TRANSFER: Charlie Wakefield signs for Coventry City!. 31 January 2019. 31 January 2019. Coventry City F.C..
  6. Web site: Eight released as Coventry City reveal retained list. Andy. Turner. 12 June 2020. coventrytelegraph.
  7. https://www.wealdstone-fc.com/post/kundai-benyu-signs Kundai Benyu: "The whole squad are a good bunch of lads"
  8. News: Smith moves quickly to add Wakefield to squad . Bromley FC . 7 January 2021.
  9. Web site: Signing Charlie Wakefield signs for the season . Yeovil Town F.C. . 18 June 2021 . 18 June 2021 .
  10. Web site: CLUB NEWS : Charlie Wakefield signs for 22/23. www.ytfc.net. 17 June 2022. 18 June 2022.
  11. Web site: Club News Charlie Wakefield departs . www.ytfc.net. 23 March 2023. 23 March 2023.
  12. Web site: Club News Retained list . Yeovil Town F.C. . 16 May 2023 . 16 May 2023 .
  13. News: Charlie Wakefield Signs . . Daniel . O'Sullivan . 14 June 2023 . 14 June 2023.
  14. News: Woking Football Club on X . . X . 13 February 2024 . 13 February 2024.
  15. News: 2023/24 Retained and Released List . Woking FC . 26 April 2024 . 26 April 2024.
  16. News: Braintree beat Worthing to return to National League . BBC Sport . 6 May 2024 . 6 May 2024.