Jamal Charles (footballer) explained

Jamal Charles
Fullname:Jamal Ray Charles
Birth Date:24 November 1995[1]
Birth Place:Gouyave, Grenada
Height:1.88 m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Real Sociedad
Youthclubs1:St Andrew's[2]
Years1:2015
Clubs1:Paradise
Years2:2015–2017
Clubs2:W Connection
Goals2:11
Years3:2017–2019
Clubs3:Vida
Caps3:31
Goals3:14
Years4:2018
Clubs4:Real Monarchs (loan)
Caps4:3
Goals4:0
Years5:2019–2021
Clubs5:Real España
Caps5:6
Goals5:1
Years6:2020–2021
Clubs6:Real Sociedad (loan)
Caps6:25
Goals6:8
Years7:2021–2022
Clubs7:Paradise
Caps7:17
Goals7:9
Years8:2022–
Caps8:0
Goals8:0
Nationalyears1:2014
Nationalteam1:Grenada U20
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:2
Nationalyears2:2015–
Nationalteam2:Grenada
Nationalcaps2:35
Nationalgoals2:17
Club-Update:3 June 2022
Nationalteam-Update:12:47, 25 March 2023 (UTC)

Jamal Ray Charles (born 24 November 1995) is a Grenadian footballer who plays as a midfielder for C.D. Real Sociedad and the Grenada national football team.

Early life

Jamal Ray Charles is the son of Janice Charles and Raphael "Ray" Charles, a former footballer. As a child he attended the Belair Government School in St. Andrew's, which he represented at Primary School level competitions. At the age of 12 he entered the St. Andrew's Anglican Secondary School and was selected by coach Michael "Niko" Felix to represent the school. He played during his entire six years at that institution.

Career

Club

In July 2019 Charles signed with Liga Nacional club Real España. In December 2020 he was loaned to fellow Liga side Real Sociedad.[3]

In May 2021 Charles returned to Grenada and joined local side Paradise.

International

Charles represented Grenada at U20 level, during 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying and scored 2 goals against Dominica.[4]

Charles was first selected to represent Grenada during the 2015 Windward Islands Tournament in Saint Lucia.[5] He made an immediate impact, scoring a brace against hosts St Lucia.[6] Charles would score another important goal for Grenada during second round qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup when he scored the winning aggregate goal against Puerto Rico in a 2–0 win to send them through to the Third round.[7]

International goals

As of match played 24 March 2023. Grenada score listed first, score column indicates score after each Charles goal.

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
scope=colNo.scope=col data-sort-type=dateDatescope=colVenuescope=colCapscope=colOpponentscope=colScorescope=colResultscope=colCompetition
scope=row116 May 2015Philip Marcellin Grounds, Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia21–02–0Friendly
scope=row22–0
scope=row316 June 2015Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada32–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
scope=row419 March 2016Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada61–12–2Friendly
scope=row522 March 2016Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada72–05–02017 Caribbean Cup qualification
scope=row67 June 2016Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda91–21–52017 Caribbean Cup qualification
scope=row716 November 2018Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada151–05–22019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
scope=row82–0
scope=row95 September 2019Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada172–12–12019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
scope=row107 June 2016Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan, Belize182–12–12019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
scope=row1113 October 2019Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada201–01–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
scope=row1217 November 2019Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada221–03–22019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
scope=row132–2
scope=row143–2
scope=row157 June 2022Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada302–12–22022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A
scope=row1622 February 2023 32 align=center 1–1 align=center 1–1 Friendly
scope=row1726 February 2023 Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada34 align=center 1–1 align=center 2–2 Friendly

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20190219020000/http://static.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=390808/index.html FIFA.com
  2. Web site: GFA Inter-parish Football. Noel. Selwin. 1 July 2013. WEE FM Grenada. 17 June 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150617102304/http://www.weefmgrenada.com/article.php?newstype=1&newsid=5168. 17 June 2015.
  3. Web site: Real Sociedad hace oficial los fichajes de Jamal Charles y Yeer Gutiérrez. Douglas. Orellana. December 31, 2019. es.
  4. Web site: U-20 Championship: Qualifying Results & Scorers. 8 January 2015. CONCACAF. 17 June 2015.
  5. Web site: Spiceboyz in WIFA Men's Tournament. 13 May 2015. NOW Grenada. 17 June 2015.
  6. Web site: Windward Islands Tournament 2015 St. Lucia: St. Lucia: 0 v Grenada: 2. 16 May 2015. weltfussballarchiv. 17 June 2015.
  7. Web site: Grenada 2–0 Puerto Rico. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402154340/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=274831/match=300310121/index.html. dead. April 2, 2015. 16 June 2015. FIFA. 17 June 2015.