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Niamh Charles

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English footballer (born 1999)

Niamh Charles
Charles in 2017
Personal information
Full nameNiamh Louise Charles[1]
Date of birth (1999-06-21)21 June 1999 (age 25)
Place of birthWirral,Merseyside, England
Height5 ft 8 in (1.72 m)[1]
Position(s)Left-back
Team information
Current team
Chelsea
Number21
Youth career
Manchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2020Liverpool48(6)
2020–Chelsea84(8)
International career‡
2015–2016England U1714(10)
2017England U195(1)
2017–2018England U205(0)
2021–England20(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:35, 23 March 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:21, 26 February 2025 (UTC)

Niamh Louise Charles (born 21 June 1999) is an English professionalfootballer who plays as aleft-back forWomen's Super League clubChelsea and theEngland national team. Beginning her youth and senior career withLiverpool as aforward, she signed for Chelsea in 2020, where she is a four-time WSL winner, three-timeFA Cup winner, two-timeLeague Cup winner, andChampions League runner-up. Charles has represented England atU17 toU20 youth levels and made her senior debut for England in 2021. With England, she is a twiceArnold Clark Cup winner andWorld Cup runner-up.

Early career

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Charles grew up on theWirral inMerseyside and spent her youth career at the West Kirby Wasps. Excelling when playing with boys up to the age of 14, where she was regularly the only female player on the pitch, after a successful trial, she became a member ofLiverpool's youth setup, which she chose over rivalsEverton.

Club career

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Liverpool

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After impressing in the academy, Charles made her senior debut in April 2016 in a draw againstSunderland.[2] Following her excellent2016 season with Liverpool and theEngland U-17s, she was nominated for the Women's Rising Star award at the Northwest Football Awards.[2]

Chelsea

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Following Liverpool's relegation at the end of the2019–20 season, Charles signed forChelsea.[3] Although primarily a forward in her youth and Liverpool days, Chelsea coachEmma Hayes deployed her as a full back or wing back on either flank. She won the treble in her first season, and was also the youngest starter on either side in theChampions League final, where Chelsea lost toBarcelona.

Charles won the double with Chelsea the season after, for a third time in 2022–23, and has now fully established herself as a regular starter. A fourth consecutive title followed in the2023-24 season when Charles also made the WSL team of the year. She suffered a dislocated shoulder in a pre-season friendly againstFeyenoord, delaying her first competitive appearance under new coachSonia Bompastor until December 2024.

International career

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In her youth career, Charles represented England atunder-17,under-19, andunder-20 levels.

During2016 U-17 European Championship qualifying, Charles was the third-leading scorer for England with six goals.[4] She tied for the Bronze Boot at thefinal tournament with four goals, scoring both goals in a 2–1 win againstNorway in the third-place match.[5] England's third place win qualified them for the2016 U-17 World Cup,[4] where Charles played in all four matches as England were eliminated byJapan in the quarter-finals.[6]

Charles made her debut for the senior side on April 9, 2021, as a half-time substitute forAlex Greenwood in a friendly againstFrance.

On 27 May 2021, it was announced that Charles had been selected as one of four reserve players for theGreat Britain Olympic football team at the2020 Tokyo Olympics.[7] A year later, she was named in the pre-tournament squad forEuro 2022 on home soil, but became one of three unfortunate players who narrowly missed the cut for the final 23. England went on to win the whole tournament.

Charles has England legacy number 220. The FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England's inaugural international.[8]

On 31 May 2023, Charles was named to the squad for the2023 World Cup in July 2023.[9]Niamh played in 2 games at the World Cup, featuring in the 6–1 win overChina in the group stage and coming on in the semi final victory over hostsAustralia.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 23 March 2025.[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupContinental[a]OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool2016Women's Super League800010——90
2017Women's Super League7010———80
2017–18Women's Super League1130030——143
2018–19Women's Super League910010——101
2019–20Women's Super League1322143——196
Total4863193——6010
Chelsea2020–21Women's Super League1314141801[b]0303
2021–22Women's Super League201513040—322
2022–23Women's Super League2145030100—394
2023–24Women's Super League222302091—363
2024–25Women's Super League80313020—161
Total8482031513311015313
Career total132142342443311021323
  1. ^IncludesUEFA Women's Champions League
  2. ^Appearances inWomen's FA Community Shield

International

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As of match played 26 February 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
England202120
202220
202390
202450
202520
Total200

Honours

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Chelsea

England

Individual

References

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  1. ^ab"List of Players – England"(PDF). FIFA. 24 September 2016. p. 4. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on 4 November 2016. Retrieved2 December 2018.
  2. ^ab"Ladies duo nominated for Northwest Football Awards". Liverpool FC. 1 September 2016.Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved8 May 2017.
  3. ^"Chelsea FC Women recruit Niamh Charles".www.chelseafc.com.
  4. ^ab"England – Women's Under-17".UEFA.Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved8 May 2017.
  5. ^"Norway U17 vs. England U17 - 16 Mai 2016 - Women Soccerway".de.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved12 January 2024.
  6. ^"Niamh CHARLES".FIFA.com. Archived fromthe original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved8 May 2017.
  7. ^"Team GB: Steph Houghton, Sophie Ingle and Caroline Weir in Olympics squad".bbc.co.uk. 27 May 2021.Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved30 May 2021.
  8. ^"England player legacy and results archive" (Press release).The Football Association. 18 November 2022. Retrieved29 January 2025.
  9. ^Gerty, David (31 May 2023)."England squad named for 2023 Women's World Cup".England Football.Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved1 June 2023.
  10. ^"Liverpool Ladies player stats". Liverpool Ladies FC.Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved12 November 2017.
  11. ^"Women's League Cup final: Chelsea 2-1 Man City".BBC Sport. Retrieved15 March 2025.
  12. ^Emma Sanders (20 August 2023)."Women's World Cup final: England lose to Spain in Sydney". BBC Sport.Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved20 August 2023.
  13. ^Sanders, Emma (6 April 2023)."England beat Brazil on penalties to win Finalissima".BBC Sport.Archived from the original on 28 November 2023. Retrieved6 April 2023.
  14. ^"England 3 – 1 Germany".BBC Sport. 23 February 2022.Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved23 February 2022.
  15. ^"Arnold Clark Cup: England hit six v Belgium to retain trophy".BBC Sport. 22 February 2023.Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved23 February 2023.
  16. ^"PFA WSL Team of the Year". Professional Footballers' Association. 20 August 2024.Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved21 August 2024.

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