Niamh Charles

Niamh Charles
Charles in 2017
Personal information
Full name Niamh Louise Charles
Date of birth (1999-06-21) 21 June 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Wirral, Merseyside, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.72 m)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
Chelsea
Number 21
Youth career
Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Liverpool 48 (6)
2020– Chelsea 54 (6)
International career
2015–2016 England U17 14 (10)
2017 England U19 5 (1)
2017–2018 England U20 5 (0)
2021– England 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15.10, 1 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:03, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

Niamh Louise Charles (born 21 June 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Women's Super League club Chelsea and the England women's national team.

Early career

Charles grew up on the Wirral in Merseyside 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 of Liverpool's youth setup, which she chose over rivals Everton.

Club career

Liverpool

After impressing in the academy, Charles made her senior debut in April 2016 in a draw against Sunderland. Following her excellent 2016 season with Liverpool and the England U-17s, she was nominated for the Women's Rising Star award at the Northwest Football Awards.

Chelsea

Following Liverpool's relegation at the end of the 2019–20 season, Charles signed for Chelsea and won the double in her first season. She also started in the Champions League final, where Chelsea lost to Barcelona.

Charles won the double with Chelsea again the season after and since then has fully established herself as a regular starter.

International career

In her youth career, Charles represented England at under-17, under-19 and under-20 levels.

During UEFA U-17 qualifying, Charles was the third-leading scorer for England with six goals. She then tied for the Bronze Boot at the final tournament with four goals, helping England finish third and qualify for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, where she played in all four matches without scoring as England were eliminated by Japan in the quarter-finals.

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

On 27 May 2021, it was announced that Charles had been selected as one of four reserve players for the Great Britain women's Olympic football team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. A year later, she was named in the pre-tournament squad for UEFA Women's Euro 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 was allotted 220 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international.

On 31 May 2023, Charles was named to the squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in July 2023. Niamh played in 2 games at the World Cup, featuring in the 6-1 win over China in the group stage and coming on in the semi final victory over hosts Australia.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 May 2023.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liverpool 2016 FA WSL 8 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
2017 FA WSL 7 0 1 0 8 0
2017–18 FA WSL 11 3 0 0 3 0 14 3
2018–19 FA WSL 9 1 0 0 1 0 10 1
2019–20 FA WSL 13 2 2 1 4 3 19 6
Total 48 6 3 1 9 3 60 10
Chelsea 2020–21 FA WSL 13 1 4 1 4 1 8 0 1 0 30 3
2021–22 FA WSL 20 1 5 1 3 0 4 0 32 2
2022–23 WSL 21 4 5 0 3 0 10 0 39 4
Total 54 6 14 2 10 1 22 0 1 0 101 9
Career total 102 12 17 3 19 4 22 0 1 0 161 19

International

As of match played 16 August 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
England 2021 2 0
2022 2 0
2023 5 0
Total 9 0

Honours

Chelsea

England


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