Charlie Trafford

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Charlie Trafford
Charlie Trafford, Cavalry FC.jpg
Trafford with Cavalry in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-05-24) 24 May 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cavalry FC
Number 6
Youth career
Calgary Foothills
Vancouver Whitecaps
De Graafschap
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 York Lions 15 (2)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012 SC Toronto
2013–2014 IFK Mariehamn 7 (2)
2014 TPS 5 (0)
2014–2015 KuPS 49 (8)
2016–2017 Korona Kielce 3 (0)
2016–2017 Korona Kielce II 14 (2)
2017 Sandecja Nowy Sącz 8 (0)
2017 RoPS 6 (1)
2017–2020 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 70 (1)
2020–2021 Hamilton Academical 17 (0)
2021–2022 Wrexham 0 (0)
2022– Cavalry FC 54 (1)
International career
2015–2017 Canada 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 18, 2024

Charlie Trafford (born 24 May 1992) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Cavalry FC.

Contents

Club career

Youth and College

Born in Calgary, Alberta, Trafford spent time playing local youth soccer before joining the Whitecaps Residency. [2] He later played college soccer with York University, and also spent time with Dutch club De Graafschap. [2] In 2012, he played with SC Toronto of the Canadian Soccer League. [3]

Finland

Charlie Trafford.jpg

Trafford began his senior professional career in Finland, playing with IFK Mariehamn, TPS and KuPS. [1] While with KuPS, Trafford won their 2014 Player of the Year and Goal of the Year awards. [4]

Poland

Trafford signed with Ekstraklasa club Korona Kielce on 24 November 2015 and joined the club on 1 January 2016. [5] [6] He made his debut against Pogoń Szczecin on 15 February 2016. Trafford would struggle to receive playing time with Korona Kielce, and in March 2017 would transfer to Polish First League side Sandecja Nowy Sącz. [7]

Return to Finland

Trafford returned to Finland and signed with RoPS on 14 July 2017. [8] He made his debut for them against FC Lahti on 16 July.

Scotland

After only a month with RoPS, Trafford transferred to Scottish side Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 18 August 2017. [9] He made his debut the next day against Greenock Morton. Trafford would start regularly for the club during his first two months, but would lose his starting spot after injuring his thumb. [10] Trafford would be in and out of the starting lineup during his first 2.5 years at Inverness, showing good form when getting a regular run of games. [11] [12] He left the club at the end of the 2019–20 season. [13] He then signed for Hamilton Academical. [14] On 19 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Hamilton at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract. [15]

Wales

Trafford signed with National League side Wrexham on 25 October 2021, signing a short team deal following a successful trial. [16] In January 2022, it was announced that Trafford's contract had expired without making an appearance for the club. [17]

Cavalry FC

On 17 February 2022, Trafford signed a two-year contract with his hometown club, Canadian Premier League side Cavalry FC, where he joined his cousin Mason. [18]

In January 2024, Trafford extended his contract with Cavalry through the 2025 season, with a club option for 2026. [19] [20] He scored his first goal for the club in May 2024 against Vancouver FC. [21]

International career

Trafford received his first call up to the Canada national team on 6 October 2015 as a replacement for Kyle Bekker, who withdrew from the squad due to injury. [22] He earned his first cap seven days later on 13 October, starting in central midfield against Ghana. [23]

Personal life

His cousin Mason Trafford is also a professional soccer player. Both have played for IFK Mariehamn and Cavalry FC. [2]

Career statistics

As of May 21, 2024 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mariehamn 2013 Veikkausliiga 7200000072
TPS 2014 Veikkausliiga5010300090
KuPS 2014 Veikkausliiga213——00213
2015 Veikkausliiga285304100356
Total498304100569
Korona Kielce 2015–16 Ekstraklasa 3000——30
2016–17 Ekstraklasa0010——10
Total3010000040
Korona Kielce II 2015–16 [24] III liga, gr. G 60———60
2016–17 [25] IV liga Holy Cross 82———82
Total142000000142
Sandecja Nowy Sącz 2016–17 I liga 80———80
RoPS 2017 Veikkausliiga6100000061
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2017–18 Scottish Championship 26010001 [lower-alpha 1] 0280
2018–19 Scottish Championship241603051382
2019–20 Scottish Championship200313041302
Total70110160102964
Hamilton Academical 2020–21 Scottish Premiership 17 [lower-alpha 2] 0001100181
Cavalry FC 2022 Canadian Premier League 230200010260
2023 Canadian Premier League250100030290
2024 Canadian Premier League6130002 [lower-alpha 3] 0111
Total541600060661
Career total2331521114216228420
  1. ↑ Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ↑ Includes appearance on 1 May 2021, v St Mirren not recorded on Soccerbase or Soccerway: [26]
  3. ↑ Appearance in continental competition

Honours

Sandecja Nowy Sącz

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  7. ↑ "Charlie Trafford piłkarzem Sandecji". MKS Sanecja Nowy Sacz. 1 March 2017.
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  12. ↑ Andy Skinner (9 November 2019). "Caley Thistle's Gayfield trip nothing compared to Trafford's experiences playing in freezing Finland". The Press and Journal.
  13. ↑ "End of Season 2019/20 Squad Update". 2 June 2020.
  14. ↑ "Trafford agrees deal with Premiership side Accies after leaving Inverness".
  15. ↑ "End of Season Summary". 19 May 2021. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  16. ↑ "SIGNED | Wrexham Sign Midfielder Charlie Trafford". www.wrexhamafc.co.uk.
  17. ↑ "SQUAD UPDATE: Dawid Szczepaniak extends contract; Charlie Trafford released". Wrexham FC. 31 January 2022.
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