| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Kwame Sagoe Junior | ||
| Date of birth | 24 July 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston upon Thames, England | ||
| Position | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arsenal | ||
| Number | 53 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Fulham | ||
| 2015–2023 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Swansea City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:04, 6 January 2025 (UTC) | |||
Charles Kwame Sagoe Junior (born 24 July 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Premier League club Arsenal. [1]
Sagoe Jr. played for Arsenal since U12 level having previously played with Fulham. He progressed through the Arsenal academy and represented the club's under-21 side in the EFL Trophy during the 2021–22 season. [2]
In September 2023, he was called up to the Arsenal first-team squad training ahead of their UEFA Champions League match against PSV Eindhoven. [3] On 27 September 2023, he made his senior debut for Arsenal, starting in the EFL Cup against Brentford. [4]
On 1 February 2024 he went out on loan to EFL Championship team Swansea City for the remainder of the 2023–24 season. [5]
On 16 August 2024, Sagoe Jr joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on a season-long loan deal. [6] He returned to his parent club on 6 January 2025. [7]
Sagoe Jr. was born in England, and he is of Ghanaian and Liberian descent. As a result, he is eligible to represent England, Ghana and Liberia at international level. [8]
In October 2025, Sagoe Jr. declined a call up from Liberia, for whom he is eligible to play through his mother. In a press conference about Sagoe's invitation, Liberia's interim head coach Thomas Kojo stated that "I don't think the parents are ready for him to come to Liberia." [9]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal U21 | 2021–22 [10] | — | — | — | — | — | 1 [a] | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 [11] | — | — | — | — | — | 4 [a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24 [12] | — | — | — | — | — | 4 [a] | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 2024–25 [13] | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Arsenal U21 total | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | ||||||
| Arsenal | 2023–24 [12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024–25 [13] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Arsenal total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Swansea City (loan) | 2023–24 [12] | Championship | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2024–25 [13] | League One | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 [a] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Career total | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 30 | 2 | ||