Charlie Ward (footballer)

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Charlie Ward
Personal information
Full name Charlie Ward
Date of birth (1995-02-19) 19 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2007–2012 Aston Villa
2013–2015 Stoke City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Rio Grande Valley 43 (0)
2016 → Houston Dynamo (loan) 0 (0)
2017–2018 Houston Dynamo 1 (0)
2018 San Antonio FC 12 (1)
2019 Ottawa Fury 33 (0)
2020–2021 Oklahoma City Energy 33 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2021

Charlie Ward (born 19 February 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

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Career

Youth

Ward played with the youth teams of both Aston Villa [1] and Stoke City. [2]

Professional

Ward signed with USL side Rio Grande Valley on 29 January 2016. [3] On 19 July 2016, Ward signed a short-term loan deal with the Toros' MLS affiliate side Houston Dynamo, so he could compete for them in their upcoming Lamar Hunt Open Cup fixture against FC Dallas. [4]

Ward joined Houston permanently on 1 July 2017. [5] He was waived by Houston on 9 May 2018. [6] He was signed by the USL's San Antonio on 8 June 2018. [7]

Ward signed with Ottawa Fury FC on 18 January 2019.

Following Ottawa's decision to fold ahead of the 2020 season, Ward moved to fellow USL Championship side Oklahoma City Energy on 14 January 2020. [8]

Honours

Aston Villa Under-19s

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References

  1. ↑ "Emile Heskey released by Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Stoke City release Sorensen, Palacios and Wilkinson". BBC Sport. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Rio Grande Valley FC Toros sign five players ahead of inaugural season | Houston Dynamo".
  4. ↑ "Houston Dynamo Sign Charlie Ward to Short Term Agreement | Houston Dynamo".
  5. ↑ "Houston Dynamo sign midfielder Charlie Ward from RGV FC | Houston Dynamo".
  6. ↑ "Dynamo waive MF Charlie Ward | Houston Dynamo".
  7. ↑ Communications, San Antonio FC (8 June 2018). "SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS MIDFIELDER CHARLIE WARD". San Antonio FC. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "Energy FC Signs English Passing Maestro Charlie Ward". energyfc.com. Oklahoma City Energy FC. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.


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