Charlie Webster (footballer)

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Charlie Webster
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Webster with Heerenveen in 2023
Personal information
Full name Charles Clive Webster [1]
Date of birth (2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Kingston upon Thames, England [2]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Burton Albion
Number 8
Youth career
Pezzaz Street Soccer
2013–2023 Chelsea
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–2024 Chelsea 0 (0)
2023–2024 → Heerenveen (loan) 13 (1)
2024– Burton Albion 13 (2)
International career‡
2019–2021 England U16 9 (1)
2021–2022 England U18 5 (0)
2021–2023 England U19 4 (1)
2023– England U20 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:08, 4 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:07, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

Charles Clive Webster (born 31 January 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Burton Albion. Webster came through the Chelsea academy but never made a first team appearance.

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Early life

Born in Kingston upon Thames and raised in Broughton, [3] Webster started his career at the Pezzaz Street Soccer academy, before joining Chelsea at under-10 level. [4]

Club career

Following good performances for Chelsea's youth teams, Webster was linked with a move to German side Borussia Dortmund in 2020. [5] [6] [7] However, he signed a new contract with The Blues when he turned 17 in 2021. [3] [8]

He was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation" 2020 list, as one of the best young players emerging from Premier League sides. [9]

At the age of 17, he was playing regularly for Chelsea's under-23 squad, and is seen as one of Chelsea's best young players. [10]

Webster was handed a place on the bench for the Chelsea senior team for the first time in their 2–0 EFL Cup victory to Brentford on 22 December 2021. [11] In January 2023, Webster signed a new contract with Chelsea, extending his deal until the summer of 2024. [12]

On 30 June 2023, Webster agreed to join Eredivisie side, Heerenveen on a season-long loan. [13] He scored his first goal for the club in his second match before he was sent off with a red card later in the game. The game against Go Ahead Eagles was lost 3–2. [14]

On 21 June 2024, Webster signed a three-year contract with League One side Burton Albion on a permanent deal. [15] [16]

International career

Webster has represented England at under-16 level. [3] [17]

On 7 October 2021, Webster made his debut for the England U18s as a substitute during a 2–1 defeat to Norway in Marbella. [18]

On 16 November 2021, Webster made his debut for the England U19s in a 2–0 victory over Sweden in a 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification match. [19]

On 12 October 2023, Webster made his England U20 debut during a 2–0 away defeat to Romania. [20]

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 October 2024 [21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea U23 2021–22 ————2 [a] 020
2022–23 ————2 [a] 020
Total————4040
Chelsea 2023–24 Premier League 000000——00
Heerenveen (loan) 2023–24 Eredivisie 13100———131
Burton Albion 2024–25 League One 410000000041
Career total17200000040212
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the EFL Trophy

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References

  1. ↑ "Premier League clubs publish 2020/21 retained lists". premierleague.com. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 Charlie Webster at WorldFootball.net
  3. 1 2 3 "Charlie Webster". chelseafc.com. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  4. ↑ Young, Alex (17 May 2020). "Who is Charlie Webster? Chelsea youngster called 'the next Jadon Sancho'". standard.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  5. ↑ Law, Matt (11 May 2020). "Chelsea determined to keep academy star Charlie Webster". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2021.(subscription required)
  6. ↑ Bacon, Jake (11 May 2020). "Borussia Dortmund eye Chelsea youngster Charlie Webster dubbed 'next Jadon Sancho'". talksport.com. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "Charlie Webster: The Chelsea starlet wanted by Dortmund to follow Sancho". planetfootball.com. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  8. ↑ Paessler, Benjamin (8 April 2021). "Charlie Webster makes Chelsea debut in Premier League 2". salisburyjournal.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  9. ↑ Christenson, Marcus; Powell, Jim; Blight, Garry (7 October 2020). "Next Generation 2020: 20 of the best talents at Premier League clubs". theguardian.com. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  10. ↑ Parsons, Tom (6 September 2021). "Chelsea chiefs have 'high hopes' for exciting academy trio being pushed up youth ranks". express.co.uk. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "Brentford v Chelsea". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "Academy players Webster, Stutter and McMahon sign contracts". Chelsea F.C. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "Webster goes on loan to Heerenveen". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  14. ↑ tres.nl, TRES-. "'Rood' sc Heerenveen verliest van sterk beginnend Go Ahead Eagles". sc Heerenveen (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  15. ↑ "Webster joins Burton Albion". www.chelseafc.com. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  16. ↑ "WEBSTER SEALS BURTON MOVE". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  17. ↑ Cooper, Max (3 March 2021). "Charlie Webster: Things to know about the emerging English wonderkid". 90min.com. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  18. ↑ Smith, Frank (7 October 2021). "England MU18 1–2 Norway". EnglandFootball.com. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  19. ↑ "England MU19s top qualifying group". 16 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  20. ↑ "Report: Romania 2-0 England's Elite League squad". Englandfootball.com. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  21. ↑ Charlie Webster at Soccerway
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