![]() Webster with Heerenveen in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Charles Clive Webster [1] | ||
Date of birth | 31 January 2004 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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.
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]
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chelsea U23 | 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
2022–23 | — | — | — | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
Total | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
Chelsea | 2023–24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Heerenveen (loan) | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
Burton Albion | 2024–25 | League One | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Career total | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 |