![]() Charlie Wellens in 2025. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Charlie Gerard Richard Wellens | ||
Date of birth | 5 December 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Salford, England [1] | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Leyton Orient | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2021 | Manchester United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2023 | Manchester United | 0 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2023–2025 | Reading | 0 | (0) |
2025– | Leyton Orient | 7 | (1) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:03, 18 October 2025 (UTC) |
Charlie Wellens (born 5 December 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Leyton Orient.
Wellens signed his first professional contract with Manchester United in May 2020. [2] He made his debut for the u21 side in the EFL Trophy match against Rochdale in the 2020–21 season, and starting all 3 group games in the 2021-22 season. In September 2022, Wellens joined Oldham Athletic on loan, making 6 league appearances and scoring one goal, leaving in January 2023. [3]
On 1 September 2023, Wellens joined League One side Reading on an initial one-year contract with their U21 side, extending for a further year. [4] Wellens left the club in May 2025 having only made 3 appearances in the EFL Trophy. [5]
On 12 August 2025, Wellens teamed up with his father Richie and signed for Leyton Orient on a short-term contract until January 2026, making his league debut against Northampton Town in a 1–0 defeat. [6] He scored his first goal for Orient in the EFL Trophy against Peterborough United with a 30-yard free kick in September 2025. Wellens followed this with a 95th-minute winner against Port Vale F.C. in a 3–2 victory the next game, scoring his first EFL League 1 goal.
Wellens is the son of Leyton Orient manager Richie Wellens.
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Manchester United U21 | 2020–21 [7] | — | — | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
2021–22 [8] | — | — | — | 3 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
2022–23 [9] | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Total | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2022–23 [9] | National League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
Reading | 2023–24 [10] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2024–25 [11] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Leyton Orient | 2025–26 [12] | League One | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [a] | 1 | 9 | 2 |
Career total | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 3 |