| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christie John Ward [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 November 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Poole, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tonbridge Angels (on loan from Wycombe Wanderers) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pro Direct Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Brockenhurst | 50 | (19) |
| 2022– | Wycombe Wanderers | 2 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Hungerford Town (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2024 | → Slough Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Banbury United (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Braintree Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Weymouth (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2025– | → Tonbridge Angels (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:42, 8 February 2025 (UTC) | |||
Christie John Ward (born 9 November 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League South side Tonbridge Angels, on loan from EFL League One club Wycombe Wanderers.
Ward graduated through the Pro Direct Academy and was with Wessex League club Brockenhurst from the ages of sixteen to eighteen, scoring 19 goals in 50 appearances during the 2021–22 season, including the FA Vase's goal of the tournament against Brimscombe & Thrupp in the second round. [2] He signed with Wycombe Wanderers on 12 July 2022. [3] He made his first-team debut in an EFL Trophy match on 18 October 2022, after coming on as an 89th-minute substitute for Adam Leathers in a 1–1 draw with Peterborough United at Adams Park. [4] On 11 November 2022, Ward joined National League South side Hungerford Town on a one-month loan deal. [5] On 7 March 2023, Ward was recalled, leaving Hungerford after making 15 appearances. [6]
On 2 February 2024, Ward signed for Slough Town on loan. [7] On 22 March 2024, he joined Banbury United on loan for the remainder of the season. [8]
On 7 September 2024, Ward joined National League side Braintree Town on an initial twenty-eight day loan. [9] Having cut his loan with the club short, he joined National League South side Weymouth on loan. [10] On 7 February 2025, he joined Tonbridge Angels on an initial one-month loan. [11]
His older brother Calum Ward is also a professional footballer, playing as a goalkeeper for Finnish Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu. [12]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2022–23 [13] | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||