Jamal Charles (footballer)

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Jamal Charles
Personal information
Full name Jamal Ray Charles
Date of birth (1995-11-24) 24 November 1995 (age 29) [1]
Place of birth Gouyave, Grenada
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 St. David's FC
Number 23
Youth career
St Andrew's [2]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 Paradise
2015–2017 W Connection (11)
2017–2019 Vida 31 (14)
2018 → Real Monarchs (loan) 3 (0)
2019–2021 Real España 6 (1)
2020–2021 → Real Sociedad (loan) 25 (8)
2021–2022 Paradise 17 (9)
2022–2024 Real Sociedad 31 (6)
2024– St. David's FC
International career‡
2014 Grenada U20 2 (2)
2015– Grenada 40 (17)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 July 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:33, 29 July 2025 (UTC)

Jamal Ray Charles (born 24 November 1995) is a Grenadian footballer who plays as a midfielder for St. David's FC and the Grenada national football team. [3]

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Early life

Jamal Ray Charles is the son of Janice Charles and Raphael "Ray" Charles, a former footballer. As a child he attended the Belair Government School in St. Andrew's, which he represented at Primary School level competitions. At the age of 12 he entered the St. Andrew's Anglican Secondary School and was selected by coach Michael "Niko" Felix to represent the school. He played during his entire six years at that institution.[ citation needed ]

Career

Club

In July 2019 Charles signed with Liga Nacional club Real España. In December 2020 he was loaned to fellow Liga side Real Sociedad. [4]

In May 2021 Charles returned to Grenada and joined local side Paradise.

International

Charles represented Grenada at U20 level, during 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying and scored 2 goals against Dominica. [5]

Charles was first selected to represent Grenada during the 2015 Windward Islands Tournament in Saint Lucia. [6] He made an immediate impact, scoring a brace against hosts St Lucia. [7] Charles would score another important goal for Grenada during second round qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup when he scored the winning aggregate goal against Puerto Rico in a 2–0 win to send them through to the Third round. [8]

International goals

As of match played 24 March 2023. Grenada score listed first, score column indicates score after each Charles goal. [9]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
116 May 2015 Philip Marcellin Grounds, Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia2Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 1–02–0 Friendly
22–0
316 June 2015 Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada3Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 2–02–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
419 March 2016Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada6Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1–12–2Friendly
522 March 2016Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada7Flag of Sint Maarten.svg  Sint Maarten 2–05–0 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification
67 June 2016 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda9Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 1–21–52017 Caribbean Cup qualification
716 November 2018Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada15Flag of France.svg  Saint Martin 1–05–2 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
82–0
95 September 2019Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada17Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 2–12–1 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
107 June 2016 Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan, Belize18Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 2–12–12019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
1113 October 2019Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada20Flag of French Guiana.svg  French Guiana 1–01–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
1217 November 2019Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada22Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 1–03–22019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
132–2
143–2
157 June 2022Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada30Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 2–12–2 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A
1622 February 2023 Fond Playing Field, Sauteurs, Grenada 32Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 1–11–1 Friendly
1726 February 2023Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada34Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 1–12–2 Friendly

References

  1. ↑ FIFA.com
  2. ↑ Noel, Selwin (1 July 2013). "GFA Inter-parish Football". WEE FM Grenada. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Jamal Charles was awarded the Man of The Match". stdavidsfootballclub. 14 November 2024.
  4. ↑ Orellana, Douglas (December 31, 2019). "Real Sociedad hace oficial los fichajes de Jamal Charles y Yeer Gutiérrez" (in Spanish).
  5. ↑ "U-20 Championship: Qualifying Results & Scorers". CONCACAF. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Spiceboyz in WIFA Men's Tournament". NOW Grenada. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Windward Islands Tournament 2015 St. Lucia: St. Lucia: 0 v Grenada: 2". weltfussballarchiv. 16 May 2015. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  8. ↑ "Grenada 2–0 Puerto Rico". FIFA. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  9. ↑ Jamal Charles at Soccerway


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