Otesha Charles

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Otesha Charles
Personal information
Full name Otesha Luletta Charles [1]
Date of birth (1993-09-14) 14 September 1993 (age 30) [1]
Place of birth St. Cuthbert's Mission, Guyana
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward [2]
Team information
Current team
 Gillingham
Number 10
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Millwall Lionesses
2019–20 Leyton Orient 9 (6)
2020– Gillingham 18 (3)
International career‡
2011–2012 Guyana U20 5 (4)
2015 Guyana 11 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 May 2023

Otesha Luletta Charles (born 14 September 1993) is a Guyanese footballer who plays as a forward for English club Gillingham. She has been a member of the Guyana women's national team.

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Career

In 2016, she joined Watford F.C. Ladies. [3] Charles joined Gillingham in 2020. [4]

Personal life

Charles was born in Guyana, moving to England when she was 7. She has dual citizenship between Guyana and the UK, and owns a hair salon in Peckham, south London. [5]

International goals

Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
121 August 2015 Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis 1–08–0 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification
22–0
33–0

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References

  1. 1 2 Otesha Charles at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Otesha Charles". Leyton Orient FC. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  3. ↑ VAVEL.com (24 September 2018). "Otesha Charles joins Watford". VAVEL. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  4. ↑ Tomas, Fiona (16 April 2021). "Meet the hairdresser hoping to halt Arsenal's bid for 15th FA Cup trophy". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  5. ↑ McCann, Allison (31 January 2020). "A View of Brexit From the Soccer Field". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 27 December 2020.


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