External links
- Profile at the Manchester City F.C. website
- Profile at the Irish Football Association website
- Shea Charles – UEFA competition record ( archive )
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shea Emmanuel Charles | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.89 m) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sheffield Wednesday (on loan from Southampton) | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2023 | Manchester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Manchester City | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Southampton | 32 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Northern Ireland U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Northern Ireland U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | Northern Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Northern Ireland | 23 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:02, 21 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:47, 18 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Shea Emmanuel Charles (born 5 November 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Sheffield Wednesday, on loan from Premier League club Southampton, and the Northern Ireland national team.
Shea Emmanuel Charles [2] was born on 5 November 2003 [3] in Manchester. [4] He is of Northern Irish descent through his mother. [5] He joined the Manchester City academy as a seven year old. [6]
Progressing through the City youth teams, he became a key player for the under-23 squad during the 2021–22 season, winning the Premier League 2, [7] whilst still playing with the under-18, as they also won the national competition. [8] [9] During that season, the young player was also first called by Pep Guardiola to train with the Premier League squad. [8]
On 22 February 2023, Charles was named as a substitute for City's UEFA Champions League last-16 tie away at RB Leipzig. [10] On 28 May 2023, Charles made his Premier League debut coming on as a substitute in the 63rd minute in the last game of the season against Brentford in a 1–0 defeat. [11]
On 12 July 2023, Charles joined EFL Championship side Southampton on a four-year contract. [12] He made his professional debut for the club on 8 August 2023 in a 3–1 defeat to Gillingham in the EFL Cup. [13] On 12 August 2023, Charles made his first appearance in the league for Southampton in a 4–4 draw against Norwich City, replacing Stuart Armstrong in the 65th minute. [14] During a 0–1 victory against Queens Park Rangers on 23 December 2023, he received a red card following a second bookable offence for a foul on Albert Adomah. [15] [16]
On 27 August 2024, Charles signed for Championship side Sheffield Wednesday on a season-long loan, joining his younger brother Pierce Charles at the club. [17] Charles made his debut starting against Millwall in the 3–0 defeat on 31 August 2024. [18] He scored his first professional goal in the 93rd minute to beat Coventry City 2–1 on 5 October 2024. [19] The same month he won Wednesday's player of the month award. [20] On 15 January, Sheffield Wednesday chairman Dejphon Chansiri confirmed during a fans forum, that Charles was being recalled by Southampton but would still be available for their next two games. [21] On 24 January 2025, it was confirmed that Charles had returned to Wednesday for the remainder of the season. [22]
Shea Charles was capped by Northern Ireland from the U16 to the U21: [5] [8] playing two games with the under-16, [23] [24] he later became a key player with the under-19 [25] —after the covid pandemic had halted junior competitions for most of 2020 and 2021—, winning two friendlies against Faroe Islands in 2021, [26] [27] before playing the Euro qualifiers. [28] [29] With the under-21, he played two games against Slovakia [30] and France [31] in March 2022.
First called to the senior team by Ian Baraclough in May 2022, [5] [8] Charles made his international debut for Northern Ireland on 2 June 2022, coming on as a substitute for George Saville in the 79th minute of the UEFA Nations League match against Greece. [32] [33] He made his first start three days later on 5 June, in another Nations League match against Cyprus. [34]
Able to play as a defensive midfielder, a centre-back, a centre midfielder or a full-back, [8] Charles is described as an athletic and technical player, already showing a great mentality from an early age. [4] [35]
His younger brother Pierce, is also a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper [36] for Sheffield Wednesday.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City U21 | 2021–22 [37] | — | — | — | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 [38] | — | — | — | — | 3 [a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Manchester City | 2022–23 [38] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Southampton | 2023–24 [39] | Championship | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 [40] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |||
| Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 2024–25 [40] | Championship | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| Career total | 64 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 76 | 1 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 0 | |
Southampton
