Shea Charles

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Shea Charles
Personal information
Full name Shea Emmanuel Charles
Date of birth (2003-11-05) 5 November 2003 (age 20)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023 Manchester City 1 (0)
2023– Southampton 32 (0)
2024– → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2 (0)
International career‡
2018 Northern Ireland U16 2 (0)
2021 Northern Ireland U19 4 (0)
2021– Northern Ireland U21 2 (0)
2022– Northern Ireland 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:04, 14 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:43, 8 September 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.

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Early life

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]

Club career

Manchester City

Progressing through the Citizens 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]

Southampton

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]

Sheffield Wednesday (loan)

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]

International career

Shea Charles was capped by Northern Ireland from the U16 to the U21: [5] [8] playing two games with the under-16, [19] [20] he later became a key player with the under-19 [21] —after the covid pandemic had halted junior competitions for most of 2020 and 2021—, winning two friendlies against Faroe Islands in 2021, [22] [23] before playing the Euro qualifiers. [24] [25] With the under-21, he played two games against Slovakia [26] and France [27] 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. [28] [29] He made his first start three days later on 5 June, in another Nations League match against Cyprus. [30]

Style of play

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] [31]

Personal life

His younger brother Pierce, is also a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. [32]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester City U21 2021–22 [33] ————2 [lower-alpha 1] 020
2022–23 [34] ————3 [lower-alpha 1] 030
Total————5050
Manchester City 2022–23 [34] Premier League 100000000010
Southampton 2023–24 [35] Championship 3204010—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0380
2024–25 [36] Premier League000000——00
Total3204010—10380
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2024–25 [36] Championship200000—0020
Career total35040100060460
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in Championship play-offs

International

As of match played 8 September 2024 [37]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Northern Ireland 202240
202390
202460
Total190

Honours

Southampton

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