Charlie Ward (footballer)

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|name = Charlie Ward

|image =

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|fullname = Charlie Ward

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|2|19|df=y}}

|birth_place = Birmingham, England

|height = 1.76 m

|position = Midfielder

|currentclub =

|clubnumber =

|youthyears1 = 2007–2012

|youthclubs1 = Aston Villa

|youthyears2 = 2013–2015

|youthclubs2 = Stoke City

|years1 = 2016–2017

|clubs1 = Rio Grande Valley

|caps1 = 43

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 2016

|clubs2 = → Houston Dynamo (loan)

|caps2 = 0

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2017–2018

|clubs3 = Houston Dynamo

|caps3 = 1

|goals3 = 0

|years4 = 2018

|clubs4 = San Antonio FC

|caps4 = 12

|goals4 = 1

|years5 = 2019

|clubs5 = Ottawa Fury

|caps5 = 33

|goals5 = 0

|years6 = 2020–2021

|clubs6 = Oklahoma City Energy

|caps6 = 33

|goals6 = 0

|club-update = 5 November 2021

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Charlie Ward (born 19 February 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Career

=Youth=

Ward played with the youth teams of both Aston Villa{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18175442|title=Emile Heskey released by Aston Villa|date=23 May 2012|website=BBC Sport|accessdate=27 August 2019}} and Stoke City.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32926869|title=Stoke City release Sorensen, Palacios and Wilkinson|date=29 May 2015|website=BBC Sport|accessdate=27 August 2019}}

=Professional=

Ward signed with USL side Rio Grande Valley on 29 January 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2016/01/29/rio-grande-valley-fc-toros-sign-five-players-ahead-inaugural-season|title=Rio Grande Valley FC Toros sign five players ahead of inaugural season | Houston Dynamo}} On 19 July 2016, Ward signed a short-term loan deal with the Toros' MLS affiliate side Houston Dynamo, so he could compete for them in their upcoming Lamar Hunt Open Cup fixture against FC Dallas.{{Cite web|url=http://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2016/07/19/houston-dynamo-sign-charlie-ward-short-term-agreement|title=Houston Dynamo Sign Charlie Ward to Short Term Agreement | Houston Dynamo}}

Ward joined Houston permanently on 1 July 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2017/06/30/houston-dynamo-sign-midfielder-charlie-ward-rgv-fc|title=Houston Dynamo sign midfielder Charlie Ward from RGV FC | Houston Dynamo}} He was waived by Houston on 9 May 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2018/05/09/dynamo-waive-mf-charlie-ward|title=Dynamo waive MF Charlie Ward | Houston Dynamo}} He was signed by the USL's San Antonio on 8 June 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sanantoniofc.com/news_article/show/925315-san-antonio-fc-signs-midfielder-charlie-ward|title=SAN ANTONIO FC SIGNS MIDFIELDER CHARLIE WARD|first=San Antonio FC|last=Communications|date=8 June 2018|website=San Antonio FC|access-date=2 August 2019|archive-date=5 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210905035319/https://www.sanantoniofc.com/news_article/show/925315-san-antonio-fc-signs-midfielder-charlie-ward|url-status=dead}}

Ward signed with Ottawa Fury FC on 18 January 2019.

Following Ottawa's decision to fold ahead of the 2020 season, Ward moved to fellow USL Championship side Oklahoma City Energy on 14 January 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://www.energyfc.com/news_article/show/1077805|title=Energy FC Signs English Passing Maestro Charlie Ward|website=energyfc.com|publisher=Oklahoma City Energy FC|date=14 January 2020|accessdate=24 March 2020}}