Charlie Whitaker
{{short description|English association football player (born 2006)}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Charlie Whitaker
|fullname = Charlie Jay Whitaker
|birth_place =
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|09|16|df=y}}
|position = Attacking midfielder
|currentclub = Notts County
|clubnumber = 16
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 = Blackburn Rovers
|youthyears2 = 2016–2025
|youthclubs2 = Everton
|years1 = 2025–
|clubs1 = Notts County
|caps1 = 8
|goals1 = 2
|club-update = 17:18 (UTC) 4 March 2025
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Charlie Jay Whitaker (born 16 September 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL League Two side Notts County.{{cite web|title=Charlie Whitaker|website=Soccerway|accessdate=13 January 2025|url= https://int.soccerway.com/players/charlie-whitaker/643030/}}
Career
A product of the Everton academy having joined from Blackburn Rovers at the age of 12 years-old, he signed a three-year contract at the club in 2022.{{cite web|title= Exclusive: Everton star Charlie Whitaker in advanced talks to join Notts County|first=Pete|last= O'Rourke|date=13 January 2025|url= https://www.footballinsider247.com/exclusive-everton-star-charlie-whitaker-in-advanced-talks-to-join-notts-county/?callback=in&code=ZJIXMGVHYZGTYTE5NI0ZODE0LTHJZDCTOGVKOTLLNJY4MTE2&state=10db61d502c04da5b815161837d455fa|website=Football Insider 247|accessdate=13 January 2025}} {{cite web|website=Football League World|url=https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/notts-county-in-advanced-talks-for-everton/|date=13 January 2025|title= Notts County in advanced talks to sign Everton player
|first=Jacob T.W. |last=Jones|accessdate=13 January 2025}} Having scored seven goals in nine appearances for the Everton U21 side in Premier League 2 to start the 2024-25 season, he joined Notts County on a free transfer agreeing to a six-month contract on 13 January 2025.{{cite web|website=BBC Sport|accessdate=14 January 2025|date=13 January 2025|title=Notts County agree deals for Johnson and Whitaker|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c4gxvx12lwpo}} That week he was included in their match-day squad for their EFL League Two match against Accrington Stanley and made his debut as a second half substitute in a 3–0 victory.{{cite web|url= https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2025/01/18/england/league-two/accrington-stanley-fc/notts-county-fc/4379240/ |website=Soccerway|title=Accrington vs. Notts County|date=18 January 2025|accessdate=18 January 2025}}
Style of play
For the Everton youth side he featured as an attacking midfielder and winger. Upon signing for Notts County, director-of-football Richard Montague described him as "best suited to central attacking areas" but added that he had the versatility to be "comfortable playing out wide".{{cite web|url=https://www.extratime.com/articles/35236/evertons-charlie-whitaker-and-sunderlands-zak-johnson-join-notts-county/#|title= Everton’s Charlie Whitaker and Sunderland’s Zak Johnson join Notts County |website=Extratime |date= January 13, 2025 |accessdate=14 January 2025}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 4 March 2025}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|FA Cup !colspan=2|EFL Cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Notts County
|2024–25{{soccerbase season|142753|2024|access-date=5 March 2025}} |8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| colspan=3|Career total
!8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
References
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Notts County F.C. players