Elliott Charles
{{short description|English-born Grenadian footballer}}
{{EngvarB|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Elliott Charles
| image = Elliott Charles celebrating cropped.jpg
| image_size = 250
| caption = Charles celebrating a goal against Arsenal in a pre-season friendly in 2009
| fullname = Elliott Grant Charles{{cite web
| title = List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/10/2009 and 31/10/2009
| url = http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/RulesandRegulations/~/media/Files/PDF/TheFA/PlayerRegistrations/October%202009.ashx/October%202009.pdf
| publisher = The Football Association
| accessdate = 11 January 2010}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|4|1|df=y}}{{cite web
|title = Profiles
|url = http://www.barnetfc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10431~43824,00.html
|publisher = Barnet F.C.
|accessdate = 11 January 2010
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20090414002945/http://www.barnetfc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10431~43824%2C00.html
|archivedate = 14 April 2009
}}
| birth_place = Enfield, England
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}
| position = Striker
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Welwyn Garden City
| youthclubs2 = Barnet
| years1 = 2008–2010 | clubs1 = Barnet | caps1 = 8 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2008 | clubs2 = → Farnborough (loan) | caps2 = 3 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2009 | clubs3 = → Lewes (loan) | caps3 = 5 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2009 | clubs4 = → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | caps4 = 6 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2009 | clubs5 = → Ebbsfleet United (loan) | caps5 = 2 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2009–2010 | clubs6 = → Havant & Waterlooville (loan) | caps6 = 1 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2010 | clubs7 = Kettering Town | caps7 = 7 | goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2010–2011 | clubs8 = Dover Athletic | caps8 = 26 | goals8 = 4
| years9 = 2011 | clubs9 = Concord Rangers | caps9 = 2 | goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2011–2012 | clubs10 = Hendon | caps10 = 24 | goals10 = 11
| years11 = 2012–2013 | clubs11 = Eastbourne Borough | caps11 = 24 | goals11 = 11
| years12 = 2013–2014 | clubs12 = Dover Athletic | caps12 = 25 | goals12 = 1
| years13 = 2014 | clubs13 = Eastbourne Borough | caps13 = 11 | goals13 = 1
| years14 = 2014–2015 | clubs14 = Staines Town | caps14 = 8 | goals14 = 2
| years15 = 2016–2017 | clubs15 = Metropolitan Police | caps15 = 7 | goals15 = 1
| years16 = 2017 | clubs16 = Hendon | caps16 = 10 | goals16 = 1
| years17 = 2017 | clubs17 = Ware | caps17 = 5 | goals17 = 2
| years18 = 2017–2018 | clubs18 = Hampton & Richmond Borough | caps18 = 10 | goals18 = 4
| years19 = 2018 | clubs19 = Braintree Town | caps19 = 2 | goals19 = 0
| years20 = 2018 | clubs20 = Wealdstone | caps20 = 5 | goals20 = 3
| years21 = 2019 | clubs21 = Hendon | caps21 = 2 | goals21 = 1
| totalcaps = 193 | totalgoals = 43
| nationalyears1 = 2011
| nationalteam1 = Grenada
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 11:03, 20 July 2023 (UTC)
| ntupdate =
}}
Elliott Grant Charles (born 1 April 1990) is an English-born Grenadian footballer who plays as a striker for the Grenada national football team.
Early life
As a youngster Elliot attended St. Gildas Junior School. Aged 10 while playing an inter-borough tournament against St.Mary's he attracted the attention of a scout for Arsenal. He was later scrapped from their youth system. He later attended Bishop Douglass, Finchley.
Career
Charles signed a three-year professional contract with Barnet in May 2008 after scoring 20 goals for the Protec U18 side.{{cite web |url=http://www.barnetfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10431~1311174,00.html |title=Bees Sign Two Youngsters |date=12 May 2008 |accessdate=18 May 2008 |publisher=Barnet F.C. |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514012713/http://www.barnetfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0%2C%2C10431~1311174%2C00.html |archivedate=14 May 2008 }} He made his debut against Brentford on 23 August 2008. In October 2008 he joined Farnborough on an initial one-month loan period. He then joined Lewes on loan in January 2009 along with Kieron St Aimie,{{cite web | url = http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=54665 | title = Rooks borrow two Bees | date = 8 January 2009 | accessdate = 9 January 2009 | publisher = Non-League Daily | url-status = usurped | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120827043153/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=54665 | archivedate = 27 August 2012 }} scoring on his debut in the FA Trophy against Havant & Waterlooville. He went out on loan for the third time that season in March, joining Hemel Hempstead Town. A fourth loan spell followed in October 2009 when he joined Ebbsfleet United, before another loan spell at Havant & Waterlooville in December.{{cite web|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=63064 |title=Hawks borrow Charles |date=14 December 2009 |accessdate=14 December 2009 |publisher=Non-League Daily |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926061803/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=63064 |archivedate=26 September 2012 }} On 21 January 2010, he was released by Barnet and signed for Kettering, who also released him at the end of the season.{{cite web |url=http://www.barnetfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10431~1939860,00.html |title=Elliott Charles leaves the Bees |date=21 January 2010 |accessdate=21 January 2010 |publisher=Barnet F.C. |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124214030/http://www.barnetfc.com/page/LatestNews/0%2C%2C10431~1939860%2C00.html |archivedate=24 January 2010 }}
In August 2010, Charles signed for Conference South club Dover Athletic alongside Harry Baker, Luke I'Anson and Jackson Ohakam.{{cite web|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=68806 |title=Four for Dover |date=7 August 2010 |accessdate=7 August 2010 |publisher=Non-League Daily |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930032644/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=68806 |archivedate=30 September 2012 }} He was released at the end of the 2010–11 season. In September 2011, he joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Hendon after a spell with Concord Rangers.
In November 2012, Charles joined Conference South club Eastbourne Borough.{{cite news
| title = Grenada international striker joins Boro
| url = http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/grenada-international-striker-joins-boro-17869/
| publisher = Pitchero
| date = 16 November 2012
| accessdate = 16 November 2012}} He ended the season as the club's top scorer scoring 14 goals in all competitions (11 league) in 26 appearances (24 league).{{cite news
| title = Keeping Elliott is top priority
| url = http://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/sport/eastbourne-borough/keeping-elliott-is-top-priority-1-5054255
| publisher = Eastbourne Herald
| date = 4 May 2013
| accessdate = 15 May 2013}}
Before the start of the 2013/14 season, Elliott moved along the south coast to join Eastbourne's league rivals Dover Athletic. After a season at Dover, Elliott re-signed for Eastbourne on 21 August 2014.{{cite news
| title = Striker Charles signs for Borough
| url = http://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/sport/football/eastbourne-borough/striker-charles-signs-for-borough-1-6254527
| publisher = Eastbourne Herald
| date = 21 August 2014
| accessdate = 22 August 2014}}
Charles had stints at Staines Town and Metropolitan Police, before rejoining Hendon in January 2017.{{cite news
| title = McCann adds two more new Greens
| url = http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/mccann-adds-two-more-new-greens-52505/
| work = Hendon FC
| publisher = Pitchero
| date = 16 January 2017
| accessdate = 18 January 2017}} After leaving at the end of the season, he joined Hampton & Richmond Borough in December 2017.{{Cite web |url=http://www.hamptonfc.net/teams/110868/news/dowse-signs-granadan-international-2105703.html |title=Dowse signs Granadan international |access-date=16 December 2017 |archive-date=20 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920195841/http://www.hamptonfc.net/teams/110868/news/dowse-signs-granadan-international-2105703.html |url-status=dead }} Although he signed in early December, Charles had to be patient for his first action for The Beavers. He finally made his debut away to Wealdstone on New Year's Day 2018. His first start for Hampton could not have gone any better for Charles with a Hat-Trick in the first 30 minutes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.footballwebpages.co.uk/match/national-league-south/wealdstone/hampton-and-richmond-borough/8038|title=Wealdstone v Hampton & Richmond Borough|website=Football Web Pages.co.uk|language=en|accessdate=2018-01-01}}
On 7 September 2018, Charles joined National League side, Braintree Town.{{Cite news |title=Braintree Town FC on Twitter |url=https://twitter.com/braintreetownfc/status/1038075384187822085 |publisher=Braintree Town F.C. |website=Twitter |date=7 September 2018 |accessdate=7 September 2018}} After two appearances, he joined Wealdstone the following month.[https://www.wealdstone-fc.com/news-blog/stones-sign-striker-elliott-charles Stones sign striker Elliott Charles] Charles joined Hendon for a third time in January 2019.[https://www.hendonfc.net/News#7215 Charles re-signs for Hendon]
International
Charles was called to play for Grenada the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round. He made two appearances, the first on 2 September 2011 against Belize in the 3–0 home defeat and in the 2–1 away defeat to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on 18 September.{{cite web| url=http://www.caribbeanfootballdatabase.com/grenada/players/elliottcharles.html | title = Elliott Charles – Grenada | accessdate = 21 October 2011 | publisher = Caribbean Football }}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 5 January 2019}}
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=International=
{{updated|match played 18 September 2011}}{{NFT player |id=44863 |name=Charles, Elliott |accessdate=14 December 2017}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grenada
|2011 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 2 | 0 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Charles, Elliott}}
Category:English men's footballers
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