Elliott Charles
Elliott Grant Charles (born 1 April 1990) is an English-born Grenadian footballer who plays as a striker for Hendon and the Grenada national football team.
Charles celebrating a goal against Arsenal in a pre-season friendly in 2009 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elliott Grant Charles[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 1 April 1990||
Place of birth | Enfield, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] | ||
Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Hendon | ||
Youth career | |||
Welwyn Garden City | |||
– | Barnet | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2010 | Barnet | 8 | (0) |
2008 | → Farnborough (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2009 | → Lewes (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2009 | → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2009 | → Ebbsfleet United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2009–2010 | → Havant & Waterlooville (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2010 | Kettering Town | 7 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Dover Athletic | 26 | (4) |
2011 | Concord Rangers | 2 | (1) |
2011–2012 | Hendon | 24 | (11) |
2012–2013 | Eastbourne Borough | 24 | (11) |
2013–2014 | Dover Athletic | 25 | (1) |
2014 | Eastbourne Borough | 11 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Staines Town | 8 | (2) |
2016–2017 | Metropolitan Police | 7 | (1) |
2017 | Hendon | 10 | (1) |
2017 | Ware | 5 | (2) |
2017–2018 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 10 | (4) |
2018 | Braintree Town | 2 | (0) |
2018 | Wealdstone | 5 | (3) |
2019– | Hendon | 2 | (1) |
National team | |||
2011 | Grenada | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:37, 27 May 2019 (UTC) |
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.[3] 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,[4] 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.[5] On 21 January 2010, he was released by Barnet and signed for Kettering, who also released him at the end of the season.[6]
In August 2010, Charles signed for Conference South club Dover Athletic alongside Harry Baker, Luke I'Anson and Jackson Ohakam.[7] 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.[8] He ended the season as the club's top scorer scoring 14 goals in all competitions (11 league) in 26 appearances (24 league).[9]
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 the 21/08/2014.[10]
Charles had stints at Staines Town and Metropolitan Police, before rejoining Hendon in January 2017.[11] After leaving at the end of the season, he joined Hampton & Richmond Borough in December 2017.[12] 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 couldn't have gone any better for Charles with a Hat-Trick in the first 30 minutes.[13]
On 7 September 2018, Charles joined National League side, Braintree Town.[14] After two appearances, he joined Wealdstone the following month.[15] Charles joined Hendon for a third time in January 2019.[16]
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.[17]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 5 January 2019
- Appearances in the Football League Trophy
- Appearance in the FA Trophy
- Appearances in the Sussex Senior Cup
- Five appearances and three goals in the Kent Senior Cup; two appearances in the FA Trophy
- One appearance and one goal in the Herts Senior Cup; one appearance in the FA Trophy
- One appearance in the Middlesex Senior Cup; two appearances and three goals in the Middlesex Senior Charity Cup; three appearances in National League South play-offs
International
- As of match played 18 September 2011 [23]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Grenada | 2011 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
References
- "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/10/2009 and 31/10/2009" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
- "Profiles". Barnet F.C. Archived from the original on 14 April 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
- "Bees Sign Two Youngsters". Barnet F.C. 12 May 2008. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2008.
- "Rooks borrow two Bees". Non-League Daily. 8 January 2009. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
- "Hawks borrow Charles". Non-League Daily. 14 December 2009. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
- "Elliott Charles leaves the Bees". Barnet F.C. 21 January 2010. Archived from the original on 24 January 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- "Four for Dover". Non-League Daily. 7 August 2010. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- "Grenada international striker joins Boro". Pitchero. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- "Keeping Elliott is top priority". Eastbourne Herald. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- "Striker Charles signs for Borough". Eastbourne Herald. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- "McCann adds two more new Greens". Hendon FC. Pitchero. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- Dowse signs Granadan international
- "Wealdstone v Hampton & Richmond Borough". Football Web Pages.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- "Braintree Town FC on Twitter". Twitter. Braintree Town F.C. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- Stones sign striker Elliott Charles
- Charles re-signs for Hendon
- "Elliott Charles – Grenada". Caribbean Football. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- "Games played by Elliott Charles in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- "Games played by Elliott Charles in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- "Jamie Charles". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- Elliott Charles at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- "Charles, Elliott". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
External links
- Elliott Charles at Soccerbase