Darius Charles
Charles playing for Ebbsfleet United in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Wesley Darius Donald Charles | ||
| Date of birth | 10 December 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Ealing, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender / Midfielder / Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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AFC Wimbledon | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Greenford Celtic | |||
| Drayton Manor | |||
| –2004 | Brentford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2009 | Brentford | 37 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Thurrock (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Yeading (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Staines Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Sutton United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Ebbsfleet United (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Ebbsfleet United (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Ebbsfleet United | 55 | (0) |
| 2010–2015 | Stevenage | 144 | (13) |
| 2015–2016 | Burton Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2016– | AFC Wimbledon | 34 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2009 | England C | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:15, 16 May 2017 (UTC). |
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Wesley Darius Donald Charles (born 10 December 1987), known as Darius Charles, is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League One club AFC Wimbledon.
Charles started his career after progressing through the Brentford youth system and he made his first-team debut in 2005. He was loaned out by Brentford on seven occasions and he joined the last of these, Ebbsfleet United, permanently in 2009 in a historic transfer. Six months later, a proposed transfer to York City fell through, after he decided against moving to the city. He spent another season with Ebbsfleet before signing for Stevenage in 2010.
Charles first played football aged 11 while at school, for Greenford Celtic. He later played for Drayton Manor before signing for and graduating from the Centre of Excellence at Brentford. He made his first-team debut as a left midfielder in a 2–1 victory over Hull City on 7 May 2005; the final day of the 2004–05 season. He made his first appearance of 2005–06 in the Football League Trophy against Oxford United, which finished as a 1–1 draw after extra time and a 4–3 defeat in a penalty shoot-out, while Charles played as a left-back. His first league appearance of the season came as an 88th minute substitute in a 1–1 draw with Chesterfield on 10 December 2005. He went on to play as a 32nd-minute substitute in a 3–3 draw with Bradford City on 2 January 2006, which proved to be his final appearance of the season for Brentford, which he finished with three appearances. He was loaned out to Conference South club Thurrock on 3 February 2006, where he made one appearance, in a 1–0 defeat to Weston-super-Mare. He was subsequently sent out to Yeading on a work experience deal on 16 March 2006, and he made his debut in a 2–1 defeat to Eastbourne Borough, before finishing the loan spell with six appearances. Charles signed a professional contract with Brentford on 27 June 2006.
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