Jake Charles
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jake David Charles | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Mirfield, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Barnsley | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | Garforth Villa | ||
| 2007–2015 | Huddersfield Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Guiseley (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016– | Barnsley | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → York City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Wales U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Wales U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Wales U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015– | Wales U21 | 9 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:27, 1 December 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:27, 1 December 2016 (UTC) |
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Jake David Charles (born 16 February 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker or a winger for Championship club Barnsley.
Charles was born in Mirfield, West Yorkshire. He began to play football when he was three and joined Battyeford Juniors and Garforth Villa's youth academy before joining Huddersfield Town's U11 side when he was 10.
Having progressed through the academy, Charles signed his first professional contract with the club on 20 February 2013 and started his first years scholars. With his contract set to expire at the end of the 2013–14 season, Charles signed a contract extension, keeping him until 2017. Throughout 2013–14, Charles was honoured by the League Football Education and was nominated for the League Football Education’s Championship Apprentice of the Year, but lost out to Mason Bennett of Derby County.
After appearing as unused substitute against Norwich City on 17 March 2015 for the first time, Charles made his first-team debut for Huddersfield Town as an 87th-minute substitute in a 2–0 Championship defeat by Fulham. Later in the 2014–15 season Charles scored twice for the Huddersfield Town under-21 team as they beat Crystal Palace under-21s to seal a place in the Professional Development League 2 play-off Final.
Ahead of the 2015–16 season, it was announced on 31 July 2015, he joined National League club Guiseley on a one-month loan until 29 August 2015 but he did not make any appearances for the club during this spell.
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