Dion Charles

Dion Charles (born 7 October 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Accrington Stanley. Born in England, he represented Northern Ireland at under-21 level.

Dion Charles
Personal information
Full name Dion Elie R. Charles[1]
Date of birth (1995-10-07) 7 October 1995[2]
Place of birth Preston, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Accrington Stanley
Number 32
Youth career
0000–2013 Blackpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Blackpool 0 (0)
2014–2016 AFC Fylde 52 (18)
2014 → Skelmersdale United (loan) 4 (3)
2016–2018 Fleetwood Town 0 (0)
2017–2018 → Halifax Town (loan) 19 (3)
2018–2019 Southport 60 (18)
2019– Accrington Stanley 52 (19)
National team‡
2016 Northern Ireland U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:06, 2 February 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:10, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Club career

After rising through the youth ranks at Blackpool, Charles was named on the bench to face Barnsley during the 2013–14 campaign, remaining unused in the 1–0 victory at Bloomfield Road.[3]

Preceding his release from Blackpool, Charles joined Conference North side AFC Fylde on a one-year deal.[4] On 12 August 2014, Charles made his AFC Fylde debut in a 3–0 away defeat against Stalybridge Celtic, replacing Richie Allen in the 80th minute.[5] Charles went on to score his first goal for Fylde in a 5–0 victory over Colwyn Bay.[6] Charles went on to score three more times for Fylde before he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Skelmersdale United on a one-month loan.[7] On 15 August 2015, Charles opened his successful 2015–16 campaign by scoring both goals in a 2–2 draw against Gainsborough Trinity.[8] On the same day, Charles signed a new two-year deal with Fylde, he also received a call-up for the England C contingency squad.[9] On 23 January 2016, Charles registered his 10th league goal of the season, in a 3–2 home defeat against Worcester City.[10]

On 11 July 2016, Charles joined League One side Fleetwood Town on a two-year deal.[11] A day later, Charles' former club, AFC Fylde criticised Fleetwood Town, after they believed the player was still contracted to the National League North side. In September 2015, Fylde announced that Charles had signed a new two-year deal, however, The Football Association came out and announced that there was no evidence of this. This therefore, meant that Fleetwood were eligible to sign the Northern Irish player on a free transfer.[12] On 9 November 2016, Charles made his Fleetwood Town debut in an EFL Trophy tie against Carlisle United, in which Fleetwood suffered a 4–2 defeat.[13]

On 18 March 2017, Charles joined National League North side Halifax Town on loan until the end of the 2016–17 campaign.[14] On the same day, Charles made his debut for Halifax in their 1–0 home defeat against Gloucester City, featuring for 63 minutes before being replaced by Adam Morgan.[15] A week later, Charles scored his first goal for Halifax in their 3–0 away victory over FC United of Manchester, netting the opener in the 10th minute.[16] On 22 July 2017, Charles rejoined Halifax Town on a six-month loan until January 2018.[17] Charles went onto only feature twelve times for Halifax before returning to Fleetwood in January.

On 12 January 2018, Charles joined National League North side Southport for an undisclosed fee.[18]

On 12 August 2019 Charles joined Accrington Stanley on a 2-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[19]

Career statistics
As of 27 February 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackpool 2013–14[20] Championship 0000000 000
AFC Fylde 2014–15[4] National League North 12400—00124
2015–16[4] National League North 401421—4[lower-alpha 1]04915
Total 551821—406119
Greggs Every Lunch 2016–17[21] League One 0000001[lower-alpha 2]010
Halifax Town (loan) 2016–17[4] National League North 8300—2[lower-alpha 3]0103
2017–18[4] National League 11010—00120
Total 19310—20223
Southport 2017–18[4] National League North 1740 0—00174
2018–19[4] National League North 41 14 4 0 — 0 0 45 14
2019–20[4] National League North 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
Total 60 18 4 0 — 0 0 64 18
Accrington Stanley 2019–20[22] League One 31 8 1 0 0 0 6[lower-alpha 2] 1 38 9
Career total 16547810013118649
  1. Five appearances in FA Trophy, three in National League North play-offs
  2. Appearance in EFL Trophy
  3. Appearances in National League North play-offs

References
  1. Dion Charles at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. "Dion Charles profile". Playmaker Stats. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  3. "Blackpool 1-0 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 10 August 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  4. "D. Charles". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  5. "Stalybridge Celtic vs. Fylde". Soccerway. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  6. "Colwyn Bay vs. Fylde". Soccerway. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  7. "Charles joins Skelmersdale on loan". AFC Fylde Official Site. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  8. "Fylde vs. Gainsborough Trinity". Soccerway. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  9. "Double Delight for Dion Charles". AFC Fylde Official Site. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  10. "Fylde vs. Worcester City". Soccerway. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  11. "Charles joins Fleetwood Town". Fleetwood Town Official Site. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  12. "Dion Charles: AFC Fylde hit out at Fleetwood Town for signing midfielder". BBC Sport. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  13. "Carlisle United vs. Fleetwood Town". Soccerway. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  14. "Charles Signs For Shaymen". Halifax Town Official Site. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  15. "Halifax Town vs. Gloucester City". Soccerway. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  16. "United of Manchester vs. Halifax Town". Soccerway. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  17. "Dion Charles: Fleetwood midfielder rejoins Halifax on six-month loan deal". BBC Sport. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  18. "Southport Sign Dion Charles From Fleetwood". Southport Official Site. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  19. https://accringtonstanley.co.uk/2019/08/dion-signs-for-stanley/
  20. "Games played by Dion Charles in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  21. "Games played by Dion Charles in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  22. "Games played by Dion Charles in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
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