Charlie Wellings
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Charlie Louise Wellings[1] | ||
Date of birth | 18 May 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Walsall, England | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Reading | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2015 | Birmingham City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2019 | Birmingham City | 59 | (10) |
2019–2021 | Bristol City | 33 | (3) |
2021–2022 | Celtic | 10 | (11) |
2022– | Reading | 28 | (6) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2018 | England U20 | 4 | (0) |
2019 | England U21 | 6 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:02, 30 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 January 2020 |
Charlie Louise Wellings (born 18 May 1998)[2] is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Women's Super League club Reading. Wellings has previously played for Birmingham City and Bristol City of the Women's Super League and Celtic of the Scottish Women's Premier League.[3]
Club career
Birmingham City
On 24 March 2015, Wellings signed her first senior contract at
In May 2017, she scored in Birmingham City's 4–1
Bristol City
On 28 May 2019, Wellings left childhood club Birmingham and signed a pre-contract agreement[8] with fellow FA WSL team Bristol City, the same day as Birmingham teammate Meaghan Sargeant.[9] Bristol are managed by former Birmingham assistant Tanya Oxtoby. On 7 September 2019,Wellings made her debut for Bristol City W.F.C. in a 0-0 home draw against Brighton & Hove Albion in the FA WSL.[10]
Celtic
Wellings signed for Celtic in July 2021.[11] She made an impressive start to her career in Scotland; scoring twice in a 4–2 win over Aberdeen in the opening league match of the season on 5 September 2021,[12] and by mid-October she had scored 11 goals in 10 games.[13]
Reading
On 5 August 2022, Reading announced the double signing of Wellings.[14]
International career
In August 2018, Wellings represented England at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The team finished in third place, losing the semi-final to Japan before beating France on penalties in the third place playoff. It was the team's best ever result.[15] On 5 April, Wellings made her debut for the U21 team in a 2-1 win against France U23, where she scored both goals.[16] Later that year in October, Wellings as well as fellow teammate Sophie Baggaley were called up to the England U21 team again.[17]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 March 2024[3]
Club | Season | League | League Cup | FA Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Birmingham City | 2014 | FA WSL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | - | 1 | 0 | ||
2015 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 13 | 2 | |||
2016 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 19 | 4 | |||
2017 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | - | 7 | 1 | ||||
2017–18 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 24 | 6 | |||
2018–19 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 27 | 6 | |||
Total | 65 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - | 89 | 19 | |||
Bristol City | 2019–20 | FA WSL | 13 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 20 | 3 | |
2020–21 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 26 | 4 | |||
Total | 33 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | - | 46 | 7 | |||
Celtic | 2021–22 | SWPL | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 19 |
Total | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 19 | ||
Reading | 2022–23 | FA WSL | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | 26 | 5 | |
2023–24 | Women's Championship | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 12 | 5 | ||
Total | 28 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 34 | 5 | ||
Career total | 136 | 32 | 36 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 192 | 56 |
Honours
SWPL League Cup: 2022[18]
References
- ^ a b "List of Players - England" (PDF). FIFA. 5 August 2018. p. 3. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "Charlie Wellings". Birmingham City Football Club. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ a b "England - C. Wellings - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ "Birmingham City vs. Oxford United - 2 July 2014 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ "Liverpool vs. Birmingham City - 1 April 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ "Aston Villa vs. Birmingham City - 30 July 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
- ^ Phillips, Owen (13 May 2017). "Birmingham City Women 1 - 4 Manchester City Women". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
- ^ "Wellings signs with City Women". Bristol City.
- ^ "Meaghan Sargeant & Charlie Wellings: Bristol City Women sign Birmingham City pair". BBC. 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Women's Super League: Bristol City Women 0-0 Brighton & Hove Albion Women". 7 September 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ Carr, Colette (16 July 2021). "English striker Charlie Wellings joins the Hoops". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ^ Carr, Colette (5 September 2021). "Wellings and Craig doubles claim opening day victory". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ Gould, Louise (15 October 2021). "Charlie Wellings has hit the ground running at Celtic". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "CHAMBERS CAPTURES THREE - BURNS, WADE & WELLINGS". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Women's U20 World Cup: England beat France to bronze in penalty shootout". 24 August 2018.
- ^ "England U21 vs. France U23 - 5 April 2019 - Women Soccerway". uk.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Seven City Women away on International Duty". Bristol City. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "#SWPLCup: Glasgow City 0-1 Celtic". Women’s Premier League. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
External links
- Wellings' Bristol City player profile Archived 8 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- Wellings' Soccerway profile