Shea Charles

Shea Emmanuel Charles (born 5 November 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League side Manchester City and the Northern Ireland national team.[2]

Shea Charles
Personal information
Full name Shea Emmanuel Charles
Date of birth (2003-11-05) 5 November 2003[1]
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Manchester City
Number 62
Youth career
2011– Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Manchester City 0 (0)
International career‡
2018 Northern Ireland U16 2 (0)
2021 Northern Ireland U19 4 (0)
2021– Northern Ireland U21 2 (0)
2022– Northern Ireland 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 June 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2022

Early life

Shea Charles was born in Manchester,[3] where he started playing football, joining the Sky Blues' academy as a 7 years old. He is of Northern Irish descent through his mother.[4]

Club career

Manchester City

Progressing through the Citizens youth teams, he became a key player of the under-23 squad during the 2021–22 season, winning the Premier League 2,[5] whilst still playing with the under-18, as they also won the national competition.[6][7] During that season, the young player was also first called by Pep Guardiola to train with the Premier League squad.[6]

On 22 February 2023, Charles was named as a substitute for City's UEFA Champions League last-16 tie away at RB Leipzig.[8]

International career

Shea Charles was capped by Northern Ireland from the U16 to the U21:[4][6] playing two games with the under-16,[9][10] he later became a key player with the under-19[11]—after the covid pandemic had halted junior competitions for most of 2020 and 2021—, winning two friendlies against Faroe Islands in 2021,[12][13] before playing the Euro qualifiers.[14][15] With the under-21, he played two games against Slovakia[16] and France[17] in March 2022.

First called to the senior team by Ian Baraclough in May 2022,[4][6] Shea Charles made his international debut for Northern Ireland on 2 June 2022, coming on as a substitute for George Saville in the 79th minute of the UEFA Nations League match against Greece.[18][19] He then made his first start for the Green and White Army three days later, on June 5, in another Nations League match against Cyprus.[20]

Style of play

Able to play both as a defensive midfielder, a centre-back or a full-back,[6] Charles is described as an athletic and technical player, already showing a great mentality from an early age.[3][21]

References
  1. "Shea Charles". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  2. Shea Charles at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  3. Archer, Kenny (31 May 2022). "NI boss Baraclough hoping for more from veteran Davis and new boy Shea Charles". The Irish News. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  4. Fullerton, Darren (28 May 2022). "Manchester City teenager at home with NI, says Ian Baraclough". BelfastLive. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  5. Bajkowski, Simon (23 May 2022). "Man City captains assemble to celebrate historic year of success". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  6. "Guardiola 'happy with what he's seen' of Charles". BBC Sport. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  7. Gooseman, Adam. "City clinch Under-18s Premier League National title with victory against Southampton". Man City. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  8. "RB Leipzig vs Man City LIVE updates". 22 February 2023.
  9. "Northern Ireland Under 16 Schoolboys settle for draw away to Poland". IFA. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  10. "U16 Schoolboys find the going tough against Poland". IFA. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  11. "McGuckin and Conaty on target as U19s defeat Kazakhstan". IFA. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  12. "Match report and photos: NI U19s defeat Faroes in friendly". IFA. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  13. "Northern Ireland U19s secure second 1-0 win against Faroes". IFA. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  14. "U19s edged out by Denmark in opening Euro qualifier". IFA. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  15. "Northern Ireland U19s lose to hosts Czech Republic". IFA. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  16. "Northern Ireland U21s lose to Slovakia in Euro qualifier". IFA. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  17. "France prove too powerful for Northern Ireland U21s". IFA. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  18. Sterling, Mark (2 June 2022). "NI lose to Greece as Nations League woes continue". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  19. Gray, Andy (1 June 2022). "Greece beat Northern Ireland in Nations League - as it happened". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  20. Sterling, Mark (5 June 2022). "NI go 12 without Nations League win after Cyprus draw". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  21. Fullerton, Darren (31 May 2022). "Conor Washington hails "frightening" ability of NI young guns". BelfastLive. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
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