Niamh Charles

Niamh Charles
Charles in 2017
Personal information
Full name Niamh Louise Charles[1]
Date of birth (1999-06-21) 21 June 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Wirral, Merseyside, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.72 m)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Chelsea
Number 21
Youth career
Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Liverpool 48 (6)
2020– Chelsea 76 (8)
International career
2015–2016 England U17 14 (10)
2017 England U19 5 (1)
2017–2018 England U20 5 (0)
2021– England 18 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  England
UEFA–CONMEBOL Finalissima
Winner 2023 England
FIFA Women's World Cup
Runner-up 2023 Australia and New Zealand
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:15, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:40, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

Niamh Louise Charles (born 21 June 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Women's Super League club Chelsea and the England national team. Beginning her youth and senior career with Liverpool as a forward, she signed for Chelsea in 2020, where she is a four-time WSL winner, three-time FA Cup winner, one-time League Cup winner, and Champions League runner-up. Charles has represented England at U17 to U20 youth levels and made her senior debut for England in 2021. With England, she is a twice Arnold Clark Cup winner and World Cup runner-up.

  1. ^ a b "List of Players – England" (PDF). FIFA. 24 September 2016. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2018.