Charlie Louise Wellings (born 18 May 1998)[2] is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for FA Women's National League North club Nottingham Forest.
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 | Nottingham Forest | ||
Number | 14 | ||
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) |
2022–2024 | Reading | 28 | (6) |
2024– | Nottingham Forest | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2018 | England U20 | 4 | (0) |
2019 | England U21 | 6 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:51, 19 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 January 2020 |
Wellings has previously played for Birmingham City and Bristol City of the Women's Super League, Celtic of the Scottish Women's Premier League and Reading in the Women's Championship.[3]
Club career
editBirmingham City
editOn 24 March 2015, Wellings signed her first senior contract at Birmingham City WFC. Wellings made her debut on 2 July 2014 during a WSL Cup match against Oxford United, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute replacing Karen Carney.[4] Wellings did not make her league debut until the 2015 FA WSL where she started against Liverpool F.C. Women in a 2–1 loss.[5] Wellings' first goal was in a 7–1 win against Aston Villa in the WSL Cup, scoring in the 91st minute.[6]
In May 2017, she scored in Birmingham City's 4–1 2017 FA Women's Cup Final defeat by Manchester City at Wembley Stadium, the club's first ever goal at Wembley.[7]
Bristol City
editOn 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
editWellings 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
editOn 5 August 2022, Reading announced the double signing of Wellings.[14] On 2 July 2024, Wellings was one of the players released by Reading following their voluntary demotion to the fifth tier Southern Region Women's Football League.[15]
Nottingham Forest
editOn 19 July 2024, Wellings signed a one-year deal with FA Women's National League North club Nottingham Forest.[16]
International career
editIn 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.[17] On 5 April, Wellings made her debut for the U21 team in a 2-1 win against France U23, where she scored both goals.[18] Later that year in October, Wellings as well as fellow teammate Sophie Baggaley were called up to the England U21 team again.[19]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- 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
editSWPL League Cup: 2022[20]
References
edit- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Farewell to departing players from Reading FC Women". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Forest Women complete Charlie Wellings signing". Nottingham Forest Football Club. 19 July 2024.
- ^ "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
edit- Wellings' Bristol City player profile Archived 8 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- Wellings' Soccerway profile