 Charles playing for Ebbsfleet United in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wesley Darius Donald Charles[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 December 1987[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Ealing, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Greenford Celtic | |||
| 1998–2006 | Brentford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2009 | Brentford | 37 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Thurrock (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Yeading (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Staines Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Crawley Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Sutton United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Ebbsfleet United (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Ebbsfleet United (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Ebbsfleet United | 55 | (0) |
| 2010–2015 | Stevenage | 144 | (13) |
| 2015–2016 | Burton Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | AFC Wimbledon | 65 | (2) |
| 2018–2021 | Wycombe Wanderers | 35 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | AFC Wimbledon | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | England C | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022 | AFC Wimbledon (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:55, 11 April 2022 (UTC) | |||
Wesley Darius Donald Charles (born 10 December 1987) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He played in the English Football League for Brentford, Stevenage, Burton Albion, AFC Wimbledon and Wycombe Wanderers.
Charles started his career after progressing through the Brentford youth system and he made his first-team debut in 2005. He was loaned out by Brentford on seven occasions and he joined the last of these, Ebbsfleet United, permanently in 2009 in a historic transfer. Six months later, a proposed transfer to York City fell through, after he decided against moving to the city. He spent another season with Ebbsfleet before signing for Stevenage in 2010.
- ^ "List of players given a free transfer: AFC Wimbledon" (PDF). English Football League. p. 98. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Darius Charles: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Wesley Darius Charles". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021.