Jamal Charles (footballer)

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Jamal Charles
Personal information
Full name Jamal Ray Charles
Date of birth (1995-11-24) 24 November 1995 (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Gouyave, Grenada
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Real Sociedad
Youth career
St Andrew's[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Paradise
2015–2017 W Connection (11)
2017–2019 Vida 31 (14)
2018 → Real Monarchs (loan) 3 (0)
2019–2021 Real España 6 (1)
2020–2021 → Real Sociedad (loan) 25 (8)
2021–2022 Paradise 17 (9)
2022– Real Sociedad 0 (0)
International career‡
2014 Grenada U20 2 (2)
2015– Grenada 35 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:47, 25 March 2023 (UTC)

Jamal Ray Charles (born 24 November 1995) is a Grenadian footballer who plays as a midfielder for C.D. Real Sociedad and the Grenada national football team.

Early life[edit]

Jamal Ray Charles is the son of Janice Charles and Raphael "Ray" Charles, a former footballer. As a child he attended the Belair Government School in St. Andrew's, which he represented at Primary School level competitions. At the age of 12 he entered the St. Andrew's Anglican Secondary School and was selected by coach Michael "Niko" Felix to represent the school. He played during his entire six years at that institution.[citation needed]

Career[edit]

Club[edit]

In July 2019 Charles signed with Liga Nacional club Real España. In December 2020 he was loaned to fellow Liga side Real Sociedad.[3]

In May 2021 Charles returned to Grenada and joined local side Paradise.

International[edit]

Charles represented Grenada at U20 level, during 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying and scored 2 goals against Dominica.[4]

Charles was first selected to represent Grenada during the 2015 Windward Islands Tournament in Saint Lucia.[5] He made an immediate impact, scoring a brace against hosts St Lucia.[6] Charles would score another important goal for Grenada during second round qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup when he scored the winning aggregate goal against Puerto Rico in a 2–0 win to send them through to the Third round.[7]

International goals[edit]

As of match played 24 March 2023. Grenada score listed first, score column indicates score after each Charles goal.[8]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 May 2015 Philip Marcellin Grounds, Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia 2  Saint Lucia 1–0 2–0 Friendly
2 2–0
3 16 June 2015 Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada 3  Puerto Rico 2–0 2–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 19 March 2016 Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada 6  Trinidad and Tobago 1–1 2–2 Friendly
5 22 March 2016 Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada 7  Sint Maarten 2–0 5–0 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification
6 7 June 2016 Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda 9  Antigua and Barbuda 1–2 1–5 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification
7 16 November 2018 Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada 15  Saint Martin 1–0 5–2 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
8 2–0
9 5 September 2019 Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada 17  Saint Kitts and Nevis 2–1 2–1 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
10 7 June 2016 Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan, Belize 18  Belize 2–1 2–1 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
11 13 October 2019 Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada 20  French Guiana 1–0 1–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
12 17 November 2019 Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada 22  Belize 1–0 3–2 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B
13 2–2
14 3–2
15 7 June 2022 Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada 30  El Salvador 2–1 2–2 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A
16 22 February 2023 Fond Playing Field, Sauteurs, Grenada 32  Barbados 1–1 1–1 Friendly
17 26 February 2023 Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada 34  Barbados 1–1 2–2 Friendly

References[edit]

  1. ^ FIFA.com
  2. ^ Noel, Selwin (1 July 2013). "GFA Inter-parish Football". WEE FM Grenada. Archived from the original on 17 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  3. ^ Orellana, Douglas (December 31, 2019). "Real Sociedad hace oficial los fichajes de Jamal Charles y Yeer Gutiérrez" (in Spanish).
  4. ^ "U-20 Championship: Qualifying Results & Scorers". CONCACAF. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Spiceboyz in WIFA Men's Tournament". NOW Grenada. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Windward Islands Tournament 2015 St. Lucia: St. Lucia: 0 v Grenada: 2". weltfussballarchiv. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Grenada 2–0 Puerto Rico". FIFA. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  8. ^ Jamal Charles at Soccerway

External links[edit]


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