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Niamh Charles

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Niamh Charles

Niamh Louise Charles ( NEEV, Irish: [ˈn̠ʲiəw]; 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 five-time WSL winner, four-time FA Cup winner, two-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 has won Euro 2025 and two Arnold Clark Cups, and was a World Cup runner-up in 2023.

Infobox

2017
England U19
Full name
Niamh Louise Charles
Date of birth
(1999-06-21) 21 June 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth
Wirral, Merseyside, England
Height
5 ft 8 in (1.72 m)
Position
Left-back
Current team
Chelsea
Number
21
Years
Team
2016–2020
Liverpool
2020–
Chelsea
2015–2016
England U17
2017–2018
England U20
2021–
England

Tables

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition · Career statistics › Club
Division
Division
Club
Division
Season
Apps
League
Goals
League
Apps
League
Goals
FA Cup
Apps
FA Cup
Goals
League Cup
Apps
League Cup
Goals
Continental
Apps
Continental
Goals
Other
Apps
Other
Goals
Liverpool
Liverpool
Club
Liverpool
Season
2016
League
Women's Super League
League
8
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
1
League Cup
0
Continental
—
Continental
—
Other
9
Other
0
2017
2017
Club
2017
Season
Women's Super League
League
7
League
0
League
1
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
—
League Cup
—
League Cup
—
Continental
8
Continental
0
2017–18
2017–18
Club
2017–18
Season
Women's Super League
League
11
League
3
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
3
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Continental
—
Continental
14
Other
3
2018–19
2018–19
Club
2018–19
Season
Women's Super League
League
9
League
1
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
1
League Cup
0
League Cup
—
Continental
—
Continental
10
Other
1
2019–20
2019–20
Club
2019–20
Season
Women's Super League
League
13
League
2
League
2
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
4
League Cup
3
League Cup
—
Continental
—
Continental
19
Other
6
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
48
League
6
League
3
League
1
FA Cup
9
FA Cup
3
League Cup
—
League Cup
—
Continental
60
Continental
10
Chelsea
Chelsea
Club
Chelsea
Season
2020–21
League
Women's Super League
League
13
League
1
FA Cup
4
FA Cup
1
League Cup
4
League Cup
1
Continental
8
Continental
0
Other
1
Other
0
Total
30
Total
3
2021–22
2021–22
Club
2021–22
Season
Women's Super League
League
20
League
1
League
5
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
3
League Cup
0
League Cup
4
Continental
0
Continental
—
Other
32
Other
2
2022–23
2022–23
Club
2022–23
Season
Women's Super League
League
21
League
4
League
5
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
3
League Cup
0
League Cup
10
Continental
0
Continental
—
Other
39
Other
4
2023–24
2023–24
Club
2023–24
Season
Women's Super League
League
22
League
2
League
3
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
2
League Cup
0
League Cup
9
Continental
1
Continental
—
Other
36
Other
3
2024–25
2024–25
Club
2024–25
Season
Women's Super League
League
12
League
0
League
4
FA Cup
1
FA Cup
3
League Cup
0
League Cup
3
Continental
0
Continental
—
Other
22
Other
1
2025–26
2025–26
Club
2025–26
Season
Women's Super League
League
6
League
0
League
0
FA Cup
0
FA Cup
0
League Cup
0
League Cup
1
Continental
0
Continental
—
Other
7
Other
0
Total
Total
Club
Total
Season
94
League
8
League
21
League
3
FA Cup
15
FA Cup
1
League Cup
35
League Cup
1
Continental
1
Continental
0
Other
166
Other
13
Career total
Career total
Club
Career total
Season
142
League
14
League
24
League
4
FA Cup
24
FA Cup
4
League Cup
35
League Cup
1
Continental
1
Continental
0
Other
226
Other
23
Club
Season
League
FA Cup
League Cup
Continental
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Liverpool
2016
Women's Super League
8
0
0
0
1
0
—
—
9
0
2017
Women's Super League
7
0
1
0
—
—
—
8
0
2017–18
Women's Super League
11
3
0
0
3
0
—
—
14
3
2018–19
Women's Super League
9
1
0
0
1
0
—
—
10
1
2019–20
Women's Super League
13
2
2
1
4
3
—
—
19
6
Total
48
6
3
1
9
3
—
—
60
10
Chelsea
2020–21
Women's Super League
13
1
4
1
4
1
8
0
1
0
30
3
2021–22
Women's Super League
20
1
5
1
3
0
4
0
—
32
2
2022–23
Women's Super League
21
4
5
0
3
0
10
0
—
39
4
2023–24
Women's Super League
22
2
3
0
2
0
9
1
—
36
3
2024–25
Women's Super League
12
0
4
1
3
0
3
0
—
22
1
2025–26
Women's Super League
6
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
—
7
0
Total
94
8
21
3
15
1
35
1
1
0
166
13
Career total
142
14
24
4
24
4
35
1
1
0
226
23
Appearances and goals by national team and year · Career statistics › International
England
England
National team
England
Year
2021
Apps
2
Goals
0
2022
2022
National team
2022
Year
2
Apps
0
2023
2023
National team
2023
Year
9
Apps
0
2024
2024
National team
2024
Year
5
Apps
0
2025
2025
National team
2025
Year
13
Apps
0
Total
Total
National team
Total
Year
31
Apps
0
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
England
2021
2
0
2022
2
0
2023
9
0
2024
5
0
2025
13
0
Total
31
0

References

  1. Includes UEFA Women's Champions League
  2. Appearances in Women's FA Community Shield
  3. "List of Players – England"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20161104230225/http://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/83/62/03/fu17w_2016_squadlists_neutral.pdf
  4. Instagram
    https://www.instagram.com/reel/DN3EXz1xEMJ/?igsh=MTZkcWo2Z2dvdTg0MA==
  5. The FA
    https://fulltime.thefa.com/displayTeam.html?divisionseason=970725080&teamID=854464821#tab-4
  6. The FA
    https://fulltime.thefa.com/statsForPlayer.html?personID=435480910
  7. "Ladies duo nominated for Northwest Football Awards"
    http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/ladies/234070-ladies-duo-nominated-for-northwest-football-awards
  8. www.chelseafc.com
    https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2020/06/23/chelsea-fc-women-recruit-niamh-charles
  9. BBC Sport
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c5yegvjzq0vt
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    https://www.uefa.com/womensunder17/teams/2600050--england/
  11. de.women.soccerway.com
    https://de.women.soccerway.com/matches/2016/05/16/europe/uefa-u17-championship-women/norway-under-17/england-under-17/2227568/
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    https://web.archive.org/web/20161008032741/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=397087/index.html
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    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57255330
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    https://www.englandfootball.com/england/womens-senior-team/Legacy?tab=Players
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    https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2023/May/31/england-womens-senior-squad-named-for-world-cup-2023-20233105
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    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/ceqgp23xjl4o
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    https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/live-blogs/england-vs-spain-live-updates-euro-2025-final-score-result/2LEUlvv2SkoL/
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    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c78n2p6yz3lt
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    http://ladies.liverpoolfc.com/teamPlayerStats.html
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    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cgq9z8xqnj8t
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    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66561827
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    https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/65193111
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    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60468047
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    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/64611627
  25. "PFA WSL Team of the Year"
    https://www.thepfa.com/news/2024/8/20/pfa-wsl-team-of-the-year-2024
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