Charlie Kelman

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Charlie Kelman
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Charlie Kelman in 2024
Personal information
Full name Charlie Robert Martin Lee-Kelman[1]
Date of birth (2001-11-02) November 2, 2001 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Basildon, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Charlton Athletic
Number 23
Youth career
FC Dallas
–2018 Southend United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Southend United 31 (6)
2020–2025 Queens Park Rangers 23 (0)
2021 → Gillingham (loan) 5 (0)
2022 → Gillingham (loan) 18 (2)
2022–2023 → Leyton Orient (loan) 43 (7)
2024 → Wigan Athletic (loan) 14 (3)
2024–2025 → Leyton Orient (loan) 46 (21)
2025– Charlton Athletic 14 (2)
International career‡
2018 United States U18 1 (1)
2019 United States U20 19 (7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:10, December 20, 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:10, December 20, 2025 (UTC)

Charlie Robert Martin Lee-Kelman (born November 2, 2001) is a professional soccer player who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Charlton Athletic. Born in England, he represented the United States at youth level.

Club career

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Southend United

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Kelman scored 61 goals at youth level for Southend United in the 2017–18 season.[4] He made his professional debut for Southend in a League One match against Plymouth Argyle on January 12, 2019.[5] He also scored his first professional goal in that match, finding the net from inside his own half in the second minute of stoppage time at the end despite Southend United losing 3–2.[5] Kelman played in 10 games and scored one goal in his first full season as a professional with Southend.[6] In his second season playing for Southend's first team, Kelman played in 18 games and was Southend's leading scorer in League One with five goals.[6] In his last season with Southend, Kelman made two appearances in EFL League Two before transferring to Queens Park Rangers before the end of the summer transfer window.[6]

Queens Park Rangers

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On October 14, 2020, Kelman joined Queens Park Rangers on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[7]

Kelman appeared 26 times for QPR's first team, mainly coming on from the bench. He did however score a penalty in a 5–3 penalty shootout win over Leyton Orient in the first round of the EFL Cup.[8] Upon returning from his highly successful second loan spell at Leyton Orient Kelman informed QPR CEO Christian Nourry he did not want to extend his contract at the club leading to the club deciding to listen to offers for him [9]

Loans to Gillingham

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On August 31, 2021, Kelman joined Gillingham on a season-long loan.[10] He returned however to his parent club in November due to frustrations about a lack of playing time.[11] On January 14, 2022, with previous manager Steve Evans having left the club, Kelman returned to Gillingham for the remainder of the season.[12]

Leyton Orient (first loan)

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On July 25, 2022, Kelman signed for League Two club Leyton Orient on a season-long loan deal.[13]

Wigan Athletic (loan)

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On January 31, 2024, Kelman signed a contract extension with Queens Park Rangers, subsequently joining League One club Wigan Athletic on loan for the remainder of the season.[14]

Leyton Orient (second loan)

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On June 29, 2024, Kelman signed for League One club Leyton Orient on a season-long loan deal.[15]

Having helped the club reach the play-offs, winning the League One Golden Boot with twenty-one goals, Kelman was named EFL League One Player of the Month for April 2025.[16]

Charlton Athletic

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On July 27, 2025, Charlton Athletic made an offer which Queens Park Rangers accepted, leading to Kelman signing a four-year contract with the Addicks.[17]

International career

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Kelman is eligible to represent England and the United States. He spent much of his youth in Dallas, Texas, including time in the setup of FC Dallas, before moving back to England.[18][19] He has represented the United States at the under-18 and under-20 levels.[20]

Personal life

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Kelman attended The Bromfords School in Wickford alongside former Southend teammate Matt Rush.[21]

Career statistics

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As of match played December 20, 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southend United 2018–19[22] League One 10 1 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 11 1
2019–20[23] League One 18 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 19 7
2020–21[24] League Two 3 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 5 0
Total 31 6 0 0 2 2 2 0 35 8
Queens Park Rangers 2020–21[24] Championship 11 0 1 0 0 0 – 12 0
2021–22[25] Championship 1 0 0 0 2 0 – 3 0
2022–23[26] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2023–24[27] Championship 11 0 0 0 0 0 – 11 0
2024–25[28] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Total 23 0 1 0 2 0 – 26 0
Gillingham (loan) 2021–22[25] League One 23 2 0 0 0 0 3[a] 0 26 2
Leyton Orient (loan) 2022–23[26] League Two 43 7 1 0 1 0 2[a] 0 47 7
Wigan Athletic (loan) 2023–24[27] League One 14 3 0 0 0 0 – 14 3
Leyton Orient (loan) 2024–25[28] League One 46 21 4 1 3 1 8[b] 4 61 27
Charlton Athletic 2025–26[29] Championship 14 2 0 0 2 0 – 16 2
Career total 194 41 6 1 10 3 15 4 225 49
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Five appearances and two goals in the EFL Trophy and three appearances and two goals in the EFL League One play-offs

Honors

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Leyton Orient

Individual

References

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