Shea Charles

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Shea Charles
Personal information
Full name Shea Emmanuel Charles
Date of birth (2003-11-05) 5 November 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.89 m)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 24
Youth career
2011–2023 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Manchester City 1 (0)
2023– Southampton 44 (0)
2024–2025 → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 43 (1)
International career‡
2018 Northern Ireland U16 2 (0)
2021 Northern Ireland U19 4 (0)
2022 Northern Ireland U21 2 (0)
2022– Northern Ireland 31 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:16, 25 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 03:49, 14 October 2025 (UTC)

Shea Emmanuel Charles (born 5 November 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Southampton. Born in England, he represents the Northern Ireland national team.

Early life

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Shea Emmanuel Charles[2] was born on 5 November 2003[3] in Manchester.[4] He is of Northern Irish descent through his mother.[5] He joined the Manchester City academy as a seven year old.[6]

Club career

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Manchester City

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Progressing through the City youth teams, he became a key player for the under-23 squad during the 2021–22 season, winning the Premier League 2,[7] whilst still playing with the under-18, as they also won the national competition.[8][9] During that season, the young player was also first called by Pep Guardiola to train with the Premier League squad.[8]

On 22 February 2023, Charles was named as a substitute for City's UEFA Champions League last-16 tie away at RB Leipzig.[10] On 28 May 2023, Charles made his Premier League debut coming on as a substitute in the 63rd minute in the last game of the season against Brentford in a 1–0 defeat.[11]

Southampton

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On 12 July 2023, Charles joined EFL Championship side Southampton on a four-year contract.[12] He made his professional debut for the club on 8 August 2023 in a 3–1 defeat to Gillingham in the EFL Cup.[13] On 12 August 2023, Charles made his first appearance in the league for Southampton in a 4–4 draw against Norwich City, replacing Stuart Armstrong in the 65th minute.[14] During a 1–0 away victory against Queens Park Rangers on 23 December 2023, he received a red card following a second bookable offence for a foul on Albert Adomah.[15][16]

Sheffield Wednesday (loan)

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On 27 August 2024, Charles signed for Championship side Sheffield Wednesday on a season-long loan, joining his younger brother Pierce Charles at the club.[17] Charles made his debut starting against Millwall in the 3–0 defeat on 31 August 2024.[18] He scored his first professional goal in the 93rd minute to beat Coventry City 2–1 on 5 October 2024.[19] The same month he won Wednesday's player of the month award.[20] On 15 January, Sheffield Wednesday chairman Dejphon Chansiri confirmed during a fans forum, that Charles was being recalled by Southampton but would still be available for their next two games.[21] On 24 January 2025, it was confirmed that Charles had returned to Wednesday for the remainder of the season.[22] He received a nomination for the EFL Championship Young Player of the Year in April alongside Jobe Bellingham and CJ Egan-Riley.[23] He was presented with Sheffield Wednesday's Player of the Year at the final home game of the season.[24]

International career

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Shea Charles was capped by Northern Ireland from the under-16 to the under-21 level.[5][8] He played two games with the under-16 side before becoming a key player with the under-19s.[25][26][27][28][29][30][31] With the under-21 side, he played in matches against Slovakia and France in March 2022.[32][33]

First called to the senior team by Ian Baraclough in May 2022, Charles made his international debut for Northern Ireland on 2 June, coming on as a substitute for George Saville in the 79th minute of the UEFA Nations League match against Greece.[5][8][34][35] He made his first start three days later on 5 June, in another Nations League match against Cyprus.[36]

Style of play

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Able to play as a defensive midfielder, a centre-back, a centre midfielder or a full-back,[8] Charles is described as an athletic and technical player, already showing a great mentality from an early age.[4][37]

Personal life

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His younger brother Pierce, is also a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.[38]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 25 October 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City U21 2021–22[39] — — — — 2[a] 0 2 0
2022–23[40] — — — — 3[a] 0 3 0
Total — — — — 5 0 5 0
Manchester City 2022–23[40] Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Southampton 2023–24[41] Championship 32 0 4 0 1 0 — 1[b] 0 38 0
2024–25[42] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2025–26[43] Championship 12 0 0 0 3 1 — — 15 1
Total 44 0 4 0 4 1 — 1 0 53 1
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2024–25[42] Championship 43 1 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 44 1
Career total 88 1 5 0 4 1 0 0 6 0 103 2
  1. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in Championship play-offs

International

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As of match played 13 October 2025[44]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Northern Ireland 2022 4 0
2023 9 0
2024 10 0
2025 8 1
Total 31 1
List of international goals scored by Shea Charles
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 4 September 2025 Stade de Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 2–1 3–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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Southampton

Individual

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  • Profile[dead link] at the Manchester City F.C. website
  • Profile at the Irish Football Association website
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