Darius Charles
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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.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wesley Darius Donald Charles[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1987-12-10) 10 December 1987 (age 36)[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) |
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.