Jamal Charles (footballer)

This article is about the football player. For the NFL Running Back playing for Kansas City Chiefs, see Jamaal Charles.
Jamal Charles
Personal information
Full name Jamal Ray Charles
Date of birth (1995-11-24) 24 November 1995
Place of birth Grenada
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Paradise FC
Youth career
St Andrew's[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Paradise FC ? (?)
National team‡
–2014 Grenada U-20 ? (2)
2015– Grenada 8 (6)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 June 2015.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 June 2016

Jamal Charles is a Grenadian footballer who currently plays for ASOMS Paradise in the Grenada League, and for the Grenada national football team.

Early life

Jamal Ray Charles is the son of Raphael " Ray" Charles, former player for Grenada teams - Fontenoy United and SAFL, and Anestasia Janice Charles nee Licorish of the parish of St. Andrew in Grenada. As a child, he attended the Belair Government School in the 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.[2]

Career

Charles represented Grenada at U20s level, during 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying and scored 2 goals against Dominica U20s.[3]

Charles was first selected to represent Grenada during the 2015 Windward Islands Tournament in Saint Lucia.[4] He made an immediate impact, scoring a brace against hosts St Lucia.[5] 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.[6]

International Goals

As of match played 7 June 2016. Grenada score listed first, score column indicates score after each Charles goal.[7]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 May 2015Philip Marcellin Grounds, Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia2 Saint Lucia1–02–0Friendly
2 2–0
3 16 June 2015Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada3 Puerto Rico2–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 19 March 2016Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada6 Trinidad and Tobago1–12–2Friendly
5 22 March 2016Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada7 Sint Maarten2–05–02017 Caribbean Cup qualification
6 7 June 2016Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda8 Antigua and Barbuda1–21–52017 Caribbean Cup qualification

References

  1. ↑ Noel, Selwin (1 July 2013). "GFA Inter-parish Football". WEE FM Grenada. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Post game interview CONCACAF Qualifiers, June 16, 2015
  3. ↑ "U-20 Championship: Qualifying Results & Scorers". CONCACAF. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Spiceboyz in WIFA Men's Tournament". NOW Grenada. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Windward Islands Tournament 2015 St. Lucia: St. Lucia: 0 v Grenada: 2". weltfussballarchiv. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Grenada 2-0 Puerto Rico". FIFA. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
  7. ↑ Jamal Charles profile at Soccerway
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