Charlie Wellings

Charlie Wellings

Personal information
Full name	Charlie Louise Wellings[1]
Date of birth	(1998-05-18) 18 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Walsall, England
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Nottingham Forest
Number	14
Youth career
2011–2015	Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2019	Birmingham City	59	(10)
2019–2021	Bristol City	33	(3)
2021–2022	Celtic	10	(11)
2022–2024	Reading	28	(6)
2024–	Nottingham Forest	0	(0)
International career^‡
2017–2018	England U20	4	(0)
2019	England U21	6	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:51, 19 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 January 2020

Charlie Louise Wellings (born 18 May 1998)[2] is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for FA Women's National League North club Nottingham Forest.

Wellings has previously played for Birmingham City and Bristol City of the Women's Super League, Celtic of the Scottish Women's Premier League and Reading in the Women's Championship.[3]

Club career

Birmingham City

On 24 March 2015, Wellings signed her first senior contract at Birmingham City WFC. Wellings made her debut on 2 July 2014 during a WSL Cup match against Oxford United, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute replacing Karen Carney.[4] Wellings did not make her league debut until the 2015 FA WSL where she started against Liverpool F.C. Women in a 2–1 loss.[5] Wellings' first goal was in a 7–1 win against Aston Villa in the WSL Cup, scoring in the 91st minute.[6]

In May 2017, she scored in Birmingham City's 4–1 2017 FA Women's Cup Final defeat by Manchester City at Wembley Stadium, the club's first ever goal at Wembley.[7]

Bristol City

On 28 May 2019, Wellings left childhood club Birmingham and signed a pre-contract agreement[8] with fellow FA WSL team Bristol City, the same day as Birmingham teammate Meaghan Sargeant.[9] Bristol are managed by former Birmingham assistant Tanya Oxtoby. On 7 September 2019,Wellings made her debut for Bristol City W.F.C. in a 0-0 home draw against Brighton & Hove Albion in the FA WSL.[10]

Celtic

Wellings signed for Celtic in July 2021.[11] She made an impressive start to her career in Scotland; scoring twice in a 4–2 win over Aberdeen in the opening league match of the season on 5 September 2021,[12] and by mid-October she had scored 11 goals in 10 games.[13]

Reading

On 5 August 2022, Reading announced the double signing of Wellings.[14] On 2 July 2024, Wellings was one of the players released by Reading following their voluntary demotion to the fifth tier Southern Region Women's Football League.[15]

Nottingham Forest

On 19 July 2024, Wellings signed a one-year deal with FA Women's National League North club Nottingham Forest.[16]

International career

In August 2018, Wellings represented England at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The team finished in third place, losing the semi-final to Japan before beating France on penalties in the third place playoff. It was the team's best ever result.[17] On 5 April, Wellings made her debut for the U21 team in a 2-1 win against France U23, where she scored both goals.[18] Later that year in October, Wellings as well as fellow teammate Sophie Baggaley were called up to the England U21 team again.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 March 2024[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			League Cup		FA Cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Birmingham City	2014	FA WSL	0	0	1	0	—		-		1	0
	2015		6	0	6	2	1	0	-		13	2
	2016		14	2	4	1	1	1	-		19	4
	2017		7	1	0	0	—		-		7	1
	2017–18		18	4	4	2	2	0	-		24	6
	2018–19		20	4	5	2	2	0	-		27	6
	Total		65	11	20	7	4	1	-		89	19
Bristol City	2019–20	FA WSL	13	1	5	2	2	0	-		20	3
	2020–21		20	2	5	2	1	0	-		26	4
	Total		33	3	10	4	3	0	-		46	7
Celtic	2021–22	SWPL	10	11	1	0	4	8	2	0	17	19
	Total		10	11	1	0	4	8	2	0	17	19
Reading	2022–23	FA WSL	20	4	3	1	3	0	-		26	5
	2023–24	Women's Championship	8	2	2	2	2	1	-		12	5
	Total		28	6	5	3	5	1	-	-	34	5
Career total			136	32	36	14	18	10	2	0	192	56

Honours

Celtic

SWPL League Cup: 2022[20]

References

1. "List of Players - England" (PDF). FIFA. 5 August 2018. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
2. "Charlie Wellings". Birmingham City Football Club. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
3. "England - C. Wellings - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
4. "Birmingham City vs. Oxford United - 2 July 2014 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
5. "Liverpool vs. Birmingham City - 1 April 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
6. "Aston Villa vs. Birmingham City - 30 July 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
7. Phillips, Owen (13 May 2017). "Birmingham City Women 1 - 4 Manchester City Women". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
8. "Wellings signs with City Women". Bristol City.
9. "Meaghan Sargeant & Charlie Wellings: Bristol City Women sign Birmingham City pair". BBC. 28 May 2019.
10. "Women's Super League: Bristol City Women 0-0 Brighton & Hove Albion Women". 7 September 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
11. Carr, Colette (16 July 2021). "English striker Charlie Wellings joins the Hoops". Celtic. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022.
12. Carr, Colette (5 September 2021). "Wellings and Craig doubles claim opening day victory". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
13. Gould, Louise (15 October 2021). "Charlie Wellings has hit the ground running at Celtic". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
14. "CHAMBERS CAPTURES THREE - BURNS, WADE & WELLINGS". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
15. "Farewell to departing players from Reading FC Women". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
16. "Forest Women complete Charlie Wellings signing". Nottingham Forest Football Club. 19 July 2024.
17. "Women's U20 World Cup: England beat France to bronze in penalty shootout". 24 August 2018.
18. "England U21 vs. France U23 - 5 April 2019 - Women Soccerway". uk.women.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
19. "Seven City Women away on International Duty". Bristol City. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
20. "#SWPLCup: Glasgow City 0-1 Celtic". Women’s Premier League. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.

External links

• Wellings' Bristol City player profile Archived 8 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine
• Wellings' Soccerway profile