Otesha Charles

Otesha Charles

Personal information
Full name	Otesha Luletta Charles[1]
Date of birth	(1993-09-14) 14 September 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth	St. Cuthbert's Mission, Guyana
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Forward[2]
Team information
Current team	Gillingham
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Millwall Lionesses
2019–20	Leyton Orient	9	(6)
2020–	Gillingham	18	(3)
International career^‡
2011–2012	Guyana U20	5	(4)
2015	Guyana	14	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 July 2024

Otesha Luletta Charles (born 14 September 1993) is a Guyanese footballer who plays as a forward for English club Gillingham. She has been a member of the Guyana women's national team.

Career

In 2016, she joined Watford F.C. Ladies.[3] Charles joined Gillingham in 2020.[4]

Personal life

Charles was born in Guyana, moving to England when she was 7. She has dual citizenship between Guyana and the UK, and owns a hair salon in Peckham, south London.[5]

International goals

Scores and results list Guyana's goal tally first

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	21 August 2015	Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1–0	8–0	2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification
2				2–0
3				3–0

References

1. Otesha Charles at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
2. "Otesha Charles". Leyton Orient FC. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
3. VAVEL.com (24 September 2018). "Otesha Charles joins Watford". VAVEL. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
4. Tomas, Fiona (16 April 2021). "Meet the hairdresser hoping to halt Arsenal's bid for 15th FA Cup trophy". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
5. McCann, Allison (31 January 2020). "A View of Brexit From the Soccer Field". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 27 December 2020.