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Charlie Telfer

Charlie Telfer (born 4 July 1995) is a Scottish midfielder who plays for Scottish Premiership club Ross County.

Charlie Telfer
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-07-04) 4 July 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Carluke, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ross County
Number 21
Youth career
2003–2014 Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Rangers 1 (0)
2014–2017 Dundee United 53 (4)
2016 → Livingston (loan) 13 (0)
2017–2018 Almere City 8 (0)
2018–2019 Greenock Morton 29 (5)
2019–2022 Falkirk 69 (13)
2022–2024 Airdrieonians 60 (5)
2024– Ross County 3 (0)
International career‡
2011–2012 Scotland U17 6 (1)
2013–2014 Scotland U19 5 (0)
2015 Scotland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 June 2018

Early life

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Telfer was born in Carluke and grew up supporting Rangers.[1] He joined the club as a youth player after being spotted at a Football in the Community course at Bell College, Hamilton, when he was eight.[2]

Club career

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Rangers

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After progressing through the Rangers academy, Telfer signed his first professional contract with the club in November 2011.[2] He would make one competitive first team appearance for the club against Stenhousemuir in April 2014.[3] On 13 May 2014, he was in the Rangers side that won the Scottish Youth Cup beating Hearts 8–7 on penalties following a 2–2 draw, at St Mirren Park.[4] Telfer later describe playing in the Scottish Youth Cup Final as his biggest game of his life.[5]

At the end of the 2013–14 season, Telfer's future at Rangers appeared to be in doubt when Dundee United were reported to be keen to sign him.[6] Dundee United then made a £50,000 bid to sign Telfer, which was rejected by Rangers, who offered him a new contract.[7][8]

Dundee United

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After rejecting the offer of a new contract with Rangers, Telfer signed for Dundee United in June 2014, with a compensation payment still to be agreed between the clubs.[9] Telfer's departure from Rangers was commented on by the club's manager Ally McCoist, who described him as a "great prospect" and said that the club had wanted to keep him but it had been Telfer's decision to leave.[1] The level of compensation to be paid was set by an independent tribunal,[10] with Dundee United paying £200,000 to Rangers in January 2015.[11]

He made his Dundee United debut as a substitute against Aberdeen in the opening match of the 2014–15 season,[12] and scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win over St Mirren on 1 November 2014.[13] Telfer was named as SPFL Young Player of the Month for November 2014.[14] On 1 January 2015 he scored United's sixth goal in a 6–2 Dundee derby victory over local rivals Dundee.[15] This was followed by two goals against Motherwell later that month.[16] Telfer was a substitute for the 2015 Scottish League Cup Final, but was unused as Dundee United lost 2–0 to Celtic.[17] He made 25 appearances and scored 4 times in his first season at the club.

Having been unable to gain a regular place in the Dundee United team, Telfer moved on loan to Scottish Championship side Livingston in January 2016 until the end of the 2015–16 season.[18]

Telfer was released by United on 5 June 2017.

Almere City

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Telfer signed for Dutch club Almere City in August 2017 on a one-year contract.[19]

He had been training with Dumbarton and Bolton Wanderers; rejecting a contract at the Macron Stadium to move to the Netherlands.[20]

Greenock Morton

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Telfer signed a one-year contract with Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton in June 2018.[21] He went on to make 29 league appearances, 24 of them in the starting line-up. Morton manager Jonatan Johansson and his assistant Peter Houston walked out on the club before the final game of the season in May 2019, claiming that chairman Crawford Rae had told them not to select Telfer, as one further appearance would trigger an automatic contract extension. Rae subsequently suggested that Telfer could still be offered a new contract once a replacement manager was appointed.[22]

Falkirk

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On 18 June 2019, Telfer signed for Falkirk on a two-year contract.[23] At the end an injury-hit 2020–21 season, Telfer signed a further one-year contract with the club.[24] After three years at Falkirk, he left at the end of his contract in May 2022.

Airdrieonians

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Following a trial spell with Airdrieonians, Telfer signed a contract with the club in September 2022.[25] Telfer played a key role in helping Airdrieonians gain promotion back to the Scottish Championship via the play-offs at the end of season 2022-23.

Ross County

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Telfer signed for Ross County in July 2024 on a one-year contract.[26]

International career

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Telfer has represented Scotland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 level.[27][28][29]

Career statistics

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As of match played 13 July 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rangers 2013–14[30] Scottish League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Dundee United 2014–15[31] Scottish Premiership 21 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 25 4
2015–16[32] Scottish Premiership 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
2016–17[33] Scottish Championship 25 0 1 0 3 0 9[a] 2 38 2
Total 53 4 4 0 5 0 9 2 71 5
Livingston (loan) 2015–16[32] Scottish Championship 13 0 0 0 0 0 2[b] 0 15 0
Almere City 2017–18[34] Eerste Divisie 8 0 1 0 — 0 0 9 0
Greenock Morton 2018–19[35] Scottish Championship 29 5 2 0 3 0 0 0 34 5
Falkirk 2019–20[36] Scottish League One 20 4 3 0 4 0 2[c] 0 29 4
2020–21[37] Scottish League One 13 4 2 1 2 0 — 17 5
2021–22[38] Scottish League One 36 5 1 0 2 1 2[c] 0 41 6
Total 69 13 6 1 8 1 4 0 87 15
Airdrieonians 2022–23[39] Scottish League One 30 3 1 0 0 0 5[d] 0 36 3
2023–24[40] Scottish Championship 30 2 3 0 5 1 6[e] 0 44 3
Total 60 5 4 0 5 1 11 0 80 6
Ross County 2024–25[41] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Career total 233 27 17 1 22 2 26 2 298 26
  1. ^ Four appearances and two goals in the Scottish Challenge Cup and five appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in the Scottish Championship play-offs
  3. ^ a b Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  4. ^ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four appearances in the Scottish League One play-offs
  5. ^ Four appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two appearances in the Scottish League One play-offs

Honours

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Club

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Rangers
Dundee United

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Ally McCoist: Dundee United have captured a gem in Charlie Telfer". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 11 June 2014. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Rangers starlet Charlie Telfer set to become first player to graduate from community scheme to the first team". Daily Record. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Stenhousemuir 0-4 Rangers". BBC. BBC Sport. 19 April 2014.
  4. ^ Dickson, Andrew (13 May 2014). "U20: Rangers 2–2 Hearts (Rangers win 8–7 on pens)". Rangers F.C. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Moving from Rangers to Dundee United was the best thing I could have done says Terrors kid Charlie Telfer". Daily Record. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Is Charlie Telfer on verge of signing with Dundee United?". The Rangers Report. 5 May 2014. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Dundee United confident of getting Rangers starlet". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 23 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Rangers youngster Charlie Telfer in the dark over future as Gers and Dundee United battle for his signature". Daily Record. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Dundee United sign Rangers midfielder Charlie Telfer". BBC Sport website. BBC. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  10. ^ "Decision reached in Telfer tribunal". Evening Telegraph. 9 December 2014. Archived from the original on 24 March 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  11. ^ "Rangers: Dundee United pay Charlie Telfer cash to Ibrox club". BBC Sport. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  12. ^ "Aberdeen 0 – 3 Dundee United". BBC Sport Website. BBC. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  13. ^ Campbell, Andy (1 November 2014). "Dundee Utd 3-0 St Mirren". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  14. ^ a b "SPFL: Dundee United's Charlie Telfer takes young player award". BBC Sport. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  15. ^ Campbell, Andy (1 January 2015). "Dundee United thrashed Dundee in the New Year's Day city derby". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  16. ^ Spence, Jim (24 January 2015). "Dundee United consigned Motherwell to their fifth Scottish Premiership defeat in the month of January". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  17. ^ Wilson, Richard (27 June 2015). "Dundee Utd 0 - 2 Celtic". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  18. ^ Roache, Ian (28 January 2016). "Dundee United's Charlie Telfer off to Livingston on loan". The Courier. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  19. ^ "Ex-Dundee United midfielder to turn down Bolton for Netherlands". 7 August 2017.
  20. ^ Duthie, Tom (7 August 2017). "Ex-Dundee United midfielder to turn down Bolton for Netherlands". Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  21. ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (12 June 2018). "Charlie Telfer signs for Morton". Greenock Morton F.C. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  22. ^ Thomas, Aadm (6 May 2019). "Contract wrangle a bitter blow to Morton midfielder Telfer". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  23. ^ Oliver, David (18 June 2019). "Long term thinking helps Falkirk land Charlie Telfer". The Falkirk Herald. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  24. ^ Simpson, Martyn (5 June 2021). "Ben Hall and Charlie Telfer signs new Falkirk deals". Falkirk Herald. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  25. ^ Thomson, Paul (10 September 2022). "Former Rangers midfielder joins Airdrieonians". Daily Record. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  26. ^ "Ross County complete signing of former Rangers, Dundee United and Airdrieonians midfielder Charlie Telfter". ross-shirejournal.co.uk. 5 July 2024.
  27. ^ "Kids Aim For Scotland Spot". Rangers. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  28. ^ "Barrie turns to dark side for Scotland". Glasgow Evening Times. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  29. ^ "Charlie Telfer profile". Scottish FA. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  30. ^ "Games played by Charles Telfer in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  31. ^ "Games played by Charles Telfer in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  32. ^ a b "Games played by Charles Telfer in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  33. ^ "Games played by Charles Telfer in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
  34. ^ Charlie Telfer at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  35. ^ "Games played by Charlie Telfer in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  36. ^ "Games played by Charlie Telfer in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  37. ^ "Games played by Charlie Telfer in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  38. ^ "Games played by Charlie Telfer in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  39. ^ "Games played by Charlie Telfer in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  40. ^ "Games played by Charlie Telfer in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  41. ^ "Games played by Charlie Telfer in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  42. ^ Ralston, Gary (23 August 2017). "Rangers never gave me a chance but now I'm right at home in Dutch league says ex-Ibrox youngster Charlie Telfer". Daily Record. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  43. ^ Young, Chick (25 March 2017). "Dundee United 2–1 St Mirren". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
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