Eden Charles (born 29 October 1993) is a Saint Lucian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Monchy United.

Eden Charles
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-10-29) 29 October 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Monchy United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Northern United All Stars
2013–2015 W Connection
2015–2018 Northern United All Stars
2019 Monchy United 9 (0)
2019–2020 Morvant Caledonia United
2021– Monchy United
International career
2011– Saint Lucia 22 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2022

Club career

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Charles has played for Northern United All Stars of the Saint Lucia Gold Division since 2009. In 2012, he, along with fellow-Saint Lucian Jamil Joseph, trialed at Carlisle United FC of League One as part of an agreement between the Saint Lucia Football Association and the club.[2]

In December 2013, it was announced that Charles would participate in the 2014 Caribbean Combine, with hopes of participating in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft.[3] Charles then played in the TT Pro League in Trinidad & Tobago for W Connection.[4]

International career

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He made his international debut for Saint Lucia on 12 July 2011 in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Aruba and would score his first international goal in a 2012 Caribbean Cup qualifier against Curaçao.[5]

International goals

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Scores and results list Saint Lucia's goal tally first.[5]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 21 October 2012 Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet   Curaçao
3–1
5–1
2012 Caribbean Cup qualifier
2 21 April 2013 Victoria Park, Kingstown   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1–0
2–0
2013 Windward Islands Tournament
3 30 November 2013 Windsor Park, Roseau   Dominica
1–0
1–0
Friendly
4 30 April 2014 Windsor Park, Roseau   Dominica
2–0
2–0
2014 Windward Islands Tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Profile of E. Charles". footballcritic.com. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. ^ Finisterre, Terry. "Two Saint Lucian Internationals for Carlisle". Saint Lucia Sports. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
  3. ^ "MLS invites 24 players from 16 countries to first-ever Caribbean Player Combine". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Eden Charles - W.Connection F.C." W. Connection F.C. Archived from the original on 25 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Eden Charles Profile". caribbeanfootballdatabase.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
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