Otesha Charles

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Otesha Charles
Personal information
Full name Otesha Luletta Charles[1]
Date of birth (1993-09-14) 14 September 1993 (age 30)[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 11 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 May 2023

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[edit]

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

Personal life[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ a b 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.