Charles Kwame Sagoe Junior (born 24 July 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left winger for League One club Shrewsbury Town, on loan from Premier League club Arsenal.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Charles Kwame Sagoe Junior | ||
Date of birth | 24 July 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Kingston upon Thames, England | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Shrewsbury Town (on loan from Arsenal) | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2015 | Fulham | ||
2015–2023 | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
2024 | → Swansea City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2024– | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:06, 19 August 2024 (UTC) |
Career
editSagoe Jr. played for Arsenal since U12 level having previously played with Fulham. He progressed through the Arsenal academy and represented the club's under-21 side in the EFL Trophy during the 2021–22 season.[2]
In September 2023, he was called up to the Arsenal first-team squad training ahead of their UEFA Champions League match against PSV Eindhoven.[3] On 27 September 2023, he made his senior debut for Arsenal, starting in the EFL Cup against Brentford.[4]
On 1 February 2024 he went out on loan to EFL Championship team Swansea City for the remainder of the 2023–24 season.[5]
On 16 August 2024, Sagoe Jr joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on a season-long loan deal.[6]
Personal life
editSagoe Jr. was born in England, and he is of Ghanaian descent. He is eligible to represent both England and Ghana at international level.[7]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 13 February 2024
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arsenal U21 | 2021–22[8] | — | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
2022–23[9] | — | — | — | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
2023–24[10] | — | — | — | — | — | 3[a] | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||
Total | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | ||||||
Arsenal | 2023–24[10] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Swansea City (loan) | 2023–24[10] | Championship | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
edit- ^ "Charles Sagoe Jr". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "Meet the Ghanaian teenager Charles Sagoe Jr. who is changing the tempo in football". Ghanaweb.com. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ Critchlow, Dan (20 September 2023). "Arsenal to call up 2 youth players for Champions League clash". Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ Chan, Marcus (27 September 2023). "Meet Charles Sagoe Jr, the Arsenal wonderkid handed shock start vs Brentford in Carabao Cup". SportBible. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "Charles Sagoe jr joins Swansea City On loan". arsenal.com. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Shrewsbury sign young Arsenal winger Sagoe on loan". BBC Sport. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Charles Sagoe Jr. Is Changing The Tempo In Football". africa.com. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Charles Sagoe Jr in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Charles Sagoe Jr in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Charles Sagoe Jr in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 April 2024.