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Charlie Wellings

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Charlie Louise Wellings (born 18 May 1998)[2] is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for FA Women's National League North club Nottingham Forest.

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Wellings has previously played for Birmingham City and Bristol City of the Women's Super League, Celtic of the Scottish Women's Premier League and Reading in the Women's Championship.[3]

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Club career

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Birmingham City

On 24 March 2015, Wellings signed her first senior contract at Birmingham City WFC. Wellings made her debut on 2 July 2014 during a WSL Cup match against Oxford United, coming on as a 75th-minute substitute replacing Karen Carney.[4] Wellings did not make her league debut until the 2015 FA WSL where she started against Liverpool F.C. Women in a 2–1 loss.[5] Wellings' first goal was in a 7–1 win against Aston Villa in the WSL Cup, scoring in the 91st minute.[6]

In May 2017, she scored in Birmingham City's 4–1 2017 FA Women's Cup Final defeat by Manchester City at Wembley Stadium, the club's first ever goal at Wembley.[7]

Bristol City

On 28 May 2019, Wellings left childhood club Birmingham and signed a pre-contract agreement[8] with fellow FA WSL team Bristol City, the same day as Birmingham teammate Meaghan Sargeant.[9] Bristol are managed by former Birmingham assistant Tanya Oxtoby. On 7 September 2019,Wellings made her debut for Bristol City W.F.C. in a 0-0 home draw against Brighton & Hove Albion in the FA WSL.[10]

Celtic

Wellings signed for Celtic in July 2021.[11] She made an impressive start to her career in Scotland; scoring twice in a 4–2 win over Aberdeen in the opening league match of the season on 5 September 2021,[12] and by mid-October she had scored 11 goals in 10 games.[13]

Reading

On 5 August 2022, Reading announced the double signing of Wellings.[14] On 2 July 2024, Wellings was one of the players released by Reading following their voluntary demotion to the fifth tier Southern Region Women's Football League.[15]

Nottingham Forest

On 19 July 2024, Wellings signed a one-year deal with FA Women's National League North club Nottingham Forest.[16]

On 22 March 2025, Wellings scored a brace, helping Forest to a 3-1 victory over Stoke City in the FA Women’s National League Cup final.[17] She won back-to-back club player of the month awards in March and April 2025.[18]

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International career

In August 2018, Wellings represented England at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The team finished in third place, losing the semi-final to Japan before beating France on penalties in the third place playoff. It was the team's best ever result.[19] On 5 April, Wellings made her debut for the U21 team in a 2-1 win against France U23, where she scored both goals.[20] Later that year in October, Wellings as well as fellow teammate Sophie Baggaley were called up to the England U21 team again.[21]

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Career statistics

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