Charlie Carter

Charlie Leslie Carter (born 25 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two club Stevenage.

Carter played for Fulham and Kingstonian at a young age, before joining Woking's academy. It was at Woking where he signed his first professional contract ahead of the 2016–17 season, which would mark Carter's first season playing regular first-team football. After two full seasons at Woking, the latter in which he was the club's top goalscorer from midfield, Carter signed for Chesterfield of the National League in June 2018. He spent one season at Chesterfield before signing for Stevenage for an undisclosed fee in July 2019.

Woking

Carter began his career in the Fulham academy at the age of eight, before also spending time playing for Kingstonian in the Ryman Youth League. He joined Woking at the age of 13, and was captain at various youth levels for three seasons. Ahead of the 2016–17 season, Carter played in a number of first-team pre-season friendlies for Woking and subsequently earned his first professional contract. He made his competitive first-team debut in a 2–2 draw away at Solihull Moors on 9 August 2016, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute for Ismail Yakubu. During his first season in the first-team, Carter made 36 appearances in all competitions as Woking finished the National League campaign in 18th position. Carter signed a contract extension with Woking on 15 June 2017, stating he initially found the step up to first-team football difficult, but believed with a year of experience he would be better placed for the following season.

The 2017–18 season would serve as Carter's breakthrough season in terms of his attacking output from midfield. He scored his first goal for Woking in the club's second match of the season, a 3–1 away loss at Tranmere Rovers on 8 August 2017. Carter was almost ever-present throughout the campaign, making 46 appearances in all competitions and scoring twelve times from midfield. He finished the season as the club's top goalscorer, in a season where Woking were relegated back to the National League South after finishing in 21st place.

Chesterfield

Despite new Woking manager Alan Dowson stating he felt Carter should remain at the club for a further year to continue his development, Carter signed for National League club Chesterfield on 20 June 2018. He joined the club for an undisclosed fee, with Chesterfield having to pay compensation for the out-of-contract player as Carter was under the age of 24. Chesterfield manager Martin Allen stated he had met with Carter at Wembley Stadium during the FA Trophy final weeks prior to him signing for the club. Carter made his Chesterfield debut on the opening day of the 2018–19 season, playing the whole match in a 1–0 away victory against Ebbsfleet United. In the club's next match, he scored twice in the first half in an eventual 3–0 victory over Aldershot Town on 7 August 2018. He played regularly during the opening two months of the campaign, but suffered an ankle injury in a 1–1 draw away at Maidstone United on 29 September 2018. Carter underwent an operation on the ankle in October 2018. He returned to the first-team five months later on 23 February 2019, coming on as a 55th-minute substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Harrogate Town. Three days later, he started and scored in a 2–0 away victory at Barnet. Carter went on to play regularly through to the remainder of the season as Chesterfield finished the campaign in 14th position in the National League. He made 20 appearances in all competitions during a season disrupted by his ankle injury, scoring four goals.

Stevenage

Carter signed for League Two club Stevenage on 2 July 2019, joining for an undisclosed fee "after weeks of negotiations". He made his Stevenage debut in the club's 2–1 loss to Southend United at Broadhall Way on 13 August 2019, playing the opening 77 minutes of the match.

As of match played 18 January 2020