Charlie Kirk (footballer)

Charlie David Kirk (born 24 December 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for League One side Crewe Alexandra.

For the conservative activist, see Charlie Kirk (activist).

Charlie Kirk
Kirk playing for Crewe Alexandra, April 2018
Personal information
Full name Charlie David Kirk[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-24) 24 December 1997[2]
Place of birth Winsford, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Crewe Alexandra
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2016 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Crewe Alexandra 164 (28)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:31, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

Playing career

Kirk came through the Crewe Alexandra Academy, earning a call-up to the senior team whilst still a second year scholar.[3] He made his debut in the Football League on 16 February 2016, in a 2–2 draw with Rochdale at Spotland, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute for Callum Saunders.[4] He scored his first Crewe goal on 26 December 2017, the second in a 2–0 win at Chesterfield.[5]

In May 2018, after making 69 appearances and scoring five goals, Kirk signed a new three-year-deal with Crewe through to summer 2021.[6] The following season, he scored 11 goals in 45 first-team appearances.[7]

After helping Crewe win promotion to League One in 2020, scoring nine goals and providing more assists than any other League Two player, Kirk signed a new two-year deal with the club through to June 2022.[8] In September 2020, Kirk (along with Crewe team-mate Perry Ng) was named in the PFA League Two Team of the Year for the 2019-20 season.[9]

Statistics
As of match played 19 January 2021
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crewe Alexandra2015–16[10]League One140000000140
2016–17[11]League Two22000103[lower-alpha 1]0260
2017–18[12]League Two25510--3[lower-alpha 1]0295
2018–19[7]League Two421110101[lower-alpha 1]04511
2019–20[13]League Two36741212[lower-alpha 1]0449
2020–21[14] League One 22421103[lower-alpha 1]0285
Total 16127825112018530
Career total 16127825112018530
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  2. "Charlie Kirk". 11v11. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  3. Sharpe, Rich (19 February 2016). "Chesterfield v Crewe Alexandra: Steve Davis hints Charlie Kirk could be set for his first start". The Sentinel. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  4. "Rochdale and Crewe Alexandra shared a point in a match where all four goals were scored in the opening 27 minutes". BBC Sport. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  5. "Chesterfield 0–2 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 December 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  6. "Contract: Charlie Kirk Pens Fresh Alex Terms". CreweAlex.net. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  7. "Games played by Charlie Kirk in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  8. Morse, Peter (19 June 2020). "Charlie Kirk signs contract extension at Crewe Alex". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  9. "PFA Awards". PFA. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  10. "Games played by Charlie Kirk in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  11. "Games played by Charlie Kirk in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  12. "Games played by Charlie Kirk in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  13. "Games played by Charlie Kirk in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  14. "Games played by Charlie Kirk in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
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