29 Facts About Darius Charles

Wesley Darius Donald Charles was born on 10 December 1987 and is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Darius Charles played in the English Football League for Brentford, Stevenage, Burton Albion, AFC Wimbledon and Wycombe Wanderers.

Darius Charles was loaned out by Brentford on seven occasions and he joined the last of these, Ebbsfleet United, permanently in 2009 in a historic transfer.

Darius Charles spent another season with Ebbsfleet before signing for Stevenage in 2010.

Darius Charles first played football aged 11 while at school, for Greenford Celtic.

Darius Charles later played for Drayton Manor before signing for the Centre of Excellence at Brentford at age 10.

Darius Charles made two appearances for Staines before returning to Brentford in November 2006.

Darius Charles joined Conference National club Crawley Town on 9 February 2007 on loan until the end of April.

Darius Charles signed for Sutton United of the Conference South on 2 August 2007 on an initial three-month loan.

Darius Charles was recalled by Brentford in September 2007, after making seven appearances for Sutton.

Darius Charles finished the season with 44 appearances and was named Ebbsfleet's Player of the Year.

However, the deal eventually fell through after Darius Charles decided against joining the club as he did not want to relocate to York.

Darius Charles turned down a new contract with Ebbsfleet to sign for newly promoted League Two club Stevenage on a two-year contract for a compensation fee on 18 May 2010.

Darius Charles started upfront for Stevenage in the 2011 League Two play-off final, played at Old Trafford on 28 May 2011.

Darius Charles' appearances were sporadic throughout the remainder of 2011, with the player suffering from a knee injury.

Darius Charles made 34 appearances during the season, scoring five times.

Darius Charles signed for newly promoted League One club Burton Albion on a one-year contract on 19 June 2015.

Darius Charles signed for AFC Wimbledon permanently on 31 May 2016 after a successful loan spell at the club.

Darius Charles signed for newly promoted League One club Wycombe Wanderers on 15 June 2018 on a one-year contract.

Darius Charles was praised by Wycombe manager Gareth Ainsworth for his attitude upon his return.

Darius Charles signed a new one-and-a-half-year contract with Wycombe on 10 January 2020.

Darius Charles re-signed for League One club AFC Wimbledon on 3 July 2021.

On 29 March 2022, following the departure of Mark Robinson, Darius Charles took temporary charge of the club as caretaker manager.

Darius Charles returned to his previous roles the following day however following the appointment of Mark Bowen.

On 11 April 2022, Darius Charles announced his retirement from football at the age of 34.

Darius Charles, who is of Grenadian descent, received a call-up to the Grenadian national team in November 2017.

Darius Charles turned it down to focus on club football, but stated he hoped to be called up again in the future.

Darius Charles again turned down a call-up to Grenada in October 2018, stating that he did not want to take any risks having only just recovered from an injury and was still regaining match fitness, although he again stated that would be interested in representing the country at international level in the future.

Darius Charles' preferred position is centre-back, although he can play as a left-back, left midfielder or centre-forward.