Jamal Ray Charles (born 24 November 1995) is a Grenadian footballer who plays as a midfielder for St. David's FC and the Grenada national football team.
Early life Jamal Ray Charles is the son of Janice Charles and Raphael "Ray" Charles, a former footballer. As a child he attended the Belair Government School in St. Andrew's, which he represented at Primary School level competitions. At the age of 12 he entered the St. Andrew's Anglican Secondary School and was selected by coach Michael "Niko" Felix to represent the school. He played during his entire six years at that institution.
Career
Club In July 2019 Charles signed with Liga Nacional club Real España. In December 2020 he was loaned to fellow Liga side Real Sociedad.
In May 2021 Charles returned to Grenada and joined local side Paradise.
International Charles represented Grenada at U20 level, during 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship qualifying and scored 2 goals against Dominica.
Charles was first selected to represent Grenada during the 2015 Windward Islands Tournament in Saint Lucia. He made an immediate impact, scoring a brace against hosts St Lucia. Charles would score another important goal for Grenada during second round qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup when he scored the winning aggregate goal against Puerto Rico in a 2–0 win to send them through to the Third round.
International goals As of match played 24 March 2023. Grenada score listed first, score column indicates score after each Charles goal.
+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competitionNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition116 May 2015Philip Marcellin Grounds, Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia21–02–0Friendly22–0316 June 2015Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada32–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification419 March 2016Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada61–12–2Friendly522 March 2016Grenada National Stadium, St. George's, Grenada72–05–02017 Caribbean Cup qualification67 June 2016Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda91–21–52017 Caribbean Cup qualification716 November 2018Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada151–05–22019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification82–095 September 2019Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada172–12–12019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B107 June 2016Isidoro Beaton Stadium, Belmopan, Belize182–12–12019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B1113 October 2019Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada201–01–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B1217 November 2019Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada221–03–22019–20 CONCACAF Nations League B132–2143–2157 June 2022Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada302–12–22022–23 CONCACAF Nations League A16 22 February 2023 Fond Playing Field, Sauteurs, Grenada 32 1–1 1–1 Friendly17 26 February 2023 Kirani James Athletic Stadium, St. George's, Grenada34 1–1 2–2 Friendly
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