Charles Terence Priestley Vernam (born 8 October 1996) is an English professional

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who plays as a winger for

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side Lincoln City. A product of the Scunthorpe United and

Derby County Derby County Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Derby, Derbyshire, England. In 2022, it was announced that DCFC was acquired by Clowes Developments (UK) Ltd, a Derbyshire-based property group. Founded in 1884 ...

youth academies, he turned professional with the latter and spent time on loan with ÍBV,

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and

Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that in the 2022–23 season will compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in ...

. He returned to Grimsby on a permanent basis in 2018 and also saw a brief spell on loan to

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whilst with the Mariners. In 2020 he signed for

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before joining

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only six-month later.

Early life

Vernam was born in

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Playing career

Derby County

Vernam was attached to Scunthorpe United as a youth player. In 2012 he was given a six-day trial by Italian giants

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, however this did not result in a contract offer and Vernam returned to Scunthorpe before joining the

academy later that year. In August 2013, he appeared for the first team against

in the pre-season

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. He signed his first professional contract with Derby in 2015. He was loaned out to ÍBV in Iceland's Úrvalsdeild between April and July 2016, scoring on his senior debut when appearing as a substitute in a 4–0 win against ÍA. He made a total of eleven appearances for ÍBV, without scoring again. Vernam was promoted to Derby's first team squad for the 2016–17 season while also continuing to play for their under-23 team, for whom he made three appearances in the

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. During December 2016, he signed a new contract with the club, running until 2019. He made his competitive first team debut for Derby as a substitute in an

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win against

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in January 2017. Later that month, he was loaned to

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for the rest of the season. Vernam was cup-tied for Coventry's win in the 2017 EFL Trophy Final.

Grimsby Town

Vernam went on loan again in January 2018, joining

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for the rest of the season. The move reunited him with manager

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, who had also signed him for Coventry. After impressing the new manager Michael Jolley in the closing season, Vernam joined Grimsby Town permanently on a two-year contract on 24 July 2018. He scored the first goal on 37-minutes in the FA Cup second round, a left-footed shot following a corner, in a 2–0 victory at

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club

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. After struggling to get into the Grimsby starting lineup, he joined National League club

on a one-month loan in November 2019. Vernam's goal against

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on 11 February 2020 was voted as the

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goal of the season. He had picked the ball up from the edge of his own area before going on to beat three defenders before hit a strike low beyond the keeper from the edge of the area.

Burton Albion

On 20 July 2020, Vernam joined League One club Burton Albion on a two-year contract. On 31 January 2021 he was erroneously linked with

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as mentioned on the

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website.

Bradford City

On 1 February 2021, Vernam joined

on an 18-month deal. He was one of seven players offered a new contract by Bradford City at the end of the 2021–22 season.

Lincoln City

On 17 June 2022, Vernam agreed to join hometown club Lincoln City having rejected the contract offer to stay at Bradford. He would make his debut on 13 August, coming off the bench against

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. His first Imps goal came in the

against

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on 20 September 2022.

Playing style

Vernam plays as a winger.

Career statistics

References

External links

Charles Vernam profile
at the Grimsby Town F.C. website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vernam, Charles 1996 births Living people English footballers Association football wingers Derby County F.C. players Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja players Coventry City F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Chorley F.C. players Burton Albion F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players English Football League players Úrvalsdeild karla (football) players National League (English football) players English expatriate footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Iceland Expatriate footballers in Iceland