Eden Charles (born 29 October 1993) is a

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who plays as a striker for Monchy United.

Club career

Charles has played for Northern United All Stars of the Saint Lucia Gold Division since 2009. In 2012, he, along with fellow-Saint Lucian Jamil Joseph, trialed at Carlisle United FC of

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as part of an agreement between the

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and the club. In December 2013, it was announced that Charles would participate in the 2014 Caribbean Combine, with hopes of participating in the 2014

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. Charles then played in the

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in Trinidad & Tobago for

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International career

He made his international debut for

on 12 July 2011 in a

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match against

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and would score his first international goal in a 2012 Caribbean Cup qualifier against Curaçao.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Saint Lucia's goal tally first.''

References

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* * 1993 births Living people People from Gros Islet Quarter Saint Lucian men's footballers Saint Lucia men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Northern United All Stars players W Connection F.C. players Morvant Caledonia United players Expatriate men's footballers in Trinidad and Tobago {{SaintLucia-footy-bio-stub