Regan Evans Charles-Cook (born 14 February 1997) is a professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club Eupen. Born in England, he plays for the Grenada national team.

Club career

Charlton Athletic

Following a move from

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in 2013, Charles-Cook made his professional debut for Charlton Athletic on 11 August 2015, playing 90 minutes at right back in a 4–1 League Cup victory over

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. On 4 February 2017, Charles-Cook joined National League side

Solihull Moors Solihull Moors Football Club is a professional football club based in Solihull, England. The club currently competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system, after achieving promotion from the National Leag ...

on loan for the remainder of the campaign. A week later, during his debut for Solihull, Charles-Cook scored twice against Sutton United in their 3–0 victory. On 17 April 2017, Charles-Cook sealed Solihull Moors' 3–1 away victory against

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, netting the third goal in the 93rd minute. Charles-Cook returned to Charlton following the conclusion of the campaign, in which he scored four times in thirteen games. Following an impressive loan spell with Solihull, Charles-Cook returned to Charlton for the 2017–18 pre-season. He scored his first goal for Charlton in a 2–1

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win against Exeter City on 8 August 2017. On 1 September 2017, Charles-Cook joined

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on loan until January 2018. A day later, Charles-Cook made his Woking debut during their 3–1 away victory against Macclesfield Town, replacing

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in the 60th minute. On 16 September 2017, Charles-Cook scored both goals in Woking's 2–0 home victory over local rivals, Sutton United. In January 2018, Charles-Cook returned to Charlton after sustaining a long-term ankle injury whilst at Woking. On 8 March 2018, Charles-Cook rejoined Woking on loan until 28 April 2018. A day later, he marked his return, assisting Charlie Carter for his tenth goal of the season in Woking's 3–1 home defeat against

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Gillingham

Charles-Cook reportedly signed a new one-year contract with Charlton at the end of the 2017-18 season, however shortly afterwards he signed for Gillingham on 30 May 2018.

Ross County

On 30 June 2020, Charles-Cook joined Scottish Premiership club Ross County. He struggled in his first season, with him citing homesickness and not being able to visit his family due to COVID-19 restrictions as factors, and was in and out of the team. His second season saw him become a regular in the side under new manager Malky MacKay, with his improved form seeing him linked with moves to Aberdeen and Hibernian. On 28 January 2022, he scored one of Ross County's goals in a 3–3 draw with

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, making him at the time the top goalscorer in the Scottish Premiership on 10 goals.

Eupen

On 8 June 2022, Charles-Cook joined

side Eupen on a free transfer, signing a three-year deal.

International career

On 1 July 2021 Charles-Cook was called up to Grenada's squad for the

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. He started all three matches as Grenada exited at the group stage, making his debut in the side's opening game of the tournament, a 4–0 defeat to

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Personal life

Charles-Cook was born in England and is of Jamaican and Grenadian descent. He is the brother of fellow professional footballers Anthony Cook, Roman Charles-Cook and Reice Charles-Cook; they grew up with two other brothers in Beckenham. Charles-Cook's uncle,

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, is a former British

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boxing champion.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Individual

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* Scottish Premiership Top Scorer: 2021–22 (shared) * Scottish Premiership Player of the Month: January 2022

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Charles-Cook, Regan 1997 births Living people Footballers from the London Borough of Lewisham Grenadian men's footballers Grenada men's international footballers English men's footballers English people of Jamaican descent Sportspeople of Jamaican descent English sportspeople of Grenadian descent English sportspeople of Jamaican descent Men's association football wingers Charlton Athletic F.C. players Solihull Moors F.C. players Woking F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Ross County F.C. players English Football League players 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players National League (English football) players Scottish Professional Football League players Footballers from Beckenham Arsenal F.C. players Scottish league football top scorers K.A.S. Eupen players Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Belgian Pro League players English expatriate men's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Grenadian expatriate men's footballers