Charlie_Reilly_(footballer)
Charlie Reilly (footballer)
Scottish footballer (born 2001)
Charlie Reilly (born 5 December 2001) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a winger and midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Dundee.[1] He has previously played for Hamilton Academical, Partick Thistle and Albion Rovers, as well as having been on loan with Airdrieonians and Arbroath.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2001-12-05) 5 December 2001 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dundee | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2020 | Hamilton Academical | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Hamilton Academical | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Airdrieonians (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Partick Thistle | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Albion Rovers | 62 | (28) |
| 2023– | Dundee | 7 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Arbroath (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:35, 20 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Reilly joined the Hamilton Academical Youth Academy at the age of 9 and would play at every age group in his nine years there.[2] He was a member of Accies' unbeaten Under-17 team which won their Elite Youth League during the 2017–18 season and qualified them to the 2018–19 UEFA Youth League.[3][4]
Reilly would play both games in their two-legged affair against Swiss side FC Basel which ended with a last-minute equaliser assisted by Reilly, followed by a famous win via penalty shoot-out.[5][6][7] Reilly would also play both games in the following round, in which Accies lost to Danish side FC Midtjylland.[8][9]
Hamilton Academical
Shortly after winning the Elite Youth League, Reilly signed his first professional contract with Hamilton Academical at the age of 16, penning a two-year deal.[2] Reilly made three appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup with their U20 team over the following two seasons, but never made an appearance for the senior team.
Airdrieonians (loan)
On 17 August 2019, Reilly joined Scottish League One club Airdrieonians on loan until January 2020.[10] Reilly would make seven appearances while with the Diamonds before returning to his parent club in January 2020. Reilly left Hamilton Accies at the end of his contract in the summer of 2020.
Partick Thistle
On 1 October 2020, following a successful trial period, Reilly signed a one-year deal with Scottish League One club Partick Thistle.[11] Reilly would make three appearances in total for the Jags that season, and was a part of the squad which won the Scottish League One in the 2020–21 season.[12] Reilly left the club upon the expiry of his contract in the summer of 2021.[13]
Albion Rovers
In the summer of 2021, Reilly joined Scottish League Two club Albion Rovers on a one-year deal.[14] After making his debut for the Wee Rovers in a Scottish League Cup draw at home to Ayr United, Reilly scored his first goal for the club and his first senior goal in the same competition away to his former club, Hamilton Accies. He would tally 36 appearances and 7 goals in his first season at Cliftonhill, following a shift from his box-to-box midfielder role to further out wide as a winger.[15] At the end of the season, Reilly signed another one-year deal with Rovers to stay the following season.[15]
Reilly would have a stand-out 2022–23 season, scoring 24 goals and providing 19 assists over 39 games for Albion Rovers, and was awarded League Two's player of the month both in November 2022[16] and in January 2023.[17] Despite immense speculation over his future in January[18] including having supposedly signed a pre-contract agreement with Dundee,[19] Reilly remained with Rovers, with manager Brian Reid saying it would take "something exceptional" to encourage the relegation-threatened side to sell.[20] The success of Reilly's season was such that he was nominated for the PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year award, alongside Celtic players Liel Abada and Matt O'Riley, and Rangers player Malik Tillman.[21] Reilly would also be nominated for and win PFA Scotland's League Two Player of the Year award.[22]
Dundee
On 8 June 2023, after having trained full-time with the club during his prior season with Albion Rovers, Reilly officially signed for Scottish Premiership club Dundee on a two-year deal.[23][24] After spending time out with injury, Reilly made his debut off the bench on 2 September in a league game away to St Johnstone.[25] On 23 February 2024, After impressing in short stints for Dundee and fighting intermittent injury issues, Reilly joined Scottish Championship club Arbroath on loan until the end of the season to get regular playing time.[26][27] He made his debut for the Red Lichties the following day off the bench in a league draw against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[28]
- As of 16 March 2024
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hamilton Academical U20 | 2018–19[29] | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20[30] | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Airdrieonians (loan) | 2019–20[30] | Scottish League One | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Partick Thistle | 2020–21[31] | Scottish League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Albion Rovers | 2021–22[32] | Scottish League Two | 28 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 36 | 7 |
| 2022–23[33] | 34 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 43 | 24 | ||
| Total | 62 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 79 | 31 | ||
| Dundee | 2023–24[34] | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Arbroath | 2023–24[34] | Scottish Championship | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 82 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 105 | 31 | ||
- Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
- Appearance(s) in the Scottish Challenge Cup and the Scottish League Two play-offs
Partick Thistle
Individual
- SPFL Scottish League Two Player of the Month: November 2022,[16] January 2023[17]
- PFA Scotland Team of the Year: 2022–23[35]
- PFA Scotland League Two Player of the Year: 2022–23[22]
- PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year nomination: 2022–23[21]
- Charlie Reilly at Soccerbase
- "Contract News | Charlie Reilly". Hamilton Academical Website. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- "u17s win Elite Youth League". Hamilton Academical Website. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- McGilvray, Andy (9 June 2018). "Hamilton Accies coach George Cairns says under-17s feat won't be repeated". Daily Record. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- UEFA.com. "Basel-Hamilton | UEFA Youth League 2018/19". UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- UEFA.com. "Hamilton-Basel | UEFA Youth League 2018/19". UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- "Accies Win UEFA Youth League Thriller". Hamilton Academical Website. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- UEFA.com. "Midtjylland-Hamilton | UEFA Youth League 2018/19". UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- UEFA.com. "Hamilton-Midtjylland | UEFA Youth League 2018/19". UEFA.com. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- "Hamilton starlets join on loan". airdrie. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- "Signing News: Charlie Reilly is a Jag". Partick Thistle FC. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- "Thistle clinch League 1 title | SPFL". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- "Charlie Reilly leaves the Club". Partick Thistle FC. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- Kearney, Ben (30 June 2021). "Charlie Reilly and Max Wright join Albion Rovers!". Albion Rovers. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- Kearney, Ben (8 July 2022). "Charlie Reilly signs on for Season 22/23!". Albion Rovers. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- "November award for Reilly | SPFL". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- "Reilly voted Player of Month | SPFL". spfl.co.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- Cran, George. "Dundee chase highly-rated goalscoring midfielder Charlie Reilly". The Courier. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- Nicolson, Eric. "EXCLUSIVE: Dundee agree deal to sign Albion Rovers goal-scoring sensation Charlie Reilly". The Courier. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- Thomson, Paul (19 January 2023). "Rovers star attracting interest from "plenty of clubs", says boss". Daily Record. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- "The 4 Young Player of the Year nominees from Celtic, Rangers and Albion Rovers". The Scotsman. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- Thomson, Paul (15 May 2023). "Airdrie and Albion Rovers stars take top PFA Scotland prizes". Daily Record. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- "Charlie Reilly signs". Dundee Football Club - Official Website. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- "Forward Reilly joins Dundee on two-year contract". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- "Kucheriavyi nets late double in Dundee draw". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- "Dundee confirm Reilly loan". BBC Sport. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- "Reilly joins Arbroath on loan". Dundee Football Club - Official Website. 23 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- "Arbroath v Inverness Caledonian Thistle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- "Games Played by Charlie Reilly in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- "Games played by Charlie Reilly in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- "Games played by Charlie Reilly in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- "Games played by Charlie Reilly in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- "Games played by Charlie Reilly in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
- "Games played by Charlie Reilly in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- @PFAScotland (5 May 2023). "Your PFA Scotland League 2 Team of the Year - as voted for by the players" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 May 2023 – via Twitter.