Charles John Daniels (born 7 September 1986) is an English former professional

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who played as a defender. Starting his career at

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, he experienced a number of loans before joining

Leyton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club is a professional football club based in Leyton, East London, England, who compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They are the second oldest football club in London to play at a profession ...

. In 2012, he was signed by AFC Bournemouth, where he experienced promotion from

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and the

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, staying with the club for the duration of the first spell in the

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. He finished his career with spells at

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and

Colchester United Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...

. He is currently under 18s coach at

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Career

Early career

Daniels was born in Harlow, Essex, and grew up in nearby

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where he attended Highams Park School. He started his career playing for youth club Ridgeway Rovers and Interwood then moved onto

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before joining

's youth academy. He worked his way up through to the reserves, before earning his first professional contract in July 2005. Daniels spent time on loan at

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during the 2006–07 season, but sustained an injury in only his second game, and returned to Tottenham. In the summer of 2007,

boss,

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signed Daniels on loan for the entire

season, after watching him regularly in the Tottenham reserves. Following his last game at Orient, Daniels was sent back to Tottenham, where he had a year remaining on his contract. In August 2008, he joined Gillingham on a one-month loan. He made his debut for Gillingham in a 1–0 home win over

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and scored his only goal for the club with a free kick in a 3–0 home win over

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. Daniels then returned to Spurs at the end of September and expressed an interest in trying to break into the first team. Daniels returned to Orient in the January transfer window of 2009 on a free transfer.

AFC Bournemouth

In November 2011, Daniels joined AFC Bournemouth, initially on a loan deal as the signing was outside of the transfer window, but with the deal to become permanent in the January 2012 transfer window with the contract lasting for three years. On 8 August 2017, Daniels extended his contract with the club for a further three years. On 29 August 2019, Daniels was stretchered off in the 37th minute of Bournemouth's defeat to Manchester City with a dislocated right patella and ruled out for the rest of the season.

Shrewsbury Town

On 23 October 2020, Daniels signed for

side

on a short-term deal until January 2021. He scored his first goal for the club in an

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tie against

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on 7 November 2020. His first league goal followed on 12 December, the only goal of a 1–0 win away at league leaders

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at the

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. Daniels, alongside former Bournemouth teammate

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, left the club on 19 January 2021 after his contract expired.

Portsmouth

On 23 January 2021, Daniels joined

side

on a deal until the end of the 2020–21 season. He scored his first goal for the club on 10 April 2021 in a 2–1 defeat to

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Colchester United and retirement

On 17 August 2021, Daniels signed for

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side

on a one-year deal, having been on trial at the club. He made his debut the same day from the substitutes bench in Colchester's 1–1 draw with

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. While at Colchester, Daniels began coaching with

's under-18 side in a part-time capacity. In January 2022, following the departure of

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as Colchester head coach, he made the decision to retire from playing and concentrate on his coaching role.

Career statistics

Honours

AFC Bournemouth * Football League One runner-up:

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* Football League Championship: 2014–15 Individual * PFA Team of the Year: 2012–13 League One *

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: August 2017

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Daniels, Charlie 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Harlow English footballers Association football defenders Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players AFC Bournemouth players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Colchester United F.C. players English Football League players Premier League players Watford F.C. non-playing staff