Charlie Martin Seaman (born 30 September 1999) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Ebbsfleet United Ebbsfleet United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Northfleet, Kent, England. The club compete in the National League South, the sixth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1946 from the merger ...

Playing career

Seaman began his career as a youth player at

West Ham United West Ham United Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Stratford, London, Stratford, East London, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English f ...

. He was released in 2016 and joined

AFC Bournemouth AFC Bournemouth ( ) is a professional association football club based in Kings Park, Boscombe, a suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset, England. The club compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. ...

, playing initially in their under-18 team. He joined Weymouth in the Southern League on a youth loan in November 2017, scoring on his debut against

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. He signed his first professional contract with Bournemouth in 2018. In January 2019, he was loaned to

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club

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until the end of the 2018–19 season. He made his debut in a 1–0 defeat against Ayr United. Seaman was on trial with

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club

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in July 2019, playing in a pre-season friendly against Taunton Town. In September 2019, Bournemouth loaned him to

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in the

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until the following January. After making 24 appearances for Eastleigh, he returned to Bournemouth having been ruled out for the next three months with a hamstring injury. Seaman went on loan again at the end of the January 2020 transfer window, joining Maidstone United in

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until the end of the 2019–20 season. They were willing to sign him while he was still recovering from injury, as it was at no cost to the club. He made his Maidstone debut as a substitute against Eastbourne Borough on 14 March, just prior to football being suspended due to the

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. Seaman was released by Bournemouth at the end of his contract in June 2020. On 1 October 2020, he joined League One club

Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system after winning the 202 ...

on a one-year contract and was subsequently loaned out to Maidstone United. He returned to Doncaster for the remainder of the 2020–21 season as the regional National League season at Maidstone was cancelled. On 27 July 2023, Seaman joined

side

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They were founded in 190 ...

on a season-long loan. On 5 January 2024, his loan spell was terminated by mutual consent after Seaman had made 16 appearances and scored twice for Hartlepool. On 19 January 2024, he signed for National League side

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until the end of the 2023–24 season. On 15 May 2024, Doncaster announced he would be released in the summer when his contract expired. On 4 June 2024, Seaman returned to Maidstone United on a permanent basis having had two previous loan spells with the club. In June 2025, Seaman joined recently relegated National League South side

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Seaman, Charlie 1999 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks West Ham United F.C. players AFC Bournemouth players Weymouth F.C. players Dundee United F.C. players Eastleigh F.C. players Maidstone United F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players Wealdstone F.C. players Ebbsfleet United F.C. players Southern Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players National League (English football) players English Football League players Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century English sportsmen