Charlie Collins (footballer)

Charlie Collins

Personal information
Full name	Charlie John Collins
Date of birth	22 November 1991
Place of birth	Hammersmith, England
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Metropolitan Police
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2009–2012	Milton Keynes Dons	3	(0)
2011	→ Kettering Town (loan)	5	(0)
2012	→ Aldershot Town (loan)	1	(0)
2012	→ Tamworth (loan)	6	(0)
2012	→ Tamworth (loan)	14	(1)
2013–	Metropolitan Police	57	(12)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:03, 5 May 2013 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Charlie John Collins (born 22 November 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Metropolitan Police. He began his career with Milton Keynes Dons.

Career

Born in Hammersmith, London,^[1] Collins made his debut for Milton Keynes Dons on 1 May 2010 in the League One clash with Brighton & Hove Albion at the Stadium:mk which ended in 0–0 draw.

On 8 November 2011, Collins featured as a trialist in a match for Forest Green Rovers reserves against Crawley Town.^[2]

On 13 January 2012, it was announced that Collins would be joining Aldershot Town on a one-month loan deal.^[3]

In March 2012 he joined Tamworth on loan, along with team-mate George Baldock.^[4] He made his debut in a 1–1 league draw against Gateshead and completed the full match.^[5]

He was released by the Milton Keynes Dons on 29 December 2012 after the expiration of a six-month contract extension.^[6] On 2 February 2013, he joined Metropolitan Police.^[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 April 2012.

Club	Season	League^[A]		FA Cup		League Cup		Other^[B]		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Milton Keynes Dons	2009–10[8]	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2010–11[9]	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2011–12[10]	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
Kettering Town (loan)	2010–11[11]	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Aldershot Town (loan)	2011–12[12]	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tamworth (loan)	2011–12[13]	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Career totals		15	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	16	0

A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League and Conference National.

B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy.

References

1. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 498. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
2. "Day makes successful return". crawleytownfc.com. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
3. "Aldershot recruit MK Dons forward Charlie Collins on loan". BBC Sport. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
4. "Lambs add Dons pair". NonLeagueDaily.com. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
5. "Tamworth 1–1 Gateshead". BBC Sport. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
6. "Dons release young trio". 29 December 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
7. "Bourne and Tyrell leave as three come in". 2 February 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
8. "MK Dons 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
9. "MK Dons 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
10. "MK Dons 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
11. "Kettering 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
12. "Aldershot 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
13. "Tamworth 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 March 2012.

External links

• Charlie Collins career statistics at Soccerbase