Charlie Trafford

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Charlie Trafford
Trafford with Cavalry in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-05-24) 24 May 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cavalry FC
Youth career
Calgary Foothills
Vancouver Whitecaps
De Graafschap
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 York Lions 15 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 SC Toronto
2013–2014 IFK Mariehamn 7 (2)
2014 TPS 5 (0)
2014–2015 KuPS 49 (8)
2015–2017 Korona Kielce 3 (0)
2017 Sandecja Nowy Sącz 8 (0)
2017 RoPS 6 (1)
2017–2020 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 70 (1)
2020–2021 Hamilton Academical 17 (0)
2021–2022 Wrexham 0 (0)
2022– Cavalry FC 51 (0)
International career‡
2015– Canada 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 28, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2017

Charlie Trafford (born 24 May 1992) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Cavalry FC.

Club career[edit]

Youth and College[edit]

Born in Calgary, Alberta, Trafford spent time playing local youth soccer before joining the Whitecaps Residency.[2] He later played college soccer with York University, and also spent time with Dutch club De Graafschap.[2] In 2012, he played with SC Toronto of the Canadian Soccer League.[3]

Finland[edit]

Trafford began his senior professional career in Finland, playing with IFK Mariehamn, TPS and KuPS.[1] While with KuPS, Trafford won their 2014 Player of the Year and Goal of the Year awards.[4]

Poland[edit]

Trafford signed with Ekstraklasa club Korona Kielce on 24 November 2015.[5][6] He made his debut against Pogoń Szczecin on 15 February 2016. Trafford would struggle to receive playing time with Korona Kielce, and in March 2017 would transfer to Polish First League side Sandecja Nowy Sącz.[7]

Return to Finland[edit]

Trafford returned to Finland and signed with RoPS on 14 July 2017.[8] He made his debut for them against FC Lahti on 16 July.

Scotland[edit]

After only a month with RoPS, Trafford transferred to Scottish side Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 18 August 2017.[9] He made his debut the next day against Greenock Morton. Trafford would start regularly for the club during his first two months, but would lose his starting spot after injuring his thumb.[10] Trafford would be in and out of the starting lineup during his first 2.5 years at Inverness, showing good form when getting a regular run of games.[11][12] He left the club at the end of the 2019–20 season.[13] He then signed for Hamilton Academical.[14] On 19 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Hamilton at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.[15]

Wales[edit]

Trafford signed with National League side Wrexham on 25 October 2021, signing a short team deal following a successful trial.[16] In January 2022, it was announced that Trafford's contract had expired without making an appearance for the club.[17]

Cavalry FC[edit]

On 17 February 2022, Trafford signed a two-year contract with his hometown club, Canadian Premier League side Cavalry FC, where he joined his cousin Mason.[18]

In January 2024, Trafford extended his contract with Cavalry through the 2025 season, with a club option for 2026.[19][20]

International career[edit]

Trafford received his first call up to the Canada national team on 6 October 2015 as a replacement for Kyle Bekker, who withdrew from the squad due to injury.[21] He earned his first cap seven days later on 13 October, starting in central midfield against Ghana.[22]

Personal life[edit]

His cousin Mason Trafford is also a professional soccer player. Both have played for IFK Mariehamn and Cavalry FC.[2]

Career statistics[edit]

As of April 28, 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mariehamn 2013 Veikkausliiga 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2
TPS 2014 Veikkausliiga 5 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 9 0
KuPS 2014 Veikkausliiga 21 3 — — 0 0 21 3
2015 28 5 3 0 4 1 0 0 35 6
Total 49 8 3 0 4 1 0 0 56 9
Korona Kielce 2015–16 Ekstraklasa 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 3 0
2016–17 0 0 1 0 — 0 0 1 0
Total 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Sandecja Nowy Sącz 2016–17 Ekstraklasa 8 0 0 0 — 0 0 8 0
RoPS 2017 Veikkausliiga 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2017–18 Scottish Championship 26 0 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 28 0
2018–19 24 1 6 0 3 0 5 1 38 2
2019–20 20 0 3 1 3 0 4 1 30 2
Total 70 1 10 1 6 0 10 2 96 4
Hamilton Academical 2020–21 Scottish Premiership 17[b] 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 18 1
Cavalry FC 2022 Canadian Premier League 23 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 26 0
2023 25 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 29 0
2024 3 0 1 0 0 0 2[c] 0 6 0
Total 51 0 4 0 0 0 6 0 61 0
Career total 216 12 19 1 14 2 16 2 265 17
  1. ^ Appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Includes appearance on 1 May 2021, v St Mirren not recorded on Soccerbase or Soccerway:[23]
  3. ^ Appearance in continental competition

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Charlie Trafford at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Steve Bottjer (24 November 2013). "Red Nation Interview Series: Charlie Trafford". Red Nation Online. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Canadian Soccer League". 6 June 2012. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Steve Bottjer (1 December 2014). "Trafford aiming to build on breakthrough year". Red Nation Online. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Reprezentant Kanady w Koronie!". 24 November 2015. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  6. ^ Molinaro, John (24 November 2015). "Canadian midfielder Trafford joins Polish club".
  7. ^ "Charlie Trafford piłkarzem Sandecji". MKS Sanecja Nowy Sacz. 1 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Kanadalainen Charlie Trafford vahvistaa Rovaniemen Palloseuraa". 14 July 2017. Archived from the original on 30 October 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  9. ^ Skinner, Andy (18 August 2017). "Done deal: Caley Jags get Charlie Trafford".
  10. ^ "Charlie Trafford determined to win back Caley Thistle spot after "stupid" thumb injury". Highland News. 30 November 2017.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ Andy Skinner (13 November 2019). "Trafford challenged to consolidate Caley Jags midfield place". The Press and Journal.
  12. ^ Andy Skinner (9 November 2019). "Caley Thistle's Gayfield trip nothing compared to Trafford's experiences playing in freezing Finland". The Press and Journal.
  13. ^ "End of Season 2019/20 Squad Update". 2 June 2020.
  14. ^ "Trafford agrees deal with Premiership side Accies after leaving Inverness".
  15. ^ "End of Season Summary". 19 May 2021. Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  16. ^ "SIGNED | Wrexham Sign Midfielder Charlie Trafford". www.wrexhamafc.co.uk.
  17. ^ "SQUAD UPDATE: Dawid Szczepaniak extends contract; Charlie Trafford released". Wrexham FC. 31 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Cavalry FC Welcomes "New Trafford" To the Roster". Cavalry FC. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  19. ^ "Cavalry FC Re-signs midfielder Charlie Trafford". Cavalry FC. 22 January 2024.
  20. ^ Jacques, John (22 January 2024). "Cavalry Inks Charlie Trafford To Multi-Year Deal". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  21. ^ "Canada loses 2 to injury ahead of Ghana friendly". 6 October 2015.
  22. ^ "Canada MNT deliver impressive performance in Ghana draw". 13 October 2015. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  23. ^ McConnell, Martin (1 May 2021). "St Mirren 1—2 Accies, 1st May 2021". hamiltonacciesfc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2021.

External links[edit]

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