Charles Sagoe Jr
.jpg) Sagoe Jr in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Kwame Sagoe Junior | ||
| Date of birth | 24 July 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston upon Thames, England | ||
| Position | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Kalmar (on loan from Arsenal) | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Fulham | ||
| 2015–2023 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Swansea City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Kalmar (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:29, 25 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Charles Kwame Sagoe Junior (/ˈseɪɡəʊ/ SAY-goh; born 24 July 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Allsvenskan club Kalmar, on loan from Arsenal.
Career
Sagoe Jr played for Arsenal since U12 level having previously played with Fulham. He progressed through the Arsenal academy and represented the club's under-21 side in the EFL Trophy during the 2021–22 season.[1]
In September 2023, he was called up to the Arsenal first-team squad training ahead of their UEFA Champions League match against PSV Eindhoven.[2] On 27 September 2023, he made his senior debut for Arsenal, starting in the EFL Cup against Brentford.[3]
On 1 February 2024 he went out on loan to EFL Championship team Swansea City for the remainder of the 2023–24 season.[4]
On 16 August 2024, Sagoe Jr joined League One side Shrewsbury Town on a season-long loan deal.[5] He returned to his parent club on 6 January 2025.[6]
On 10 February 2026, Sagoe Jr joined Swedish Allsvenskan side Kalmar on a season-long loan.[7]
Personal life
Sagoe Jr was born in England, and he is of Ghanaian and Liberian descent. As a result, he is eligible to represent England, Ghana and Liberia at international level.[8]
In October 2025, Sagoe Jr declined a call up from Liberia, for whom he is eligible to play through his mother. In a press conference about Sagoe's invitation, Liberia's interim head coach Thomas Kojo stated that "I don't think the parents are ready for him to come to Liberia."[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 30 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal U21 | 2021–22[10] | — | — | — | — | — | 1[c] | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23[11] | — | — | — | — | — | 4[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24[12] | — | — | — | — | — | 4[c] | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 2024–25[13] | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2025–26[14] | — | — | — | — | — | 3[c] | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| Arsenal U21 total | — | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 | ||||||
| Arsenal | 2023–24[12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024–25[13] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26[14] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Arsenal total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Swansea City (loan) | 2023–24[12] | Championship | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2024–25[13] | League One | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Kalmar FF (loan) | 2026[14] | Allsvenskan | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 45 | 6 | ||
References
- ↑ "Meet the Ghanaian teenager Charles Sagoe Jr. who is changing the tempo in football". Ghanaweb.com. 19 March 2022. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ↑ Critchlow, Dan (20 September 2023). "Arsenal to call up 2 youth players for Champions League clash". Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ↑ Chan, Marcus (27 September 2023). "Meet Charles Sagoe Jr, the Arsenal wonderkid handed shock start vs Brentford in Carabao Cup". SportBible. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ↑ "Charles Sagoe jr joins Swansea City On loan". arsenal.com. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ↑ "Shrewsbury sign young Arsenal winger Sagoe on loan". BBC Sport. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "Charles Sagoe Jr returns to Arsenal". www.shrewsburytown.com. 6 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ↑ Images, Foto: Julian Finney / Getty (10 February 2026). "Kalmar lånar från Arsenal". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 February 2026.
- ↑ "Charles Sagoe Jr. Is Changing The Tempo In Football". africa.com. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ↑ "Arsenal winger receives first international call-up – but has yet to make a final decision". charleswatts.football. Charles Watts Football. 8 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
- ↑ "Games played by Charles Sagoe Jr in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ↑ "Games played by Charles Sagoe Jr in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Games played by Charles Sagoe Jr in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- 1 2 3 "Games played by Charles Sagoe Jr in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- 1 2 3 "Games played by Charles Sagoe Jr in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
External links
- Charles Sagoe Jr at Soccerway
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
- People from Kingston upon Thames
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Swansea City A.F.C. players
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- Kalmar FF players
- English Football League players
- English people of Ghanaian descent
- Sportspeople of Ghanaian descent
- Black British sportsmen
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- English expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- English expatriate sportspeople in Sweden