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Name: Pierce Joseph Charles Born: 21 July 2005, Manchester (ENG) Height: 6.01 ft / 1.81 m Weight: 11.02 st / 71 kg Position: Goalkeeper Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Under-21, Under-19, Under-17. Club Career: Teams ..... -Seasons- Signed -Fee- League Man. City .................. Youth 0(0)/0 Sheff. Wed. 23/4-date Aug-21  Biography: Younger brother of Shea Charles, the siblings were also on the books of Manchester City's Academy together. In August 2021 Pierce joined Sheffield Wednesday and he was quickly training with the firstteam. In January 2024 he made his debut in an FA Cup tie against Coventry. Although still back-up in the league, he was installed as his clubs' "cup 'keeper" for 2024/25. Charles followed his brother through the Northern Ireland youth teams before earning a first senior call-up in May 2024. That summer he was number one for the Under-19 team as Northern Ireland hosted the European Championships. Northern Ireland Under-21 Cap Det

693 vs Belarus - 694  - 695 vs --- Tuesday 15th October 2024. KO: 19:45 (BST) 2024-25 UEFA Nations League - Group C3 NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) 5-0 BULGARIA (BUL) (H/T 3-0) Venue: The National Stadium at Windsor Park, Belfast Attendance: 17,891 Referee:  Jérôme Brisard (FRA) Assistant referees:  Alexis Auger (FRA), Nicolas Danos (FRA) Video Assistant Referee:  Eric Wattellier (FRA) Assistant Video Assistant Referee:  Bastien Dechepy (FRA) Fourth official: Mathieu Vernice FRA Goals: NIR   Price (15, 29, 81), Mitov (32 og), Magennis (89); BUL - NORTHERN IRELAND: (green - green - white) Manager: Michael O'Neill Captain: Conor Bradley [2] (3-5-2) P. Charles; T. Hume, P. McNair, E. Toal _ 41 [C. Brown 45 ]; C. Bradley, S. Charles [J. Magennis 85 ], A. McCann, B. Spencer, I. Price  _ 25  [B. Lyons  85 ]; C. Marshall [P. Smyth 74 ], D. Charles [J. Reid 74 ] Unused subs: L. Southwood (gk), C. Pym (gk), J. Lewis, G. Saville, L. Bonis, J. Thompson, C. Boyd-Munce BULGARIA: (white - white - red

692 vs Bulgaria - 693  - 694 vs Bulgaria 12th October 2024. KO: 20:45 (local) / 19:45 (BST 2024-25 UEFA Nations League - Group C3 BELARUS (BLR) 0-0 NORTHERN IRELAND (NIR) (H/T 0-0) Venue: ZTE Arena, Zalaegerszeg (HUN) Attendance: (behind closed doors) Referee:  Henrik Nalbandyan (ARM) Assistant referees:  Mesrop Ghazaryan (ARM), Artur Gdlyan (ARM) Fourth official:  Yura Mahtesyan (ARM) NORTHERN IRELAND: (all white) Manager: Michael O'Neill Captain: Conor Bradley (3-5-2) P. Charles; T. Hume, P. McNair, E. Toal _ ; C. Bradley, I. Price, S. Charles, G. Saville, J. Lewis; J. Reid, C. Marshall BELARUS: (all garnet red) Head Coach: Carlos Alos (ESP) Captain: Sergei Politevich Pre-Match: Northern Ireland Squad ( BBC ) Goalkeepers: Bailey Peacock-Farrell # (Birmingham City), Luke Southwood (Bolton Wanderers), Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday), Christy Pym* (Mansfield Town) Defenders: Paddy McNair (West Bromwich Albion, on loan from San Diego FC), Jamal Lewis (Sao Paulo, on loan from Ne

Name: Christy James Pym Born: 24 April 1995, Exeter (England) Height: 6.00 ft / 1.83 m Weight: 11.09 st  / 73.9 kg Position: Goalkeeper Representative Honours:  England: 3 Under-20 Caps (2014) . Club Honours:  (with Peterborough)  EFL League One Runner-Up 2020/21  (promoted); (with Mansfield)  EFL League Two third place 2023/24 (promoted). Awards:  Exeter City Player of the Year 2017/18 ; Exeter City Supporters' Player of the Year 2017/18 . Club Career: Teams ...... -Seasons- Signed -Fee- -League- FA Cup FL Cup Other Exeter City. 13/4-18/9 Apr-13 Youth 151(0)/0 5(0)/0 5(0)/0 5(0)/0 Peterborough 19/0-22/3 Jul-19 .Free .82(0)/0 6(0)/0 2(0)/0 4(0)/0 Stevenage .. 21/2 .... Jan-22 .Loan .23(0)/0  Mandfield T. 22/3 .... Jul-22 .Loan .42(0)/0 2(0)/0 1(0)/0 Mansfield T. 23/4-date Jul-23 Undis Biography: In October 2024, ahead of a UEFA Nations League double-header against Belarus and Bulgaria, Michael O'Neill found himself short on goalkeepers. Christy Pym's late call-up came out o