Young Chelsea winger to undergo maiden loan spell in League Two

Academy player, Charlie Wakefield, has joined League Two side Stevenage on loan for the season in his first spell away from Chelsea. He also signed a new two-year-deal earlier this month.

The 19-year-old joined Chelsea as an under-12 and played in various positions over the years before finally settling into a right-wing role. Wakefield has winners’ medals from two successful UEFA Youth League and FA Youth Cup campaigns apiece, and was a Development Squad regular last season when fit. He missed parts of last season due to a hamstring problem and is currently injured as well, so he’ll return to full fitness at Cobham first and then link up with Stevenage in the coming weeks.

On a slight tangent, earlier this year Wakefield won the hearts of many Chelsea fans on social media after uploading a picture of his father standing next to a lavish-looking Jaguar car, that had in fact been a 50th birthday gift from son to father.

Here’s hoping he does his father and himself proud even further, out in the world of senior football. Good luck, Charlie!