Charlie Trafford
Charlie Trafford (born 24 May 1992) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Cavalry FC. Club career. Youth and College. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Trafford spent time playing local youth soccer before joining the Whitecaps Residency. He later played college soccer with York University, and also spent time with Dutch club De Graafschap. In 2012, he played with SC Toronto of the Canadian Soccer League. Finland. Trafford began his senior professional career in Finland, playing with IFK Mariehamn, TPS and KuPS. While with KuPS, Trafford won their 2014 Player of the Year and  Goal of the Year awards. Poland. Trafford signed with Ekstraklasa club Korona Kielce on 24 November 2015. 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. Return to Finland. Trafford returned to Finland and signed with RoPS on 14 July 2017. He made his debut for them against FC Lahti on 16 July. Scotland. After only a month with RoPS, Trafford transferred to Scottish side Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 18 August 2017. 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. 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. He left the club at the end of the 2019–20 season. He then signed for Hamilton Academical. On 19 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Hamilton at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract. Wales. Trafford  signed with National League side Wrexham on 25 October 2021, signing a short team deal following a successful trial. In January 2022, it was announced that Trafford's contract had expired without making an appearance for the club.<ref>