Chris Solly

Christopher James Solly (born 20 January 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right back for Championship club Charlton Athletic.

Chris Solly
Solly playing for Charlton Athletic in 2012
Personal information
Full name Christopher James Solly[1]
Date of birth (1991-01-20) 20 January 1991[2]
Place of birth Rochester, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3]
Playing position(s) Right back[4]
Club information
Current team
 Charlton Athletic
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2009 Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009– Charlton Athletic 301 (3)
National team
2006–2007 England U16 6 (0)
2007–2008 England U17 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:59, 30 December 2019 (UTC)

Career

Solly was born in Rochester, Kent.[5] On 3 May 2009, he made his debut for Charlton Athletic, coming on as a first-half substitute for the injured Darren Ward in a 4–2 victory over Norwich City.[6] Solly made his full debut for the 1st team in the Football League Trophy against Barnet on 6 October 2009. He scored his first goal for the club after coming on as a substitute in the 3–1 win over Leyton Orient on 13 August 2010. Due to the uncertainty over the future of Carl Jenkinson, Solly established himself as first choice right back towards the end of the 2010–11 season.

Despite the arrival of Andy Hughes, he continued to keep his place in the side the following season. Following an impressive 2011–12 season, Solly was voted Charlton's Player of the Year by supporters and selected as Young Player of the Year by the club's management team.[7] He became the first Charlton player to win both awards in the same season since defender Richard Rufus in 1995.

Solly continued his impressive form into the 2012–13 season as Charlton finished 9th in their first season back in the Championship. Solly capped a fine season by winning the Charlton Player of the year award for a second year running.[8]

Despite reported summer interest from Premier League clubs, Solly secured his future to Charlton by signing a new four-year deal in September of the 2013–14 season.[9]

On 1 June 2020, Charlton manager Lee Bowyer confirmed Solly's refusal to play for the club ahead of the resumption of the 2019–20 EFL Championship season, following the suspension of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 5 January 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Charlton Athletic 2008–09[11] Championship 100000—10
2009–10[12] League One 8000101[lower-alpha 1]0100
2010–11[13] League One 141001000151
2011–12[14] League One 440301000480
2012–13[15] Championship 4510000—451
2013–14[16] Championship 1200000—120
2014–15[17] Championship 3800000—380
2015–16[18] Championship 3400010—350
2016–17[19] League One 27000001[lower-alpha 2]0280
2017–18[20] League One 270100000280
2018–19[21] League One 37100001[lower-alpha 3]0381
2019–20[22] Championship 1401000—150
Career total 30135040303133
  1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearance in EFL Trophy
  3. Appearance in the League One play-offs

Honours

Charlton Athletic

Individual

References
  1. "EFL: Club retained and released lists published". English Football League. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. "Chris Solly". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  3. "C. Solly: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  4. "Chris Solly". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  5. "Chris Solly: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  6. "Norwich drop down to League One". BBC Sport. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  7. "Solly named 2011/12 player of the year". Charlton Athletic F.C. 8 May 2012. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012.
  8. Wright, Matt (5 May 2013). "Solly wins player of the year award". Charlton Athletic F.C. Archived from the original on 27 May 2016.
  9. Stone, Jimmy (5 September 2013). "Solly commits to Charlton until 2017". Charlton Athletic F.C. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  10. "Charlton stars Lyle Taylor, Chris Solly and David Davis are REFUSING to play when the Championship season resumes, reveals manager Lee Bowyer". Talksport. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  11. "Games played by Chris Solly in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  12. "Games played by Chris Solly in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  13. "Games played by Chris Solly in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  14. "Games played by Chris Solly in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  15. "Games played by Chris Solly in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  16. "Games played by Chris Solly in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  17. "Games played by Chris Solly in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  18. "Games played by Chris Solly in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  19. "Games played by Chris Solly in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  20. "Games played by Chris Solly in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  21. "Games played by Chris Solly in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  22. "Games played by Chris Solly in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  23. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 37, 136–137. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  24. Law, James (26 May 2019). "Charlton Athletic 2–1 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
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