Chelsea’s Charlie Colkett: A Thinking Man’s Footballer Making Big Strides

Read Charlie Colkett’s social media pages, and the bios remain close to identical; the Chelsea youngster is pushing the same message. “Graft n stay humble” it reads on Twitter with an emoji of hands praying to the heavens. His Instagram account says something similar.

In two short sentences, it sums up what the midfielder is all about. The sentiment isn’t just good public relations; speak to him, and you get a feeling for a player who is determined to make his way in football on the back of those simple, yet endearing qualities.

Colkett is eloquent and polite; he makes you forget that stood in front of you is a player capable of achieving his lofty ambitions in the game. Added to his desire to work hard for his rewards, he’s a supremely talented player, and he’s been showing it while on loan at Bristol Rovers from Chelsea this term.

Indeed, for those who weren’t already familiar with his talents, Colkett’s name became familiar last month when he sent the internet into meltdown with a back flick against MK Dons that helped drag Rovers back into contention in a game they were losing 3-1 with three minutes remaining.

Bristol Rovers star Charlie Colkett with an unbelievable first time pass against MK Dons.