Charlton Athletic are delighted to confirm the signing of striker Charlie Kelman from Queens Park Rangers for an undisclosed fee.
The 23-year-old joins the Addicks on a four-year deal after an outstanding 2024/25 season on loan at Leyton Orient, where he scored 27 goals in all competitions and claimed the Sky Bet League One Golden Boot.
Kelman becomes Nathan Jones’ eighth signing of the summer following the arrivals of Sonny Carey, Thomas Kaminski, Tanto Olaofe, Amari’i Bell, Reece Burke, Joe Rankin-Costello and Rob Apter.
After putting pen to paper, Kelman said: “I'm excited to be here. It’s a good squad, defensively solid and going forward very good as well. I feel like I’m ready for the Championship. I’m going to give it my best shot. I want to get my head down, score some goals and enjoy it."
Manager Nathan Jones added: “I’m really delighted we’ve been able to sign Charlie. He’s a player we earmarked a long time ago as someone we really wanted to sign. With our promotion, it was something we went after really hard. I want to thank the Board and the owners for the support we’ve had in getting this over the line. He’s a goalscorer - which he proved last year. He’s scored 27 goals, played lots of games and he’s a great age. He’s everything we want at Charlton and adds to an already really strong strikeforce that we have.”
Born in Basildon, Kelman spent much of his youth in the United States and has been capped by the USA at U18 and U20 level. He joined Southend United in 2018 before moving to QPR in 2020.
Loan spells at Gillingham and Leyton Orient followed, the latter seeing him play a key role in their promotion to Sky Bet League One. A stint at Wigan Athletic preceded his return to Leyton Orient last season, where he netted 21 league goals as they secured a sixth-placed finish.
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