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My Take
Arter's story is exactly the kind I'm drawn to. He came through Charlton's academy, was released, dropped into non-League football, and clawed his way back rather than fading away. That refusal to accept the scrapheap tells me everything about his character. A combative central midfielder at 176 cm, he was always going to win matches with grit over flair. Football endlessly celebrates the gifted number tens, but I find the players who hit rock bottom and rebuilt themselves far more compelling. Arter turned setback into fuel, and that resilience, more than any single performance, is what makes him worth knowing.
Overview
Harry Nicholas Arter (born 28 December 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a central or defensive midfielder. He began his career at Charlton Athletic, progressing through the club's youth academy before making his professional debut in 2007. He was loaned to non-League clubs Staines Town and Welling United before being released, subsequently joining Woking.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Harry Arter
- Name (Japanese)
- ハリー・アーター
- Reading
- はりー・あーたー
- Born
- December 28, 1989 (age 36)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Snake
- Origin
- Sidcup, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 176 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.