Liverpool defender Jon Flanagan has been charged with common assault.
Merseyside Police said it followed an incident in Liverpool city centre at around 3.20am last Friday.
The Premier League player is due appear at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on 2 January.
A spokesman for Liverpool FC said: “The club has been made aware of an alleged incident involving a member of the first team playing squad.
“We will be making no further comment on the matter while the process is ongoing with the relevant authorities.”
Liverpool FC defender Jon Flanagan has been charged with common assault
Liverpool-born Flanagan, who came through the team’s academy system, has made more than 50 first-team appearances since his debut aged 18.
He won one England cap in 2014, in a warm-up friendly for the World Cup.
Flanagan spent last season on loan at Burnley, following a 20-month spell out of the game due to injury.
He has had only one outing for Liverpool this season, in the Carabao Cup.
A spokesman for Merseyside Police said: “Merseyside Police can confirm that Jonathan Patrick Flanagan, aged 24, from Cressington in Liverpool has been charged with Section 39 common assault following an incident on Duke Street in Liverpool city centre at around 3.20am on Friday, 22 December.
“He has been released on conditional police bail and will appear before Liverpool City Magistrates’ Court on 2 January, 2018 .”