Bismark Charles
 Charles in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bismark Charles Kwarena Sie | ||
| Date of birth | 26 May 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Berekum, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Skënderbeu | ||
| Number | 98 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Berekum Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Vushtrria | 9 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | Trepça '89 | 17 | (6) |
| 2021–2024 | CSKA Sofia | 35 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | → Pirin Blagoevgrad (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Željezničar (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Skënderbeu | 7 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:53, 3 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Bismark Charles Kwarena Sie (born 26 May 2001), commonly known as Bismark Charles, is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Skënderbeu.
Club career
[edit]Vushtrria
[edit]On 1 February 2020, Charles joined Kosovo Superleague side Vushtrria.[1] On 5 March 2020, he made his debut against Dukagjini after being named in the starting line-up and scored his side's second goal during a 3–3 home draw.[2]
Trepça '89
[edit]On 1 August 2020, Charles signed with Trepça '89. On 18 September 2020, he made his debut in a 2–0 home defeat to Arbëria, coming on as a substitute in the 73rd minute in place of Mohamed Darwish.[3] On 25 October 2020, Charles scored a hat-trick for Trepça in his seventh appearance for the club in a 4–3 home win over Ballkani.[4]
CSKA Sofia
[edit]On 12 February 2021, Charles joined Bulgarian First League club CSKA Sofia after a trial that was approved by manager Bruno Akrapović.[5] Fifteen days later, he made his debut in a 1–0 away defeat to Ludogorets Razgrad after coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute in place of Georgi Yomov.[6][7]
Three days after his debut, "The Chancellor", as he is called by the media in Bulgaria because of the same name as Otto von Bismarck, marked his first goal for the "armymen", in the 2020–21 Bulgarian Cup round of 16 against Cherno More Varna. [8] On 19 May 2021, Charles scored the winner in the Bulgarian Cup final against Arda Kardzhali in the 85th minute, which granted CSKA Sofia a Bulgarian Cup title.[9]
Loan to Željezničar
[edit]On 30 January 2024, Charles was loaned to Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar for the remainder of the 2023–24 season.[10] He made his debut in a 3–0 home win against Sarajevo in the city derby on 3 March 2024.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 29 September 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vushtrria | 2019–20 | Kosovo Superleague | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 4 | ||
| Trepça '89 | 2020–21 | Kosovo Superleague | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 6 | ||
| CSKA Sofia | 2020–21 | Bulgarian First League | 12 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 16 | 5 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bulgarian First League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Bulgarian First League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 35 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 5 | ||
| Pirin Blagoevgrad (loan) | 2023–24 | Bulgarian First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Željezničar (loan) | 2023–24 | Bosnian Premier League | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Skënderbeu | 2024–25 | Kategoria Superiore | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 71 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 17 | ||
Honours
[edit]CSKA Sofia[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Vushtrria transferon tetë futbollistë, gjashtë prej tyre janë të huaj". Vushtrria Online (in Albanian). 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Në kohën shtesë iu mohua fitorja". TopSporti (in Albanian). 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Fillim historik për debutuesin". TopSporti (in Albanian). 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Rikthim i 'çmendur' në Mitrovicë, Ballkani ishte në epërsi prej tre golave, por 89-shi në fund fiton ndeshjen – Bismark Charles hero i 'Xehetarëve'". TopSporti (in Albanian). 25 October 2020.
- ^ "ЦСКА подписа с Бисмарк Чарлс" (in Bulgarian). PFC CSKA Sofia. 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Лудогорец 1–0 ЦСКА-София" (in Bulgarian). First Professional Football League (Bulgaria). 27 February 2021.
- ^ "ЦСКА отстъпи в Разград" (in Bulgarian). PFC CSKA Sofia. 27 February 2021.
- ^ "ЦСКА победи Черно море за Купата (РЕПОРТАЖ)" (in Bulgarian). PFC CSKA Sofia. 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Купата е наша! (РЕПОРТАЖ)" (in Bulgarian). PFC CSKA Sofia. 19 May 2021.
- ^ E.K. (30 January 2024). "Charles potpisao za Željezničar: Akrapović je odličan trener, sada sam na 70 posto mogućnosti" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ E. Škorić (3 March 2024). "Sarajevo poniženo na Grbavici, Galić junak Plavih!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ a b "B. Charles: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- 2001 births
- Living people
- People from Berekum
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Berekum Chelsea F.C. players
- FC Vushtrria players
- KF Trepça '89 players
- PFC CSKA Sofia players
- OFC Pirin Blagoevgrad players
- FK Željezničar Sarajevo players
- KF Skënderbeu Korçë players
- Football Superleague of Kosovo players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players
- Kategoria Superiore players
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Kosovo
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Kosovo
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Expatriate men's footballers in Albania
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Albania