Bismark Charles
| 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 | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | CSKA Sofia | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Berekum Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Vushtrria | 9 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | Trepça '89 | 17 | (6) |
| 2021– | CSKA Sofia | 15 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:17, 16 December 2021 (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 Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia his agent is Predrag Risticvic Lions Sports AG & Partners.
Club career[]
Vushtrria[]
On 1 February 2020, Charles joined Football Superleague of Kosovo 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[]
On 1 August 2020, Charles joined Football Superleague of Kosovo side Trepça '89. On 18 September 2020, he made his debut in a 2–0 home defeat against Arbëria after coming on as a substitute at 73rd minute in place of Mohamed Darwish.[3] On 25 October 2020, Charles scored hat-trick that was also his first goals for Trepça '89 in his seventh appearance for the club in a 4–3 home win over Ballkani in Football Superleague of Kosovo.[4]
CSKA Sofia[]
On 12 February 2021, Charles joined Bulgarian First League side CSKA Sofia after a trial that was approved by head coach Bruno Akrapović.[5] Fifteen days later, he made his debut in a 1–0 away defeat against Ludogorets Razgrad after coming on as a substitute at 76th minute in place of Georgi Yomov.[6][7] Three days after debut, "The Chancellor" as he is called by the media in Bulgaria, because of the same name as Otto von Bismarck marks his first goal for the "armymen" in the 2020–21 Bulgarian Cup round of 16 against Cherno More Varna. [8] On 19 May 2021, Bismark scored the winner in Bulgaria Cup Final against Arda Kurdzhali in 85th minute which granted CSKA Sofia their 21st Bulgarian Cup.[9]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of matches played 16 December 2021[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vushtrria | 2019–20 | Football Superleague of Kosovo | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 4 | ||
| Trepça '89 | 2020–21 | Football Superleague of Kosovo | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 6 | ||
| CSKA Sofia | 2020–21 | Bulgarian First League | 12 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 16 | 5 | ||
| 2021–22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 15 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 41 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 15 | ||
Honours[]
CSKA Sofia
References[]
- ^ "Vushtrria transferon tetë futbollistë, gjashtë prej tyre janë të huaj" [Vushtrria transfers eight footballers, six of them are foreigners]. Vushtrria Online (in Albanian). 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Në kohën shtesë iu mohua fitorja" [In extra time was denied the victory]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Fillim historik për debutuesin" [Historical start for the debutant]. 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'" ['Crazy' return to Mitrovica, Ballkani were in the lead by three goals, but the 89th finally wins the match – Bismark Charles hero of the 'Miners']. TopSporti (in Albanian). 25 October 2020.
- ^ "ЦСКА подписа с Бисмарк Чарлс" [CSKA signed with Bismark Charles Charles] (in Bulgarian). PFC CSKA Sofia. 12 February 2021.
- ^ "Лудогорец 1–0 ЦСКА-София" [Ludogorets 1–0 CSKA-Sofia] (in Bulgarian). First Professional Football League (Bulgaria). 27 February 2021.
- ^ "ЦСКА отстъпи в Разград" [CSKA lost in Razgrad] (in Bulgarian). PFC CSKA Sofia. 27 February 2021.
- ^ "ЦСКА победи Черно море за Купата (РЕПОРТАЖ)" [CSKA beat Cherno More for the Cup (REPORT)] (in Bulgarian). PFC CSKA Sofia. 2 March 2021.
- ^ "Купата е наша! (РЕПОРТАЖ)" [The trophy is ours (REPORT)] (in Bulgarian). PFC CSKA Sofia. 19 May 2021.
- ^ Bismark Charles at Soccerway
External links[]
- Bismark Charles at Soccerway
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- Living people
- People from Berekum
- Ghanaian footballers
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