Bismark Charles

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 Pirin Blagoevgrad on loan from CSKA Sofia.

Bismark Charles
Charles in 2022
Personal information
Full name Bismark Charles Kwarena Sie
Date of birth (2001-05-26) 26 May 2001
Place of birth Berekum, Ghana
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Pirin Blagoevgrad
(on loan from CSKA Sofia)
Number 99
Youth career
0000–2019 Berekum Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Vushtrria 9 (4)
2020–2021 Trepça '89 17 (6)
2021– CSKA Sofia 35 (2)
2023– → Pirin Blagoevgrad (loan) 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:36, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Vushtrria

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

On 1 August 2020, Charles joined Kosovo Superleague 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 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, Bismark scored the winner in the Bulgarian Cup final against Arda Kurdzhali in 85th minute, which granted CSKA Sofia their 21st Bulgarian Cup.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of matches played 7 June 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vushtrria 2019–20 Kosovo Superleague 9400——94
Trepça '89 2020–21 17600——176
CSKA Sofia 2020–21 Bulgarian First League 12243——165
2021–22 110103000150
2022–23 11020——130
Total 352733000455
Pirin Blagoevgrad (loan) 2023–24 Bulgarian First League 0000——00
Career total 61127330007115

Honours

CSKA Sofia

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Në kohën shtesë iu mohua fitorja" [In extra time was denied the victory]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 5 March 2020.
  3. "Fillim historik për debutuesin" [Historical start for the debutant]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 18 September 2020.
  4. "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.
  5. "ЦСКА подписа с Бисмарк Чарлс" [CSKA signed with Bismark Charles Charles] (in Bulgarian). PFC CSKA Sofia. 12 February 2021.
  6. "Лудогорец 1–0 ЦСКА-София" [Ludogorets 1–0 CSKA-Sofia] (in Bulgarian). First Professional Football League (Bulgaria). 27 February 2021.
  7. "ЦСКА отстъпи в Разград" [CSKA lost in Razgrad] (in Bulgarian). PFC CSKA Sofia. 27 February 2021.
  8. "ЦСКА победи Черно море за Купата (РЕПОРТАЖ)" [CSKA beat Cherno More for the Cup (REPORT)] (in Bulgarian). PFC CSKA Sofia. 2 March 2021.
  9. "Купата е наша! (РЕПОРТАЖ)" [The trophy is ours (REPORT)] (in Bulgarian). PFC CSKA Sofia. 19 May 2021.
  10. Bismark Charles at Soccerway
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