Bismarck Charles
Quick Facts
Biography
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.
Club career
Vushtrria
On 1 February 2020, Charles joined Kosovo Superleague side Vushtrria. 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.
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. 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.
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. 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. 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.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.
Career statistics
Club
- As of matches played 7 June 2023
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 6 | |||
CSKA Sofia | 2020–21 | Bulgarian First League | 12 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 16 | 5 | ||
2021–22 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | 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 | ||
Career total | 61 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 15 |
Honours
CSKA Sofia
- Bulgarian Cup: 2020–21