Bismark Charles

Bismark Charles

Charles in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Bismark Charles Kwarena Sie
Date of birth	(2001-05-26) 26 May 2001 (age 23)
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
0000–2019	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	19	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:36, 25 January 2025 (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

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 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

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

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

Club

As of match played 19 January 2025[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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	19	4	0	0	—		—		19	4
Career total			83	16	7	3	3	0	0	0	93	19

Honours

CSKA Sofia[12]

• Bulgarian Cup: 2020–21

References

1. "Vushtrria transferon tetë futbollistë, gjashtë prej tyre janë të huaj". Vushtrria Online (in Albanian). 1 February 2020.
2. "Në kohën shtesë iu mohua fitorja". TopSporti (in Albanian). 5 March 2020.
3. "Fillim historik për debutuesin". 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'". TopSporti (in Albanian). 25 October 2020.
5. "ЦСКА подписа с Бисмарк Чарлс" (in Bulgarian). PFC CSKA Sofia. 12 February 2021.
6. "Лудогорец 1–0 ЦСКА-София" (in Bulgarian). First Professional Football League (Bulgaria). 27 February 2021.
7. "ЦСКА отстъпи в Разград" (in Bulgarian). PFC CSKA Sofia. 27 February 2021.
8. "ЦСКА победи Черно море за Купата (РЕПОРТАЖ)" (in Bulgarian). PFC CSKA Sofia. 2 March 2021.
9. "Купата е наша! (РЕПОРТАЖ)" (in Bulgarian). PFC CSKA Sofia. 19 May 2021.
10. 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.
11. E. Škorić (3 March 2024). "Sarajevo poniženo na Grbavici, Galić junak Plavih!" (in Bosnian). sportsport.ba. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
12. "B. Charles: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 19 April 2024.

External links

• Bismark Charles at Sofascore