Bismark Charles
Ghanaian footballer (born 2001)
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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.
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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 | 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 | 32 | (8) |
| 2025–2026 | → Vllaznia Shkodër (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 June 2026 | |||
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 16 February 2025[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 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 5 | ||
| Vllaznia(loan) | 2025–26 | Kategoria Superiore | – | – | – | – | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 86 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 20 | ||
Honours
CSKA Sofia[12]