{{Short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 2001)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Bismark Charles |image = Bismark Charles.jpg |caption = Charles in 2022 |fullname = Bismark Charles Kwarena Sie |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|05|26|df=y}} |birth_place = Berekum, Ghana |height = 1.85 m |position = Striker |currentclub = Skënderbeu |clubnumber = 98 |youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2019 |youthclubs1 = Berekum Chelsea |years1 = 2019–2020 |clubs1 = Vushtrria |caps1 = 9 |goals1 = 4 |years2 = 2020–2021 |clubs2 = Trepça '89 |caps2 = 17 |goals2 = 6 |years3 = 2021–2024 |clubs3 = CSKA Sofia |caps3 = 35 |goals3 = 2 |years4 = 2023–2024 |clubs4 = → Pirin Blagoevgrad (loan) |caps4 = 0 |goals4 = 0 |years5 = 2024 |clubs5 = → Željezničar (loan) |caps5 = 3 |goals5 = 0 |years6 = 2024– |clubs6 = Skënderbeu |caps6 = 32 |goals6 = 8 |years7 = 2025– |clubs7 = → Vllaznia Shkodër (loan) |caps7 = 15 |goals7 = 2 |pcupdate = 6 March 2026 }} '''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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://vushtrriaonline.net/2020/02/vushtrria-transferon-tete-futbolliste-gjashte-prej-tyre-jane-te-huaj/|title=Vushtrria transferon tetë futbollistë, gjashtë prej tyre janë të huaj|language=sq|website=Vushtrria Online|date=1 February 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://topsporti.com/artikulli/ne-kohen-shtese-iu-mohua-fitorja/ffk-superliga-e-kosoves|title=Në kohën shtesë iu mohua fitorja|language=sq|website=TopSporti|date=5 March 2020}}</ref>
===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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://topsporti.com/artikulli/fillim-historik-per-debutuesin/ffk-superliga-e-kosoves|title=Fillim historik për debutuesin|language=sq|website=TopSporti|date=18 September 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://telegrafi.com/rikthim-cmendur-ne-mitrovice-ballkani-ishte-ne-epersi-prej-tre-golave-por-89-shi-ne-fund-fiton-ndeshjen-bissmark-hero-xehetareve/|title=Rikthim i 'çmendur' në Mitrovicë, Ballkani ishte në epërsi prej tre golave, por 89-shi në fund fiton ndeshjen – Bismark Charles hero i 'Xehetarëve'|language=sq|website=TopSporti|date=25 October 2020}}</ref>
===CSKA Sofia=== On 12 February 2021, Charles joined Bulgarian First League club CSKA Sofia after a trial that was approved by manager Bruno Akrapović.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://cska.bg/index.php?main_page=document_general_info&cPath=65&products_id=9681&zenid=5947fqjecqjb8e4eqn33u9faf4|title=ЦСКА подписа с Бисмарк Чарлс|language=bg|publisher=PFC CSKA Sofia|date=12 February 2021}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fpleague.bg/bg/live?matchID=9348|title=Лудогорец 1–0 ЦСКА-София|language=bg|publisher=First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|date=27 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://cska.bg/index.php?main_page=document_general_info&cPath=65&products_id=9713|title=ЦСКА отстъпи в Разград|language=bg|publisher=PFC CSKA Sofia|date=27 February 2021}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://cska.bg/index.php?main_page=document_general_info&products_id=9718|title=ЦСКА победи Черно море за Купата (РЕПОРТАЖ)|language=bg|publisher=PFC CSKA Sofia|date=2 March 2021}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://cska.bg/index.php?main_page=document_general_info&products_id=9949|title=Купата е наша! (РЕПОРТАЖ)|language=bg|publisher=PFC CSKA Sofia|date=19 May 2021}}</ref>
====Loan to Željezničar==== On 30 January 2024, Charles was loaned to Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar for the remainder of the 2023–24 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.klix.ba/sport/nogomet/charles-potpisao-za-zeljeznicar-akrapovic-je-odlican-trener-sada-sam-na-70-posto-mogucnosti/240130078|title=Charles potpisao za Željezničar: Akrapović je odličan trener, sada sam na 70 posto mogućnosti|date=30 January 2024|access-date=30 January 2024|language=bs|author=E.K.|publisher=Klix.ba}}</ref> He made his debut in a 3–0 home win against Sarajevo in the city derby on 3 March 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportsport.ba/fudbal/fk-zeljeznicar-fk-sarajevo/469833|title=Sarajevo poniženo na Grbavici, Galić junak Plavih!|date=3 March 2024|access-date=3 March 2024|language=bs|author=E. Škorić|publisher=sportsport.ba}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 16 February 2025}}<ref name="Soccerway">{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/-/655269/|title=B. Charles: Summary|access-date=19 April 2024|website=Soccerway|publisher=Perform Group}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Vushtrria |2019–20 |Kosovo Superleague |9||4||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||9||4 |- |Trepça '89 |2020–21 |Kosovo Superleague |17||6||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||6 |- |rowspan=4|CSKA Sofia |2020–21 |Bulgarian First League |12||2||4||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||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||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !35!!2!!7!!3!!3!!0!!0!!0!!45!!5 |- |Pirin Blagoevgrad (loan) |2023–24 |Bulgarian First League |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |Željezničar (loan) |2023–24 |Bosnian Premier League |3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||0 |- |Skënderbeu |2024–25 |Kategoria Superiore |22||5||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||22||5 |- |Vllaznia(loan) |2025–26 |Kategoria Superiore ||–||–||–||–||—|||—||1||0|| |- !colspan="3"|Career total !86!!17!!7!!3!!3!!0!!0!!0!!96!!20 |}
==Honours== '''CSKA Sofia'''<ref name="Soccerway"/> *Bulgarian Cup: 2020–21
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== *{{Sofascore|bismark-charles-sie/1033679}}
{{KF Skënderbeu Korçë squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Charles, Bismark}} Category:2001 births Category:Living people Category:People from Berekum Category:Ghanaian men's footballers Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Berekum Chelsea F.C. players Category:FC Vushtrria players Category:KF Trepça '89 players Category:PFC CSKA Sofia players Category:OFC Pirin Blagoevgrad players Category:FK Željezničar Sarajevo players Category:KF Skënderbeu players Category:Football Superleague of Kosovo players Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Category:Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Category:Kategoria Superiore players Category:Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Kosovo Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Kosovo Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Albania Category:Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Albania Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen