Bismark Charles Kwarena Sie (born 26 May 2001), commonly known as Bismark Charles, is a Ghanaian professional

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who plays as a striker for

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Club career

Vushtrria

On 1 February 2020, Charles joined Kosovo Superleague side

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. 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 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. 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.

CSKA Sofia

On 12 February 2021, Charles joined

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club

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after a trial that was approved by manager

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. Fifteen days later, he made his debut in a 1–0 away defeat to

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after coming on as a substitute in the 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

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, marked his first goal for the "armymen", in the 2020–21 Bulgarian Cup round of 16 against

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. 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.

Loan to Željezničar

On 30 January 2024, Charles was loaned to

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club Željezničar for the remainder of the 2023–24 season. He made his debut in a 3–0 home win against

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in the city derby on 3 March 2024.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

CSKA Sofia *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Charles, Bismark 2001 births Living people People from Berekum Ghanaian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Berekum Chelsea F.C. players FC Vushtrria players KF Trepça '89 players PFC CSKA Sofia players OFC Pirin Blagoevgrad players FK Željezničar Sarajevo players KF Skënderbeu Korçë players Football Superleague of Kosovo players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina players Kategoria Superiore players Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Kosovo Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Kosovo Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate men's footballers in Albania Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Albania 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen