Charles Atsina
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Charles Buaku Atsina Junior | ||
Date of birth | (1989-03-24) 24 March 1989 (age 35)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Takoradi, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Pistoiese | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | Virtus Vecomp Verona | ||
2011–2012 | Alcorcón | 5 | |
2013–2014 | VfL Bochum II | ||
2014–2015 | TuS Ennepetal | 22 | (5) |
2015–2016 | KäPa | 12 | (4) |
2017 | Panevėžys | 20 | (7) |
2017–2018 | Vllanzia | 15 | (5) |
2018 | Kastrioti | 9 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Hibernians | 9 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Uerdingen 05 | 27+ | (8+) |
2024– | Pistoiese | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 January 2024 |
Charles Buaku Atsina Junior is a Ghana-born Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie D club Pistoiese.
Career
Born on 24 March 1989, he grew up in Italy where he started his football academy in Verona. In 2012, he joined Spanish side Alcorcón.[2]
In 2013, he moved to VfL Bochum II.
In 2015, he joined Tus Ennepetal and became the only player to score five goals in a game during the first round of the German Kreispokal.[3][4] On 28 July 2013, he became the first Ghanaian and Italian footballer to score eight goals in 60 minutes during a tournament of Rodemann cup in Bochum, Germany. His team beat DJK Adler Dahlhausen 1923 e.V. 13–1 in the Rodemann Cup.[5][4][6][2]
On 14 October 2017, he signed a contract with Albanian club Vllanzia brought in by manager Armando Cungu.[7]
In August 2019, he signed a contract with Maltese Premier League club Hibernians F.C.[8]
In August 2021, he returned to Germany to play for Uerdingen 05.[9]
Following a successful deal with Serie D club Pistoiese,[10] Atsina officially signed a six-month contract with the club on 18 January 2024.[11][12]
References
- ^ "Charles Atsina". www.footballzz.com. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ a b "Agrupación Deportiva Alcorcón :: Estadísticas :: Títulos :: Títulos :: Historia :: Goles :: Próximos Partidos :: Resultados :: Noticias :: Vídeos :: Fotos :: Plantilla :: Ceroacero.es".
- ^ "Widerstand hält nur eine Stunde". 23 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Ghanaian Charles Atsina makes history by scoring EIGHT goals for club in Germany tourney". ghanasoccernet.com. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Ghanaian Charles Atsina makes history by scoring EIGHT goals for club in Germany tourney". 31 July 2013.
- ^ "Ghanaian makes history". www.yardbarker.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Charles Atsina: "Orgoglioso di essere al Vllaznia, mi hanno sorpreso la tradizione e l'ospitalità albanesi"". albanianews.it. 14 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ "Charles Atsina pen deal with Hibernians F.C." Hibernians F.C. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Ghanaian forward Charles Atsina joins German fourth tier club KFC Uerdingen". ghanasoccernet.com. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Baccelli, Stefano (17 January 2024). "Pistoiese, si allena Charles Atsina. In prova il centravanti giramondo". Il Tirreno (in Italian). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "In attacco arriva l'esperto Atsina". US Pistoiese 1921 (in Italian). 18 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ Di Palma, Asia (19 January 2024). "Serie D, il mercato del giorno/ Pietro Balducci dal Prato alla Serie C, arriva la punta alla Pistoiese". Be.Pi TV (in Italian). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
External links
- Charles Atsina at Soccerway
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