Charles Atsina
Personal information
Full name Charles Atsina (Carlo)
Date of birth (1989-03-24) 24 March 1989[1]
Place of birth Takoradi, Ghana
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Uerdingen 05
Number 24
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– Uerdingen 05 27 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2022

Charles Buaku Atsina Junior is a Ghanaian-Italian professional football player based in London UK, currently playing for Uerdingen 05 in the Oberliga Niederrhein.

Career

Born on 24 March 1989, he grew up in Italy where he started his football academy in Verona. 2012 he joined the Spanish liga2 AD Alcorcon.[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]

References

  1. ↑ "Charles Atsina". www.footballzz.com. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Agrupación Deportiva Alcorcón :: Estadísticas :: Títulos :: Títulos :: Historia :: Goles :: Próximos Partidos :: Resultados :: Noticias :: Vídeos :: Fotos :: Plantilla :: Ceroacero.es".
  3. ↑ "Widerstand hält nur eine Stunde". 23 October 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Ghanaian Charles Atsina makes history by scoring EIGHT goals for club in Germany tourney". ghanasoccernet.com. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Ghanaian Charles Atsina makes history by scoring EIGHT goals for club in Germany tourney". 31 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "Ghanaian makes history". www.yardbarker.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Charles Atsina pen deal with Hibernians F.C." Hibernians F.C. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  9. ↑ "Ghanaian forward Charles Atsina joins German fourth tier club KFC Uerdingen". ghanasoccernet.com. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.


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