Charles Atsina

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Charles Atsina
Personal information
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 Group D club Pistoiese.

Career[edit]

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 trial with Serie D club Pistoiese,[10] Atsina officially signed a six-month contract with the club on 18 January 2024.[11][12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Charles Atsina". www.footballzz.com. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ 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.
  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.
  10. ^ Baccelli, Stefano (17 January 2024). "Pistoiese, si allena Charles Atsina. In prova il centravanti giramondo". Il Tirreno (in Italian). Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  11. ^ "In attacco arriva l'esperto Atsina". US Pistoiese 1921 (in Italian). 18 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  12. ^ 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.

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