Charles Atsina
Charles Buaku Atsina Junior is a Ghanaian- Italian professional football player currently playing for Hibernians F.C. in the Maltese Premier League.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Charles Atsina (Carlo) | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 24 March 1989||
Place of birth | Takoradi, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Hibernians | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | Virtus Vecomp Verona | ||
2011–2012 | Alcorcón | ||
2013–2014 | VfL Bochum II | () | (()) |
2014–2015 | TuS Ennepetal | 22 | (5) |
2015–2016 | KäPa | 9 | (3) |
2017 | Panevėžys | 15 | (5) |
2017–2018 | Vllanzia | 10 | (2) |
2018 | Kastrioti | 9 | (1) |
2019– | Hibernians | 8 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Career
Born on 24 March 1989, he grew up in Italy where he started his football academy in Verona. 2012 joined the Spanish liga2 AD Alcorcon.[2]
2013 discovered by the scout of Vfl Wolfsburg Frank Benatelli ex professional legend player of Bochum and 2013 he joined the German side club Bochum.
In 2015, he joined Tus Ennepetal and become the only player to score five goals in a game during the 1st round of the German Kreispokal.[3][4]
On 28 July 2013, he became the first Ghanaian and Italian footballer to score eight goals in 60mins 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]
References
- "Charles Atsina". www.footballzz.com. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- https://www.ceroacero.es/equipa.php?id=16232&epoca_id=141
- https://www.derwesten.de/sport/lokalsport/ennepetal-gevelsberg-schwelm/widerstand-haelt-nur-eine-stunde-id9963722.html
- "Ghanaian Charles Atsina makes history by scoring EIGHT goals for club in Germany tourney". ghanasoccernet.com. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- https://ghanasoccernet.com/ghanaian-charles-atsina-makes-history-by-scoring-eight-goals-for-club-in-germany-tourney
- "Ghanaian makes history". www.yardbarker.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.