Charles Atsina

Charles Atsina

Personal information
Full name	Charles Buaku Atsina Junior
Date of birth	(1989-03-24) 24 March 1989 (age 34) [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

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

1. "Charles Atsina". www.footballzz.com. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
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. "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.

External links

• Charles Atsina at Soccerway