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Charles-Andreas Brym

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Charles-Andreas Brym
Brym playing for Sparta Rotterdam in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-08-08) August 8, 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Colombes, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right winger, forward
Team information
Current team
Sparta Rotterdam
Number 19
Youth career
2011–2013 Montreal Impact
2013–2014 Gazélec Ajaccio
2014–2015 Mouscron
2015–2018 Zulte Waregem
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Lille II 30 (12)
2019–2020Belenenses SAD (loan) 1 (0)
2020–2021Mouscron (loan) 7 (0)
2021–2022 FC Eindhoven 26 (8)
2022– Sparta Rotterdam 40 (4)
2022–2023FC Eindhoven (loan) 29 (11)
International career
2021 Canada U23 4 (0)
2020– Canada 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 26, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 6, 2024

Charles-Andréas Brym (born August 8, 1998) is a professional soccer player who plays as a right winger or forward for Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam. Born in France, he plays for the Canada national team.

Early life

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Born in France to a Togolese father and a Corsican mother, Brym moved to Montreal in Canada with his family and spent his early years there. He holds French and Canadian nationalities.[1] In 2011, he joined the youth academy of Montreal Impact as one of their first academy recruits.[1] He returned to France to further his soccer career in 2013 with Gazélec Ajaccio. After one season there, he moved to Belgium.[2]

Club career

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Lille

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On July 4, 2018, Brym signed a professional contract with Ligue 1 club Lille.[3]

In July 2019, Brym was loaned to Belenenses SAD of the Primeira Liga.[4] He made his debut for Belenenses on August 30 against Boavista. In July 2020, Brym joined his former club Mouscron in Belgium on loan.[5]

FC Eindhoven

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In August 2021, Brym signed for Eerste Divisie club FC Eindhoven, on a one-year contract with an option for a second season.[6][7] He made his debut for the club on September 5 in a 4–2 loss to ADO Den Haag, coming 59th-minute substitute for Jort van der Sande.[8] On September 13, he scored his first goal in a 3–2 win over Helmond Sport after an assist by Joey Sleegers.[9]

Sparta Rotterdam

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On May 31, 2022, Brym signed with Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam.[10] He made his debut on August 14 against AZ as a late substitute in a 3–2 defeat.[11] On August 29, Sparta Rotterdam announced Brym had been loaned to his former club FC Eindhoven in the Eerste Divisie for the remainder of the season.[12]

Returning to the club for the 2023–24 Eredivisie campaign, Brym scored his first goals for Sparta against Feyenoord, netting a brace in an eventual 2–2 draw on August 20, 2022.[13]

International career

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Youth

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Brym was named to the Canadian under-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020.[14] He was named to the final squad on March 10, 2021.[15]

Senior

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In January 2020, Brym was called up to the senior Canada national team ahead of friendlies against Barbados and Iceland.[16] On January 7, he made his debut as a substitute against Barbados[17] and scored his first goal three days later in a rematch against Barbados.[18]

In June 2023, Brym was called-up to Canada's 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad.[19] On July 9, in their quarter-final match against the United States, he missed the crucial penalty which saw Canada lose the shoot-out and resulted in their elimination from the tournament.[20]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played October 26, 2024[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lille II 2017–18 Championnat National 2 6 1 6 1
2018–19 Championnat National 2 19 10 19 10
2019–20 Championnat National 2 5 1 5 1
Total 30 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 12
Belenenses SAD (loan) 2019–20 Primeira Liga 1 0 0 0 1 0
Mouscron (loan) 2020–21 Belgian Pro League 7 0 1 0 8 0
FC Eindhoven 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 26 8 1 0 4 1 31 9
Sparta Rotterdam 2022–23 Eredivisie 2 0 2 0
2023–24 Eredivisie 31 4 1 1 1 0 33 5
2024–25 Eredivisie 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Total 40 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 42 5
FC Eindhoven (loan) 2022–23 Eerste Divisie 29 11 2 1 2 0 33 12
Career total 134 35 5 2 0 0 7 1 146 38

International

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As of match played June 6, 2024[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Canada 2020 3 1
2021 3 0
2022 1 0
2023 5 0
2024 1 0
Total 13 1
As of January 10, 2020
Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Brym goal.
List of international goals scored by Charles-Andreas Brym
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 January 10, 2020 Championship Soccer Stadium, Irvine, United States 2  Barbados 1–0 4–1 Friendly

References

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  1. ^ a b Tremblay, Olivier (August 2, 2018). "Charles-Andreas Brym, du Saguenay à la première division portugaise" [Charles-Andreas Brym, from Saguenay to the Portuguese First Division]. Ici Radio-Canada Télé (in French).
  2. ^ "Un Jonquiérois au sein du club-école du Gazélec Ajaccio" [A Jonquiérois within the Gazélec Ajaccio school club]. Ici Radio-Canada Télé (in French). October 23, 2013.
  3. ^ "Premier Contrat Pro pour Charles-Andreas Brym" [First Pro Contract for Charles-Andreas Brym]. Lille OSC (in French). July 4, 2018.
  4. ^ Guillemet, Hugo (July 20, 2019). "Le LOSC prête Charles-Andreas Brym à Belenenses" [LOSC loans Charles-Andreas Brym to Belenenses]. France Football (in French).
  5. ^ "Une prestation satisfaisante pour les Mouscronnois" [A satisfactory service for the Mouscronnois]. Royal Excel Mouscron (in French). July 19, 2020. Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  6. ^ "Brym Nieuwe Aawinst FC Eindhoven" [Brym New Addition FC Eindhoven]. FC Eindhoven (in Dutch). August 29, 2021.
  7. ^ Dal, Thomas (August 29, 2021). "Aanvallende versterking is binnen: FC Eindhoven strikt Canadees international Brym" [Attacking reinforcements have arrived: FC Eindhoven strictly Canadian international Brym]. Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch).
  8. ^ "Strijdbare Blauw-Witten Keren Zonder Punten Terug" [Comabatent Blues and Whites Return Without Points]. FC Eindhoven. September 5, 2021.
  9. ^ "Blauw-Witten Winnen de Derby in Eigen Huis tegen Helmond Sport!" [Blauw-Witten Win the Derby at Home against Helmond Sport!]. FC Eindhoven (in Dutch). September 13, 2021.
  10. ^ "FC Eindhoven verkoopt met Brym een van de uitblinkers van succesvol seizoen". ED (in Dutch). May 31, 2022.
  11. ^ Sparta Rotterdam [@SpartaRotterdam] (August 14, 2022). "83. Nog een debutant, Brym komt voor Namli. #spaaz" (Tweet). Retrieved August 14, 2022 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "BRYM OP HUURBASIS TERUG IN BLAUWWIT". August 29, 2022.
  13. ^ "Leo Sauer redt Feyenoord met de late gelijkmaker in de derby tegen Sparta". RTV Rijnmond. August 20, 2023.
  14. ^ "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canadian Soccer Association. February 23, 2020.
  15. ^ "Canada Soccer Announces Squad for CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying". March 10, 2021.
  16. ^ Davidson, Neil (January 3, 2020). "John Herdman adopts youth movement for Canada soccer's January friendlies". CBC.
  17. ^ "Canadian men's soccer team beats Barbados in international friendly". CBC. January 7, 2020.
  18. ^ "Brym, Didic, Nelson open their international accounts as Canada beats Barbados". TSN. January 10, 2020.
  19. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (June 19, 2023). "CanMNT announces final 23-man squad for Concacaf Gold Cup". Canadian Premier League.
  20. ^ Bonn, Kyle (July 9, 2023). "USA vs Canada score, result, highlights as USMNT advances to Gold Cup semifinals on penalty shootout". The Sporting News.
  21. ^ Charles-Andreas Brym at Soccerway
  22. ^ Charles-Andreas Brym at the Canadian Soccer Association
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