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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.
![]() Brym playing for Sparta Rotterdam in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | August 8, 1998 | ||
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) |
2019–2020 | → Belenenses SAD (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Mouscron (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2021–2022 | FC Eindhoven | 26 | (8) |
2022– | Sparta Rotterdam | 36 | (4) |
2022–2023 | → FC Eindhoven (loan) | 29 | (11) |
International career‡ | |||
2021 | Canada U23 | 4 | (0) |
2020– | Canada | 13 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 11, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 25, 2024 |
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 36 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 5 | ||
FC Eindhoven (loan) | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 11 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 33 | 12 | |
Career total | 130 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 142 | 38 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Canada | 2020 | 3 | 1 |
2021 | 3 | 0 | |
2022 | 1 | 0 | |
2023 | 5 | 0 | |
2024 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 13 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | January 10, 2020 | Championship Soccer Stadium, Irvine, United States | 2 | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
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