Charles-Andréas Brym (born August 8, 1998) is a professional soccer player who plays as a

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or forward for

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club Sparta Rotterdam. Born in France, he plays for the Canada national team.

Early life

Born in France to a Togolese father and a Corsican mother, Brym moved to

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in Canada with his family and spent his early years there. He holds French and Canadian nationalities. In 2011, he joined the

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of Montreal Impact as one of their first academy recruits. He returned to France to further his soccer career in 2013 with

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. After one season there, he moved to Belgium.

Club career

Lille

On July 4, 2018, Brym signed a professional contract with Ligue 1 club

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. In July 2019, Brym was loaned to Belenenses SAD of the Primeira Liga. He made his debut for Belenenses on August 30 against Boavista. In July 2020, Brym joined his former club

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in Belgium on loan.

FC Eindhoven

In August 2021 Brym signed for

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club FC Eindhoven, on a one-year contract with an option for a second season. 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. On September 13, he scored his first goal in a 3–2 win over

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after an assist by

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Sparta Rotterdam

On May 31, 2022, Brym signed with

club Sparta Rotterdam. He made his debut on August 14 against AZ as a late substitute in a 3–2 defeat. 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. Returning to the club for the

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campaign, Brym scored his first goals for Sparta against

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, netting a brace in an eventual 2–2 draw on August 20, 2022.

International career

Youth

Brym was named to the Canadian under-23 provisional roster for the

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on February 26, 2020. He was named to the final squad on March 10, 2021.

Senior

In January 2020, Brym was called up to the Canada national team ahead of friendlies against

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and

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. On January 7, he made his debut as a substitute against Barbados and scored his first goal three days later in a rematch against Barbados. In June 2023, Brym was called-up to the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad. On July 9, in the quarterfinals against the

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, he missed the crucial penalty which saw Canada lose the shoot-out and be eliminated from the tournament.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Brym goal.''

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