| Charles-Andreas Brym | |
| Birth Date: | 8 August 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Colombes, France |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Right winger, forward |
| Currentclub: | Sparta Rotterdam |
| Clubnumber: | 19 |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Montreal Impact |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Gazélec Ajaccio |
| Youthyears3: | 2014–2015 |
| Youthclubs3: | Mouscron |
| Youthyears4: | 2015–2018 |
| Youthclubs4: | Zulte Waregem |
| Years1: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Lille II |
| Caps1: | 30 |
| Goals1: | 12 |
| Years2: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs2: | → Belenenses SAD (loan) |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | → Mouscron (loan) |
| Caps3: | 7 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | FC Eindhoven |
| Caps4: | 26 |
| Goals4: | 8 |
| Years5: | 2022– |
| Clubs5: | Sparta Rotterdam |
| Caps5: | 34 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Years6: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs6: | → FC Eindhoven (loan) |
| Caps6: | 29 |
| Goals6: | 11 |
| Club-Update: | August 11, 2024 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | Canada U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2020– |
| Nationalteam2: | Canada |
| Nationalcaps2: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 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.
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. 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]
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 5 | |||
| FC Eindhoven (loan) | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 11 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 33 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 128 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 140 | 38 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2020 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 1 | ||
Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Brym goal.