Charles Renken

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Charles Renken
Personal information
Full name Charles Bimbe
Date of birth (1993-12-19) 19 December 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Kalingalinga, Zambia
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Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Saint Louis FC
Number 11
Youth career
2007–2009 IMG Academy
2009–2010 Vancouver Whitecaps
2010–2011 1899 Hoffenheim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Portland Timbers 0 (0)
2013 Gimo IF FK
2014 Arizona United 4 (0)
2015– Saint Louis FC 24 (1)
International career
2007–2011 United States U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 2, 2015

Charles Bimbe-Renken (born December 19, 1993) is a Zambian-born American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Saint Louis FC in the United Soccer League.

Early life

He was born as Charles Bimbe in the suburbs of Lusaka, Zambia. He moved to the United States in 2003 to live with the Renken family in Edwardsville, Illinois, and was officially adopted by the Renkens in 2005.[1] Renken grew up in the soccer hotbed of Saint Louis, where he played on a number of local youth teams.[1] As a 10-year-old, he dominated his local under-14 league.[1]

Career

Youth

Renken spent time with various U.S. youth teams. Renken played with the U-14 national team at the age of 11 in 2005, and at the age of 12 he played with the U-15 national team in 2006.[1] He joined the U.S. Soccer under-17 academy in Bradenton, Florida in 2007 at the age of 13.[1] By the age of 14, Renken was hyped by the soccer media as "U.S. soccer's next rising star" and was often compared to Freddy Adu.[1]

Professional

Renken was scouted by some of the biggest clubs in Europe, including English giants Manchester United and Liverpool.[1] Renken signed with German club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim alongside teammate Joe Gyau, moving to the Vancouver Whitecaps academy until his 18th birthday.[2] Renken played 10 matches for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim’s U19 team.[3] Renken never made a first-team appearance with Hoffenheim, however, due to a series of knee injuries, and left the club.[4]

Renken signed for the 2012 season with the Portland Timbers via the MLS waiver process.[5] He played in all ten of the Timbers' reserve league matches,[6] but didn't make a first team appearance and was waived on November 19, 2012.[7]

Renken trialed with numerous clubs in Sweden but failed to sign with any, until signing with 7th-tier club Gimo IF FK, who he helped to promote to Sweden's 6th division.[8]

In April 2014, Renken signed with USL Pro club Arizona United.[9]

On January 20, 2015, it was announced that Renken had returned home to St. Louis and signed with USL expansion club Saint Louis FC.[10]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Renken the next big thing for U.S. soccer", ESPN FC, September 12, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Tiny German club Hoffenheim raids U-17 program", Soccer America, August 26, 2009.
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  4. ↑ "Renken's young career derailed by injuries", ESPN FC, February 8, 2013.
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