Charles Petro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Charles Petro | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Blantyre, Malawi | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Botoșani | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | PremierBet Wizards | ||
| 2018–2019 |
Big Bullets | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | PremierBet Wizards | ||
| 2018–2019 |
Big Bullets Reserves | ||
| 2019–2020 |
Big Bullets | ||
| 2020–2022 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 43 | (2) |
| 2023– | Botoșani | 22 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Malawi U20 | ||
| 2019– | Malawi | 30 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023 | |||
John Charles Petro (born 8 February 2001) is a Malawian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club Botoșani and the Malawi national team.
Club career
Petro joined
After rejecting a trial with South African side Polokwane City, Petro instead underwent a month-long trial at Moldovan side Sheriff Tiraspol in early 2020.[1] He officially made the move to the club by signing a three-year deal in February.[4]
International career
Petro represented the Malawi national under-20 football team at the
He made his senior international debut on 20 April 2019, replacing Gomezgani Chirwa during a 0–0 draw against Eswatini in the 2020 African Nations Championship qualifiers.[7] He also played for Malawi at the 2019 COSAFA Cup and 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.[8][9]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 28 March 2023[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | |||
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
Big Bullets
Sheriff Tiraspol
- Divizia Națională: 2020–21, 2021–22
- Moldovan Cup: 2021–22
- Moldovan Super Cup runner-up: 2021
Individual
- Super League of Malawi Defender of the Year: 2019
References
- ^ a b Fote, Peter (14 January 2020). "Charles Petro heads to Moldova". The Daily Times. Archived from the original on 12 January 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ Mpando, Blessings. "Charles Petro to have Moldova trials". malawichampion.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Manda, Solomon (19 January 2020). "Bullets dominate TNM Super League awards". mwnation.com. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ Gondwa, Williams (13 February 2020). "Petro ignites fire". The Daily Times. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "Malawi U-20 off to Zambia for COSAFA tournament". Nyasa Times. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "25 players make U-20 final squad". Malawi24. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ a b Charles Petro at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Tembo, Arkangel (24 May 2019). "Mwase names Flames final squad for Cosafa". Malawi News Agency. Retrieved 14 March 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Chilapondwa, Andrew Cane (11 September 2019). "Future looks bright: Malawi to use young squad in qualifiers". Malawi24. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
External links
- Charles Petro at FootballDatabase.eu
- Charles Petro at Global Sports Archive
- Charles Petro at National-Football-Teams.com
- Charles Petro at Soccerway
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