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Full name
  
Charles Bimbe

2007–2009
  
Salary
  
33,750 USD (2012)

Current team
  
Height
  
1.70 m

Playing position
  
Role
  
Soccer Player

Name
  
Charles Renken


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Date of birth
  
(1993-12-19) 19 December 1993 (age 22)

Number
  
26 (Portland Timbers / Midfielder)

Parents
  
Pamela Renken, Seth Renken

Siblings
  
Steven Renken, Leslie Bimbe, Richard Renken, Peter Renken

Similar People
  
Diego Valeri, Maximiliano Urruti, John Spencer, Caleb Porter

Place of birth
  
Kalingalinga, Zambia

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Charles Bimbe-Renken (born December 19, 1993) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Seattle Sounders FC 2 in the United Soccer League.

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Early life

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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. Renken grew up in the soccer hotbed of Saint Louis, where he played on a number of local youth teams. As a 10-year-old, he dominated his local under-14 league.

Youth

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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. He joined the U.S. Soccer under-17 academy in Bradenton, Florida in 2007 at the age of 13. 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.

Professional

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

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

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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.

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

On January 20, 2015, it was announced that Renken had returned home to St. Louis and signed with USL expansion club Saint Louis FC. On November 9, 2016 Saint Louis FC released Renken.

On May 26, 2017, Renken signed with USL club Seattle Sounders FC 2. He made his first appearance on May 28, 2017 in a 2-2 draw against Sacramento Republlic.

References

Charles Renken Wikipedia