Charles Gbeke
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Patrick Gbeke | ||
| Date of birth | March 15, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998 | Vancouver 86ers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Troyes B | ||
| 2000 | Comercial | ||
| 2001 | S. E. Matsubara | ||
| 2001 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 3 | (0) |
| 2002 | Seattle Sounders | 1 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Ottawa Wizards | 18 | (10) |
| 2004 | → Toronto Lynx (loan) | 16 | (6) |
| 2004 | → Hamilton Thunder (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2005 | Herfølge | 8 | (0) |
| 2005 | Toronto Lynx | 6 | (2) |
| 2005 | Montreal Impact | 9 | (2) |
| 2006 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 22 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Montreal Impact | 40 | (11) |
| 2008 | → Trois-Rivieres Attak (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 42 | (15) |
| 2010 | Guangzhou Evergrande | 21 | (9) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Canada | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 30, 2011. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 2, 2010 |
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Charles Gbeke (born March 15, 1978) is a Canadian retired international soccer player.
Gbeke began his career with brief stints with Seattle Sounders and Vancouver Whitecaps, where he was deployed as a defender but failed to establish himself as a starter. It was in the Canadian Professional Soccer League during his stint with the Ottawa Wizards where he made the transition to a striker. His achievements at Ottawa included the Eastern Conference title, and a undefeated season.
He returned to the USL A-League on loan to the Toronto Lynx, where he proved to be a consistent striker capable of performing in the First Division. Following a brief stint in Europe, he was acquired by the Montreal Impact in a trade deadline move after tallying two goals in six games. Gbeke led the defending champions in scoring in the postseason, tallying all three goals, but the team was knocked out 4–3 on aggregate by the eventual champion Seattle Sounders. The following year he was transferred to league giants the Rochester Rhinos.
Gbeke found success again since his return to Montreal as he went on to record 10 goals that claimed him the Golden Boot award for the first time in his career. After a slow start with Montreal he was traded back to Vancouver only to win his first USL First Division Championship, where he scored both goals in the Whitecaps' 2–1 victory over Puerto Rico Islanders. In 2009 went on to claim the Golden Boot award for the second time in three years with 12 goals. In February 2010 he was ranked 18th in the USL First Division Top 25 of the Decade, a list of the best and most influential players of the previous decade.
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