Charles Petro

John Charles Petro (born 8 February 2001) is a Malawian footballer who plays as a defender for Moldovan club Sheriff Tiraspol and the Malawi national team.

Charles Petro
Personal information
Full name John Charles Petro
Date of birth (2001-02-08) 8 February 2001
Place of birth Blantyre, Malawi
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Sheriff Tiraspol
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 PremierBet Wizards
2018–2019 Big Bullets Reserves
2019–2020 Big Bullets
2020– Sheriff Tiraspol 12 (1)
National team‡
2017–2018 Malawi U20
2019– Malawi 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4:05, 30 October 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4:05, 30 October 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Petro joined Big Bullets in 2018, initially playing with their reserve squad in the second-tier Southern Region Football League before being promoted to the first team ahead of the 2019 season, making an instant impact and playing an instrumental role in their second consecutive Super League championship win.[1] For his performance filling in the gap left by injured team captain John Lanjesi,[2] he was named Defender of the Year while also being nominated for the Player of the Year award at the annual league awards ceremony.[3]

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 national under-20 team at the 2017 COSAFA U-20 Cup and during the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualifiers.[5][6]

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 13 March 2020[7]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Malawi
2019100
Total100

Honours

Club
Big Bullets

Individual

References
  1. Fote, Peter (14 January 2020). "Charles Petro heads to Moldova". The Daily Times. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  2. Mpando, Blessings. "Charles Petro to have Moldova trials". malawichampion.com. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  3. Manda, Solomon (19 January 2020). "Bullets dominate TNM Super League awards". mwnation.com. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  4. Gondwa, Williams (13 February 2020). "Petro ignites fire". The Daily Times. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  5. "Malawi U-20 off to Zambia for COSAFA tournament". Nyasa Times. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  6. "25 players make U-20 final squad". Malawi24. 13 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  7. Charles Petro at National-Football-Teams.com
  8. Tembo, Arkangel (24 May 2019). "Mwase names Flames final squad for Cosafa". Malawi News Agency. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  9. Chilapondwa, Andrew Cane (11 September 2019). "Future looks bright: Malawi to use young squad in qualifiers". Malawi24. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
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