Charles Dias de Oliveira

Born in Belém, Pará, Charles started playing football with Santos, then completed his development with Tuna Luso still in his country and Feirense in Portugal. He started his senior career with the latter club, competing in both the second and third divisions. In the summer of 2004, Charles moved to Spain, signing with Pontevedra in the Segunda División. He made his league debut on 28 August in a 0–1 home loss against Polideportivo Ejido, being sent off after only three minutes on the pitch. Charles spent the following five seasons with the Galicians in the Segunda División B. In his last season, he led them to the promotion playoffs after scoring 15 goals in the regular season, but they eventually fell short. In early July 2010, Charles signed for second-tier Córdoba as a free agent. He again netted 15 times in his first campaign, notably grabbing braces in wins against Xerez (3–1 away) and Albacete (5–1, home). Charles joined Almería – also in Andalusia – for the 2012–13 season, after engaging in extensive and fruitless conversations with Córdoba to renew his contract. On 2 December 2012, he scored a hat-trick past Racing de Santander in a 4–3 away win and, already fully reconverted as a striker after having started his career as a winger, was crowned the competition's Pichichi Trophy at 27 goals (plus five in the playoffs) to help his team back to La Liga after two years. On 27 June 2013, Charles penned a four-year contract with Celta de Vigo, as a replacement for…

Charles' father, Careca, was also a footballer. A midfielder, he played for Paysandu, Santos and Remo before moving to Portugal in 1987. Charles was cousin to two other footballers, Igor de Souza and Yuri de Souza. They too were forwards and also spent several seasons in Portugal and Spain, also representing Pontevedra.

Feirense

Segunda Divisão: 2002–03 Individual

Pichichi Trophy (Segunda División): 2012–13