Gabriel André Joseph Charpentier (born 17 May 1999) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Parma and the Congo national team.
 Charpentier with Frosinone in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriel André Joseph Charpentier | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Pointe Noire, Republic of the Congo | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Parma | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010-2013 | CA L'Hay les roses | ||
| -2017 | Issy-les-Moulineaux | ||
| 2017–2018 | Nantes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Nantes B | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Spartaks Jūrmala | 19 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | → Avellino (loan) | 15 | (6) |
| 2020–2022 | Genoa | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Reggina (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Ascoli (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Frosinone (loan) | 22 | (10) |
| 2022– | Parma | 32 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Congo | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:16, 28 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
After being released from French top flight club Nantes, Charpentier decided to seek a move abroad because he thought "that in France, the path is a little more difficult to get there. Football is not easy".[1]
For the 2019 season, he signed for FK Spartaks Jūrmala in Latvia, despite being "really apprehensive at the start".[1] Later that season, another French player joined the team, which boosted his confidence and motivation.[1]
In 2020, Charpentier signed for Genoa in the Italian Serie A, before being loaned to Reggina 1914 in the second division.[2][3]
On 1 February 2021, Charpentier moved to Serie B side Ascoli, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[4]
On 28 July 2021 he went to Frosinone on loan.[5] In Frosinone the French player had a great season.
International career
Charpentier was born in the Republic of the Congo to a French father and Congolese mother. He made himself available to play for the Congo national team in June 2022.[7] He debuted for the Congo in a 2–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification loss to South Sudan on 23 March 2023.[8]
Honours
Parma
References
External links
- Gabriel Charpentier at Soccerway