Gabriel Charpentier
Congolese footballer (born 1999)
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Gabriel André Joseph Charpentier (born 17 May 1999) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa club Cracovia.
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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 | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cracovia | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2013 | CA L'Haÿ les Roses | ||
| 2013–2014 | CSA Kremlin-Bicêtre[1] | ||
| 2014–2017 | 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) |
| 2022–2025 | Parma | 42 | (5) |
| 2025– | Cracovia | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Cracovia II | 1 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Congo | 3 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:06, 27 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:24, 12 October 2025 (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][2]
For the 2019 season, he signed for Spartaks Jūrmala in Latvia, despite being "really apprehensive at the start".[1][2] Later that season, another French player joined the team, which boosted his confidence and motivation.[2]
In 2020, Charpentier signed for Genoa in the Italian Serie A, before being loaned to Reggina in the Serie B.[3][4]
On 1 February 2021, Charpentier moved to Serie B side Ascoli, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[5]
On 28 July 2021 he went to Frosinone on loan.[6] He had a great season with Frosinone, scoring ten goals in the league.
On 30 August 2022, Charpentier signed with Parma.[7] In 2024, he won the Serie B and automatic promotion to Serie A with his team.[8]
On 8 September 2025, Charpentier permanently joined Polish Ekstraklasa club Cracovia on a season-long contract, with a one-year extension option.[9]
International career
Charpentier was born in the Republic of the Congo to a French father and Congolese mother.[1] He made himself available to play for the Congo national team in June 2022.[10] He debuted for the Congo in a 2–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification loss to South Sudan on 23 March 2023.[11]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 17 November 2023[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | |||
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Charpentier goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 March 2023 | Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |  South Sudan | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
