Gabriel Charpentier
 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 | Argeș Pitești | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2013 | CA L'Haÿ les Roses | ||
| 2013–2014 | CSA Kremlin-Bicêtre[1] | ||
| 2014–2017 | Issy-les-Moulineaux | ||
| 2017–2019 | 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) |
| 2025–2026 | Cracovia | 7 | (2) |
| 2025 | Cracovia II | 1 | (1) |
| 2026– | Argeș Pitești | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Congo | 3 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:33, 29 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2023 | |||
Gabriel André Joseph Charpentier (born 17 May 1999) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga I club Argeș Pitești.
Career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 23 May 2026[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nantes B | 2018–19 | Championnat National 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Spartaks Jūrmala | 2019 | Latvian Higher League | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 5 | ||
| Avellino (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie C | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | |
| Genoa | 2020–21 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Reggina (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Ascoli (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie B | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Frosinone (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie B | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 10 | ||
| Parma | 2022–23 | Serie B | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 4 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Serie A | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 45 | 5 | ||||
| Cracovia | 2025–26 | Ekstraklasa | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 2 | ||
| Cracovia II | 2025–26 | III liga | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |||
| Argeș Pitești | 2026–27 | Liga I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 108 | 19 | 6 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 114 | 19 | |||
- ↑ Includes Latvian Cup, Coppa Italia Serie C, Coppa Italia
International
[edit]- As of match played 17 November 2023[13]
| 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 |
Honours
[edit]Parma
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Ndouniama, Lessage (30 March 2023). "Portrait: Qui est Gabriel Charpentier, la nouvelle recrue en attaque des Diables Rouges A du Congo?" [Portrait: Who's Gabriel Charpentier, the new recruit in attack of Red Devils A of Congo?]. Ndembomag.com (in French). Archived from the original on 8 July 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- 1 2 3 Gabriel Charpentier, cet attaquant français qui affole le mercato en Italie footmercato.net
- ↑ "ACQUISTI: CHARPENTIER A TITOLO DEFINITIVO" [Purchases: Charpentier On A Definitive Acquisition] (Press release) (in Italian). Genoa. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ↑ "FAVILLI ALL'HELLAS, ALTRE DUE USCITE" [Favilli to Hellas, Two Other Exits] (Press release) (in Italian). Genoa. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ↑ Ucciero, Pasquale (1 February 2021). "UFFICIALE - Ascoli, arriva Gabriel Charpentier dal Genoa" [OFFICIAL - Ascoli, Gabriel Charpentier arrives from Genoa]. Pianeta Serie B (in Italian). Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ↑ "FAVILLI ALL'HELLAS, ALTRE DUE USCITE" [Favilli to Hellas, Two Other Exits] (Press release) (in Italian). Frosinone. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ↑ "GABRIEL CHARPENTIER È UN CALCIATORE CROCIATO" (in Italian). Parma. 30 August 2022. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ↑ "Il Parma ritorna in A tre stagioni dopo. Basta il pareggio contro il Bari" [Parma returned in Serie A after 3 years[...]]. tuttomercato.com (in Italian). 1 May 2024.
- ↑ Galiński, Tomasz (8 September 2025). "Nowy napastnik w Cracovii. Wraca po poważnej kontuzji" [Cracovia's new striker. He returns from a serious injury]. sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 September 2025.
- ↑ "Interview. Paul Put : " Gabriel Charpentier, Senna Miangué et Jordi Mboula sont d'accord pour venir en juin" | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". www.adiac-congo.com.
- ↑ "Congo vs. South Sudan - 23 March 2023 - Soccerway".
- ↑ Gabriel Charpentier at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
- ↑ "Gabriel Charpentier". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
External links
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- Gabriel Charpentier at Soccerway
- Living people
- 1999 births
- Men's association football forwards
- People from Pointe-Noire
- Republic of the Congo men's footballers
- Republic of the Congo men's international footballers
- French men's footballers
- Republic of the Congo people of French descent
- French sportspeople of Republic of the Congo descent
- Latvian Higher League players
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- Serie C players
- Ekstraklasa players
- III liga players
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- FK Spartaks Jūrmala players
- US Avellino 1912 players
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- AS Reggina 1914 players
- Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players
- Frosinone Calcio players
- Parma Calcio 1913 players
- KS Cracovia players
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- Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Latvia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia
- French expatriate sportspeople in Latvia
- Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Italy
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- Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Poland
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- Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Romania
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