Gabriel André Joseph Charpentier (born 17 May 1999) is a Congolese professional

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who plays as a forward for club

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and the Congo national team.

Career

After being released from French top flight club

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, 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".Gabriel Charpentier, cet attaquant français qui affole le mercato en Italie
footmercato.net For the 2019 season, he signed for FK Spartaks Jūrmala in Latvia, despite being "really apprehensive at the start". Later that season, another French player joined the team, which boosted his confidence and motivation. In 2020, Charpentier signed for

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in the Italian

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, before being loaned to

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in the second division. On 1 February 2021, Charpentier moved to

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side

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, on a loan deal until the end of the season. On 28 July 2021 he went to

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on loan. In Frosinone the French player had a great season. On 30 August 2022, Charpentier signed with

. In 2024 he is promoted to Serie A with his team.

International career

Charpentier was born in the Republic of the Congo to a French father and

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mother. He made himself available to play for the Congo national team in June 2022. He debuted for the Congo in a 2–1

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loss to

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on 23 March 2023.

Honours

Parma *

: 2023–24

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Charpentier, Gabriel Living people 1999 births Men's association football forwards 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 Serie B players Serie C players FK Spartaks Jūrmala players US Avellino 1912 players Genoa CFC players AS Reggina 1914 players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players Frosinone Calcio players Parma Calcio 1913 players Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Latvia Expatriate men's footballers in Latvia French expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Black French sportspeople 21st-century French sportsmen