Gabriel Charpentier

Gabriel Charpentier
Charpentier with Frosinone in 2021
Personal information
Full name Gabriel André Joseph Charpentier
Date of birth (1999-05-17) 17 May 1999 (age 27)
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
Number 9
Youth career
2010–2013 CA L'Haÿ les Roses
2013–2014 CSA Kremlin-Bicêtre
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 4 (0)
International career‡
2023 Congo 3 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 September 2026
‡ 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

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".

For the 2019 season, he signed for 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 Genoa in the Italian Serie A, before being loaned to Reggina in the Serie B.

On 1 February 2021, Charpentier moved to Serie B side Ascoli, on a loan deal until the end of the season.

On 28 July 2021 he went to Frosinone on loan. He had a great season with Frosinone, scoring ten goals in the league.

On 30 August 2022, Charpentier signed with Parma. In 2024, he won the Serie B and automatic promotion to Serie A with his team.

On 8 September 2025, Charpentier permanently joined Polish Ekstraklasa club Cracovia on a season-long contract, with a one-year extension option.

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. He debuted for the Congo in a 2–1 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification loss to South Sudan on 23 March 2023.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 September 2026
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nantes B 2018–19 Championnat National 2 00–––00
Spartaks Jūrmala 2019 Latvian Higher League 19510––205
Avellino (loan) 2019–20 Serie C 15620–00176
Genoa 2020–21 Serie A 00–––00
Reggina (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 1000––10
Ascoli (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 10–––10
Frosinone (loan) 2021–22 Serie B 221000––2210
Parma 2022–23 Serie B 8010–0090
2023–24 24420––264
2024–25 Serie A 10100––101
2025–26 0000––00
Total 42530––455
Cracovia 2025–26 Ekstraklasa 7200––72
Cracovia II 2025–26 III liga 11–––11
Argeș Pitești 2026–27 Liga I 4010––50
Career total 1121970–0011919

International

As of match played 17 November 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Congo
202331
Total31
Scores and results list Congo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Charpentier goal.
List of international goals scored by Gabriel Charpentier
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
127 March 2023Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania South Sudan1–01–02023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Parma

References

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 3 Gabriel Charpentier, cet attaquant français qui affole le mercato en Italie footmercato.net
  3. ↑ "ACQUISTI: CHARPENTIER A TITOLO DEFINITIVO" [Purchases: Charpentier On A Definitive Acquisition] (Press release) (in Italian). Genoa. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "FAVILLI ALL'HELLAS, ALTRE DUE USCITE" [Favilli to Hellas, Two Other Exits] (Press release) (in Italian). Genoa. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "FAVILLI ALL'HELLAS, ALTRE DUE USCITE" [Favilli to Hellas, Two Other Exits] (Press release) (in Italian). Frosinone. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "GABRIEL CHARPENTIER È UN CALCIATORE CROCIATO" (in Italian). Parma. 30 August 2022. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "Congo vs. South Sudan - 23 March 2023 - Soccerway".
  12. ↑ Gabriel Charpentier at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Gabriel Charpentier". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 September 2025.