Gaëtan Charbonnier

Gaëtan Charbonnier
Charbonnier with Montpellier
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-12-27) 27 December 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Saint-Mandé, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Pouzauges Bocage FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Châtellerault
2008–2009 Paris Saint-Germain B
2009–2012 Angers 90 (23)
2012–2013 Montpellier 26 (4)
2012–2013 Montpellier B 6 (2)
2013–2017 Reims 103 (18)
2013–2015 Reims B 9 (6)
2017–2021 Brest 125 (46)
2021–2022 Auxerre 38 (18)
2022–2024 Saint-Étienne 25 (4)
2024 Bastia 16 (1)
2024– Pouzauges Bocage FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:24, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Gaëtan Charbonnier (born 27 December 1988) is a French footballer who plays as a forward for Régional 1 club Pouzauges Bocage FC.

Club career

Born in Saint-Mandé, Charbonnier started his career at Championnat de France Amateur side Châtellerault in the 2007–08 season, his debut season impressing enough to be taken on by Paris Saint-Germain. While playing the 2008–09 season with PSG's reserve team, he was unable to make the first team.

Charbonnier signed a four-year contract in June 2009 for Ligue 2 side Angers[1] where he played three seasons in Ligue 2. Each season saw him increase his goal tally – three in 2009–10, eight in 2010–11, and 12 in 2011–12 –, reaching a total of 23 goals in 90 matches.[2]

His goal return landed him a move on 20 June 2012 to reigning Ligue 1 champions Montpellier where he signed a four-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Angers was reported as €1.5 million.[2][3] The transfer was announced the same day along with Toulouse defender Daniel Congré.[4] In August 2013, Charbonnier joined fellow Ligue 1 side Reims after only one season with Montpellier.[citation needed]

On 16 December 2022, Charbonnier returned to Ligue 2 to sign for Saint-Étienne on a contract until the end of the 2022–23 season.[5] On 15 January 2024, he signed for Bastia on a contract until the end of the 2024–25 season, with an option for a further season.[6]

At the end of the 2023–24 season, Charbonnier put an end to his professional career, signing for amateur club Pouzauges Bocage FC in the sixth-tier Régional 1, where his brother was the head coach.[7]

Career statistics

As of 29 June 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Châtellerault 2007–08[citation needed] CFA 27 11 2 1 — — — 29 12
Paris Saint-Germain B 2008–09[citation needed] CFA 29 13 — — — — 29 13
Angers 2009–10 Ligue 2 26 3 1 0 1 0 — — 28 3
2010–11 Ligue 2 34 8 6 1 1 0 — — 41 9
2011–12 Ligue 2 30 12 3 3 1 1 — — 34 16
Total 90 23 10 4 3 1 — — 103 28
Montpellier 2012–13 Ligue 1 26 4 2 1 2 0 3[a] 1 1[b] 0 34 6
Montpellier B 2012–13 CFA 2 6 2 — — — — 6 2
Reims 2013–14 Ligue 1 30 5 1 0 2 0 — — 33 5
2014–15 Ligue 1 33 6 2 1 0 0 — — 35 7
2015–16 Ligue 1 22 4 0 0 1 1 — — 23 5
2016–17 Ligue 2 18 3 1 1 0 0 — — 19 4
Total 103 18 4 2 3 1 — — 110 21
Reims B 2013–14 CFA 2 1 0 — — — — 1 0
2015–16 CFA 2 6 5 — — — — 6 5
2016–17 CFA 2 1 — — — — 2 1
Total 9 6 — — — — 9 6
Brest 2017–18 Ligue 2 26 9 2 2 0 0 — — 28 11
2018–19 Ligue 2 37 27 3 3 2 0 — — 42 30
2019–20 Ligue 1 26 4 1 1 2 1 — — 29 6
2020–21 Ligue 1 36 6 2 0 — — — 38 6
Total 125 46 8 6 4 1 — — 137 53
Auxerre 2021–22 Ligue 2 32 17 2 0 — — — 34 17
2022–23 Ligue 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 — — 6 1
Total 38 18 2 0 0 0 — — 40 18
Saint-Étienne 2022–23 Ligue 2 7 3 0 0 — — — 7 3
2023–24 Ligue 2 18 1 2 2 — — — 20 3
Total 25 4 2 2 — — — 27 6
Bastia 2023–24 Ligue 2 16 1 0 0 — — — 16 1
Career total 494 147 30 16 12 3 3 1 1 0 540 167
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ Appearance in Trophée des Champions

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ Erwann Penland (8 June 2009). "Angers: Gaetan Charbonnier (PSG) a signé". foot-national.com. Retrieved 20 June 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ a b "Angers Sco : Gaëtan Charbonnier a signé à Montpellier". Ouest-France (in French). Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Gaëtan Charbonnier, première recrue!" (in French). Montpellier HSC. 20 June 2012. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  4. ^ Erwann Penland (20 June 2012). "Montpellier: Charbonnier et Congre arrivent" (in French). foot-national.com. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Gaëtan Charbonnier est Stéphanois !". www.asse.fr (in French). 16 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Football – Ligue 2. L'ex-buteur du Stade de Reims Gaëtan Charbonnier rejoint Bastia". www.lunion.fr (in French). 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  7. ^ Schroeder, Justin (24 May 2024). "Gaëtan Charbonnier rebondit dans un club étonnant". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert (in French). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  8. ^ Gaëtan Charbonnier at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  9. ^ UNFP [@UNFP] (15 May 2022). "Un onze-type qui a vu la vie en rose cette saison, ne cuvée 2021-2022 qui a fière allure, n'est-ce pas" (Tweet) – via Twitter.


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