Gaëtan Charbonnier (born 27 December 1988) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne (; frp, Sant-Etiève; oc, Sant Estève, ) is a city and the prefecture of the Loire department in eastern-central France, in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Saint-Étienne is the ...

Club career

Born in

Saint-Mandé Saint-Mandé () is a high-end commune of the Val-de-Marne department in Île-de-France in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. It is one of the smallest communes of the Île-de-France by land area, but is ...

, Charbonnier started his career at

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side

Châtellerault Châtellerault (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Châteulrô/Chateleràud''; oc, Chastelairaud) is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in France. It is located in the northeast of the former province Poitou, and the ...

in the 2007–08 season, his debut season impressing enough to be taken on by

Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris, Paris SG or simply PSG is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. As F ...

. 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

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side

Angers Angers (, , ) is a city in western France, about southwest of Paris. It is the prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Anjou until the French Revolution. The inhabitants of both the city and the pr ...

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. His goal return landed him a move on 20 June 2012 to reigning

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champions Montpellier where he signed a four-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Angers was reported as €1.5 million. The transfer was announced the same day along with Toulouse defender

Daniel Congré Daniel Congré (born 5 April 1985) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 2 club Dijon. He can operate all across defence, although he is most adept at centre-back. He is noted for his pace. Club career Born in T ...

. In August 2013, Charbonnier joined fellow Ligue 1 side

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after only one season with Montpellier. On 16 December 2022, Charbonnier returned to Ligue 2 to sign for

on a contract until the end of the 2022–23 season.

Career statistics

Honours

Individual * UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year: 2021–22

References

External links

* 1988 births Living people People from Saint-Mandé Footballers from Val-de-Marne French footballers Association football forwards Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 2 players Montpellier HSC players SO Châtellerault players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players Angers SCO players Stade de Reims players Stade Brestois 29 players AJ Auxerre players AS Saint-Étienne players {{France-footy-forward-1980s-stub