![]() Obertan playing for Newcastle United in 2012 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gabriel Antoine Obertan[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 26 February 1989||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Charlotte Independence | ||
Number | 56 | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–2002 | Paris-Pantin | ||
2002–2003 | Paris | ||
2003–2004 | Paris-Saint Germain | ||
2004–2005 | INF Clairefontaine | ||
2005–2006 | Bordeaux | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2009 | Bordeaux | 54 | (3) |
2009 | → Lorient (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2009–2011 | Manchester United | 14 | (0) |
2011–2016 | Newcastle United | 58 | (2) |
2016–2017 | Anzhi Makhachkala | 8 | (1) |
2017 | Wigan Athletic | 12 | (1) |
2017–2019 | Levski Sofia | 51 | (5) |
2019–2021 | Erzurumspor | 68 | (6) |
2021 | Charlotte Independence | 13 | (5) |
2022– | Charlotte Independence | 40 | (6) |
International career | |||
2004–2005 | France U16 | 10 | (1) |
2005–2006 | France U17 | 15 | (3) |
2006–2007 | France U18 | 9 | (1) |
2007–2008 | France U19 | 2 | (1) |
2009–2010 | France U21 | 11 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:08, 15 October 2023 (UTC) |
Gabriel Antoine Obertan (born 26 February 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for USL League One side Charlotte Independence.
A former attendee of the famous Clairefontaine academy, Obertan began his professional career playing for Bordeaux in France. He then joined Manchester United in July 2009 for an undisclosed fee, before signing for Newcastle United for another undisclosed fee in August 2011. Obertan was released by Newcastle in May 2016.
Obertan represented his country at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 level.
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