Gabriel Obertan

Gabriel Obertan
Obertan playing for Newcastle United in 2012
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Antoine Obertan[1]
Date of birth (1989-02-26) 26 February 1989 (age 35)[2]
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.

  1. ^ "UEFA Champions League 2009/2010: Booking List Quarter-Finals, Second Leg Match" (PDF). UEFA. p. 3. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Gabriel Obertan: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Gabriel Obertan: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 20 December 2020.