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