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Gabriel Obertan, born Gabriel Antoine Obertan on 26 February 1989 in Paris, is a French association football player. He has played as a wing half, also listed as a midfielder, wearing squad number 14, in the Premier League and for Charlotte Independence, and his career began in 2006. Obertan has represented Manchester United F.C., Newcastle United F.C., F.C. Lorient and FC Girondins de Bordeaux, and speaks French.
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Key facts
- 2009
- → Lorient (loan)
- 2017
- Wigan Athletic
- 2021
- Charlotte Independence
- 2025
- Charlotte Independence
- Full name
- Gabriel Antoine Obertan
- Date of birth
- ( 1989-02-26 ) 26 February 1989 (age 37)
- Place of birth
- Paris , France
- Height
- 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
- Position
- Winger
- 1997 2002
- Paris-Pantin
- 2002 2003
- Paris
- 2003 2004
- Paris-Saint Germain
- 2004 2005
- INF Clairefontaine
- 2005 2006
- Bordeaux
- Years
- Team
- 2006 2009
- Bordeaux
- 2009 2011
- Manchester United
- 2011 2016
- Newcastle United
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Team
- Charlotte Independence
- Position
- Midfielder
- Nationality
- France
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Antoine
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Paris
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- PFC Levski Sofia
- Position played
- wing half
- League
- Premier League
- Country for sport
- France
- Mass
- 79
- Image
- Gabbyobertan.jpg
- Height
- 186
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- Commons category
- Gabriel Obertan
- date of birth
- 1989-02-26
- sport number
- 14
- name in native language
- Gabriel Obertan
- birth name
- Gabriel Antoine Obertan
- start of work period
- 2006-00-00
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Gabriel Antoine Obertan (born 26 February 1989) is a French retired professional footballer who is currently an assistant coach 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.
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