Gabriel Oualengbe

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Gabriel Oualengbe
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Oualengbe Bisse
Date of birth (2004-05-21) 21 May 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Paris 13e, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Toulon
(on loan from Paris FC)
Youth career
–2017 Paris Université Club
2017–2021 Paris 13 Atletico
2021–2022 Paris FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Paris FC B 13 (3)
2022– Paris FC 1 (0)
2024Créteil (loan) 4 (0)
2025–Toulon (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2025– Central African Republic 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:44, 14 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 March 2025

Gabriel Oualengbe Bisse (born 21 May 2004) is a professional footballer who plays for Championnat National 2 club Toulon, on loan from Ligue 2 club Paris FC. [1] Born in France, he plays for the Central African Republic national team.

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Early life

Oualengbe grew up in Gentilly, Val-de-Marne. [2] Oualengbe first played for the Paris Université Club, before joining in 2017 the FC Gobelins, an amateur club in the southern 13th arrondissement of Paris. [3] There he stood out in the youth teams, allowing him to be selected for the Madewis Cup 2019, a youth tournament in Lyon, where he reached the final and was named player of the tournament. [2]

Club career

Having become the captain of the under-17 team of FC Gobelins by the 2019–20 season, Oualengbe joined the Paris FC academy in 2021. [3] He soon started playing with the reserve Parisian team in National 2, becoming a key player of the team by the beginning of the 2022–23 Season. [4]

Oualengbe made his professional debut for Paris FC on the 29 October 2022, starting and playing every minute of a 3–1 away Coupe de France win to Les Ulis. [5] [6]

On 31 January 2024, Oualengbe was loaned by Créteil in the fourth-tier Championnat National 2. [7] On 14 January 2025, he joined Toulon on loan in the National 2. [8]

International career

Oualengbe made his debut for the Central African Republic national team on 19 March 2025 in a World Cup qualifier against Madagascar. [9]

Personal life

Born in France, Oualengbe is of Central African Republic descent and has dual nationality. [10]

Style of play

Oualengbe has been described as a powerful midfielder, able to deliver long passes with great precision, earning early comparisons to fellow Parisian Paul Pogba. [2]

References

  1. Gabriel Oualengbe at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Sermaise, Florian (23 September 2019). "Repéré grâce à l'application Tonsser, Gabriel rêve d'une carrière professionnelle !". Onze Mondial (in French). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Gabriel Oualengbe va intégrer le centre du Paris FC !". Paris 13 Atletico (in French). 13 February 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  4. Sermaise, Florian (27 September 2022). "U19 B : Kaninda, Rangon, Bengui-Joao, ... les Talents Foot-National des 5e et 6e journées". Foot National (in French). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  5. Fourel, Aymeric (29 October 2022). "Football [Coupe de France] : Les Ulis éliminé par un Paris FC réaliste". Le Républicain  [ fr ] (in French). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  6. Peplinski, Agathe (29 October 2022). "CO Les Ulis - Paris FC [1-3] : Qualifiés pour le prochain tour !". Paris FC (in French). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  7. "GABRIEL OUALENGBE PRÊTÉ À L'USCL" [GABRIEL OUALENGBE LOANED TO USCL] (in French). Créteil. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  8. "Gabriel Oualengbe Bisse (Paris FC) Joins Sporting Toulon on Loan". www.footboom1.com. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  9. "CAR v Madagascar game report". ESPN. 19 March 2025.
  10. "Gabriel OUALENGBE BISSE -". www.unfp.org.