Gabin Capuano
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 April 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Aubenas, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lens | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2023 | Olympique de Valence | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Olympique de Valence | 25 | (8) |
| 2024– | Lens B | 20 | (12) |
| 2025– | Lens | 1 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | → Boulogne (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 May 2026 | |||
Gabin Capuano (born 26 April 2006) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Lens.
Early life
[edit]Capuano was born on 26 April 2006. Born in Aubenas, France, he is a native of the city.[1]
Career
[edit]As a youth player, Capuano joined the youth academy of Olympique de Valence and was promoted to the club's senior team in 2023, where he made twenty-five league appearances and scored eight goals. On 26 August 2023, he debuted for them during a 0–1 away loss to FC Limonest Dardilly Saint-Didier in the league.[2]
In 2024, he signed for the reserve team of Ligue 1 side Lens, where he scored eight goals in his first eleven appearances.[3] Six months later, he was promoted to the club's senior team. On 5 January 2025, he debuted for them during a 0–1 home loss to Toulouse FC in the league.[4]
On 1 September 2025, Capuano signed his first professional contract with Lens for three seasons, and was loaned to Boulogne for the 2025–26 season.[5]
Style of play
[edit]Capuano plays as a forward and is two-footed. German news website OneFootball wrote in 2025 that he is "an intelligent, selfless, and cool-headed player in front of goal".[1]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 10 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Olympique de Valence | 2023–24 | CFA 2 | 25 | 8 | — | — | — | 25 | 8 | |||
| Lens B | 2024–25 | CFA | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | 20 | 12 | |||
| Lens | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2026–27 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Boulogne (loan) | 2025–26 | Ligue 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 60 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 21 | ||
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Gabin Capuano, 18 ans, l'attaquant qui monte en puissance avec la réserve" [Gabin Capuano, 18, the striker who is gaining momentum with the reserves] (in French). OneFootball. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ Gabin Capuano at Soccerway
- ↑ "Gabin Capuano, l'attaquant qui cartonne avec la réserve, "la concurrence me motive"" [Gabin Capuano, the striker who is doing well with the reserves, "competition motivates me"] (in French). Nord Littoral. 5 February 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ "Bizutage, Jul, "joie et fierté": Gabin Capuano, le récit des débuts d'un Drômois en Ligue 1" [Hazing, Jul, "joy and pride": Gabin Capuano, the story of a Drôme player's debut in Ligue 1] (in French). Le Dauphiné libéré. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ "Premier contrat professionnel pour Gabin Capuano" [First professional contract for Gabin Capuano] (in French). RC Lens. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
External links
[edit]- Gabin Capuano at Soccerway
