Newcastle United Gabriel Obertan

obertan training newcastle united ahead of match against arsenal in 2015

obertan signed premier league club newcastle united on five-year contract on 9 august 2011, undisclosed fee believed approximately £3 million.

he made debut on 13 august half-time substitute @ home arsenal. obertan provided assist demba ba, went on score hat-trick, before being substituted in 65th minutes, in 3–1 win on stoke city on 31 october 2011. after match, later revealed obertan had infection in toe , sidelined weeks. on 26 november 2011, obertan returned old trafford newcastle in fixture against manchester united in 1–1 draw. unfortunately, obertan later came under criticism newcastle united supporters , failed make significant impression in first half of season, lost first team place in starting 11 fellow frenchman hatem ben arfa. scored first goal newcastle on 1 february 2012, slotting in peter løvenkrands through ball in 2–0 victory against blackburn rovers after coming on sub 4 minutes before. obertan provided assist ben afra, in 2–1 loss against arsenal on 12 march 2012. however, obertan once again on injury plagued season when suffered ankle injury kept him out month, made return first team, coming on late substitute, in 2–0 win on chelsea on 2 may 2012. obertan finished 2011–12 season, making 23 appearance , scoring once.

obertan in match against sheffield wednesday in third round of league cup

ahead of 2012–13 season, manager alan pardew expected obertan make impact, obertan hoping reproduce same form in previous season. obertan scored first goal of 2012–13 season low drive against belgian side club brugge in europa league on 25 october. however, obertan failed make impact once again, due unused substitute, absent squad , sent reserve. after making return against qpr, obertan provided 2 assists between 26 december 2012 , 29 december 2012 against manchester united , arsenal, both lost. obertan later finished season, making 14 appearance.

in 2013–14 season saw obertan s first team opportunities limited further , made first appearance of season on 25 september 2013, in 2–0 win on leeds united in third round of league cup, played 30 minutes. after match, manager pardew stated obertan still has future @ club after hopes of being loaned out ligue 1 side evian never materialised, obertan suffered knocks, kept him out months. despite this, obertan finished season, making 3 appearance.

in 2014–15 season, obertan among several players available transfers , expected leave, stayed, no suitors came forward sign him on wages. in pre-season, obertan made impressive display , scored in 3–1 loss against málaga on 2 august 2014. prompted pardew respond, praised obertan s performance. obertan made first league appearance in year, playing 27 minutes, in 2–0 loss against manchester city in opening game of season. obertan scored first newcastle united goal in 2 years, @ st james park, 1–0 win on leicester city on 18 october 2014. in match against liverpool on 1 november 2014, obertan sustained thigh injury kept him out between 3–4 months. after returning training in january, obertan made return first team, playing 21 minutes, in 1–1 draw against stoke city on 8 february 2015. obertan later finished 2014–15 season, making 13 appearance , scoring once.

in 2015–16 season, obertan expressed desire stay @ club under new management of steve mcclaren after talks between pair went well. in opening game of season, obertan provided assist newly signing georginio wijnaldum score, in 2–2 draw against southampton. last outing newcastle united on 26 september 2015 in 2–2 draw @ home chelsea, appearing 54th-minute substitute replacing injured jack colback. however, obertan suffered hamstring injury in training , after undergoing surgery, announced obertan sidelined 3 months. until late-march, obertan remained on sidelines , made return training.

on 5 may 2016, newcastle united announced obertan , team-mate sylvain marveaux had been released.