Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
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Aubameyang with Arsenal in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pierre-Emerick Emiliano François Aubameyang | ||
| Date of birth | 18 June 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Laval, Mayenne, France | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Qadsiah | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1997 | ASL L'Huisserie | ||
| 1997–1998 | Nice | ||
| 1998–1999 | ASL L'Huisserie | ||
| 1999–2001 | Laval | ||
| 2001–2005 | Rouen | ||
| 2005–2007 | Bastia | ||
| 2007–2008 | AC Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | AC Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Dijon (loan) | 34 | (8) |
| 2009–2010 | → Lille (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | → Monaco (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | Saint-Étienne | 87 | (37) |
| 2011 | Saint-Étienne II | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2018 | Borussia Dortmund | 144 | (98) |
| 2018–2022 | Arsenal | 128 | (68) |
| 2022 | Barcelona | 18 | (11) |
| 2022–2023 | Chelsea | 15 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | Marseille | 34 | (17) |
| 2024– | Al-Qadsiah | 32 | (17) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | France U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Gabon Olympic | 3 | (1) |
| 2009– | Gabon | 81 | (35) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 March 2025 | |||
Pierre-Emerick Emiliano François Aubameyang ONM (born 18 June 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi Pro League club Al-Qadsiah and captains the Gabon national team.
Aubameyang began his senior club career by signing for Italian club AC Milan, but never appeared for the club, instead going on a series of loan spells in France. He transferred to Saint-Étienne in 2011. There he won a Coupe de la Ligue title, subsequently joining Borussia Dortmund in 2013. In Germany, Aubameyang finished as the league's top goalscorer in the 2016–17 season and won a DFB-Pokal. He also ranks as the club's eighth-highest all-time goalscorer. In 2018, Aubameyang was the subject of a then–club record association football transfer when he signed for Arsenal in a move worth £56 million (€60 million), making him the most expensive Gabonese player of all time. With Arsenal, he won an FA Cup and finished as the league's joint-top goalscorer in the 2018–19 season. After leaving Arsenal in 2022, Aubameyang had spells with Barcelona and Chelsea before signing for Marseille in 2023. In 2024 he joined Al-Qadsiah.
Born in France, Aubameyang chose to represent Gabon at international level, making his senior debut in 2009 at the age of 19; with 35 goals, he is the nation's all-time top scorer. He represented Gabon at four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and the 2012 Summer Olympics. In 2016, he was named African Footballer of the Year; the first Gabonese and second European-born player to win the award.