Aubameyang at Borussia Dortmund's team presentation on 9 August 2014
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pierre-Emerick Emiliano François Aubameyang | ||
Date of birth | 18 June 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Laval, France | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward / Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Borussia Dortmund | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–1997 | ASL L'Huisserie Football | ||
1997–1998 | Nice | ||
1998–1999 | ASL L'Huisserie Football | ||
1999–2001 | Laval | ||
2001–2005 | Rouen | ||
2005–2007 | Bastia | ||
2007–2008 | Milan | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2011 | Milan | 0 | (0) |
2008–2009 | → Dijon (loan) | 34 | (8) |
2009–2010 | → Lille (loan) | 14 | (2) |
2010–2011 | → Monaco (loan) | 19 | (2) |
2011 | → Saint-Étienne (loan) | 33 | (8) |
2011–2013 | Saint-Étienne | 54 | (29) |
2013– | Borussia Dortmund | 115 | (71) |
National team‡ | |||
2009 | France U21 | 1 | (0) |
2012 | Gabon U23 | 3 | (1) |
2009– | Gabon | 55 | (23) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 January 2017 |
Pierre-Emerick Emiliano François Aubameyang (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ɛməʁik obaməjɑ̃ɡ]; born 18 June 1989) is a French-born Gabonese professional footballer who plays for German club Borussia Dortmund and the Gabon national football team. He is known for his speed, having clocked 30 metres in 3.7 seconds, and his capability of playing as a forward or a winger.
He began his career at Milan, who loaned him to four French clubs before he joined Saint-Étienne permanently in 2011. After winning the 2013 Coupe de la Ligue Final, he joined Dortmund, where he has twice won the DFL-Supercup in 2013 and 2014. Despite playing once for France Under-21, Aubameyang made his senior international debut for Gabon in 2009, and has represented them at three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and the 2012 Olympics.
Aubameyang was the winner of CAF's African Footballer of the Year award in 2015, becoming the first Gabonese player to win the award. In December 2016, he was named by The Guardian as the eighth-best footballer in the world. He is the son of former Gabonese captain Pierre Aubameyang.