Vincent Aboubakar

Vincent Aboubakar

Aboubakar with Porto in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Vincent Paté Aboubakar
Date of birth	(1992-01-22) 22 January 1992 (age 25)
Place of birth	Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current team	Beşiktaş (on loan from Porto)
Number	9
Youth career
2006–2008	Coton Sport
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	Coton Sport	15	(7)
2010–2013	Valenciennes	72	(16)
2013–2014	Lorient	37	(17)
2014–	Porto	42	(17)
2016–	→ Beşiktaş (loan)	16	(4)
National team‡
2009	Cameroon U20
2010–	Cameroon	54	(15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:17, 20 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 February 2017

Vincent Paté Aboubakar (born 22 January 1992) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a striker for Turkish club Beşiktaş and the Cameroon national football team.

Born in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Aboubakar began his career with Cotonsport Garoua. In the 2009–10 season, he was promoted to the club's senior team in the Elite One league. On 26 May 2010, Aboubakar signed with Valenciennes FC in France. He was assigned the number 9 shirt and made his debut in the club's opening league match of the season against Nice appearing as a substitute. He scored his first goal and hat-trick against Boulogne in Coupe de la Ligue. In 2009 Aboubakar scored 2 goals in the Final of the U-18 World Cup with Cameroon.

Aboubakar signed for Lorient on a free transfer on 1 July 2013.

Signed for Porto on 24 August 2014, signing a four-year contract for a fee of €3m, equivalent to 30% of his economic rights. He scored a late equalising goal in the Champions League on 10 December 2014 in a 1–1 draw with Shakhtar Donetsk.

On 27 August 2016, Super Lig club Beşiktaş signed him on a season-long loan.

On 18 August 2009, Aboubakar was called up to the Cameroon national under-20 football team squad for the Francophone Games in Beirut.