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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Personal information
Aubameyang with Arsenal in 2018
Full name	Pierre-Emerick Emiliano François Aubameyang^[1]
Date of birth	(1989-06-18) 18 June 1989 (age 35)^[2]
Place of birth	Laval, Mayenne, France
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)^[3]
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Al-Qadsiah
Number	10
Youth career
1995–1997	ASL L'Huisserie^[4]
1997–1998	Nice
1998–1999	ASL L'Huisserie^[4]
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	27	(12)
International career^‡
2009	France U21	1	(0)
2012	Gabon Olympic	3	(1)
2009–	Gabon	81	(35)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 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.^[5] 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.^[6] With Arsenal, he won an FA Cup and finished as the league's joint-top goalscorer in the 2018–19 season.^[7] 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.^[8]

Club career

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AC Milan

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"My role model? Ronaldo... I think [he] has revolutionised football with his way of playing. He was dynamic, technically strong and fast. He was an enormous player."

—Aubameyang on the influence of his idol, Brazilian striker Ronaldo, on his own career.^[9]

Aubameyang joined AC Milan's youth academy in January 2007. In August, he was part of the squad that finished fourth in the inaugural Champions Youth Cup held in Malaysia, where he made a name for himself and attracted the attention of scouts internationally. He scored against every opponent Milan played, finishing with seven goals in six matches.^[10]

2008–09: Loan to Dijon

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For the 2008–09 season, Aubameyang was loaned out to Dijon of Ligue 2 in France to gain first-team experience.^[11] His performances there led him to appear in World Soccer's Talent Scout section in the summer of 2009.^[12] He finished with a total of ten goals and two assists in all competitions, including two goals in a Coupe de France tie against Selongey.^[13]

2009–10: Loan to Lille

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On 24 June 2009, it was announced Ligue 1 club Lille had decided to sign Aubameyang on loan.^[14] Relative to his previous season, however, Aubameyang did not perform as well, scoring just two goals in 14 appearances, four as a starter.^{[citation needed]}

2010–11: Loans to Monaco and Saint-Étienne

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For the 2010–11 season, Aubameyang was loaned for the season to Monaco. On 21 August 2010, he scored his first goal for Monaco in an away match against Lens, then scored again on 29 August at home to Auxerre, where Monaco won 2–0.^[15] In January 2011, after six months with the club, Aubameyang was loaned to Saint-Étienne until the end of the 2010–11 season, finishing the season with four goals and three assists. In July 2011, the loan was extended for the entire 2011–12 season.^{[citation needed]}

Saint-Étienne

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On 22 December 2011, Aubameyang signed with Saint-Étienne on a permanent deal. He was quickly added to the starting lineup and was given the number 7 jersey. In February 2012, he scored his first hat-trick against Lorient. He became an integral part of the squad, scoring half of the team's away goals during the season, and went on to be Ligue 1's 4th top scorer having scored 16 goals behind Montpellier's Olivier Giroud with 21, PSG's Nenê with 21 too and Lille's Eden Hazard with 20.

On 20 April 2013, Aubameyang was in the starting line-up for Saint-Étienne in the 2013 Coupe de la Ligue Final. Les Verts won the match 1–0 with a goal from Brandão to give Aubameyang his first major trophy as a professional footballer. He finished the season with 18 goals and seven assists in all competitions.^{[citation needed]}

In the 2012–13 season, Aubameyang ended second in the competition's top-goalscorers list, scoring 19 goals and finishing behind only Zlatan Ibrahimović. From his 37 appearances, he also provided eight assists. The season was widely regarded as his breakout year—he appeared in the Ligue 1 team of the season and he won the Ligue 1 African Player of the Year award.^[16]

Borussia Dortmund

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2013–15: DFL Supercups

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On 4 July 2013, Aubameyang joined 2012–13 Champions League finalists Borussia Dortmund on a five-year contract.^[17] He made his competitive debut for his new club on 27 July 2013 against Bayern Munich in the DFL-Supercup, replacing Jakub Błaszczykowski for the last 18 minutes of Dortmund's 4–2 victory, assisting Dortmund's final goal, scored by Marco Reus.^{[citation needed]} On 10 August, Aubameyang made his Bundesliga debut and scored a hat-trick against FC Augsburg, including a goal from his first shot in the league. In the process, Aubameyang also became the first Gabonese player to appear in the Bundesliga.^[18] On 27 November, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 3–1 win against Napoli in the group stage of the 2013–14 competition.^[19] He later took a penalty against 1860 Munich that propelled Dortmund into the next round of the 2013–14 DFB-Pokal, finishing the year with 13 league goals and 16 goals in all competitions.^{[citation needed]}

On 13 August 2014, Aubameyang assisted Borussia Dortmund's first goal and scored the second goal in a 2–0 victory over Bayern Munich in the DFL-Supercup.^[20] After scoring the goal, he celebrated by putting on a Spider-Man mask.^[20] In Dortmund's next match, a 4–1 win over Stuttgarter Kickers in the first round of the DFB-Pokal, Aubameyang scored two second-half goals and provided the assist for Adrián Ramos' goal.^[21] On 13 September, Aubameyang scored his first Bundesliga goal of the season, netting Dortmund's final goal of their 3–1 win over SC Freiburg.^[22] Three days later, Aubameyang scored Dortmund's second goal in a 2–0 win over future club Arsenal in the first group match of the Champions League.^[23]

Aubameyang ended his second season in Dortmund with 25 goals from 46 appearances, including one in the 2015 DFB-Pokal Final, where Dortmund were defeated 3–1 by VfL Wolfsburg at the Olympiastadion.^[24]

2015–16: League runner-up

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On 31 July 2015, Aubameyang signed a new contract to last until 2020, saying, "Every part of me wants to be here and I have never wanted to leave."^[25] On 20 August, he scored a brace as Dortmund came from 0–3 down to win 3–4 at Odds BK in the first leg of their Europa League play-off.^[26] By scoring in Dortmund's 1–1 draw with 1899 Hoffenheim on 23 September, Aubameyang became the first player in Bundesliga history to score in each of his team's opening six matches of a season.^[27] He later extended this record to eight matches, scoring in the team's next two fixtures against Darmstadt 98 and Bayern Munich, before failing to score for the first time in the Bundesliga season in a 2–0 win at Mainz 05.^[28]

On 22 October, Aubameyang scored a hat-trick in a UEFA Europa League match against Gabala of Azerbaijan.^[29] Three days later, he scored another hat-trick in a 5–1 defeat of Augsburg at the Westfalenstadion.^[30] On 8 November, Aubameyang scored the winning goal for Dortmund in a 3–2 Revierderby victory over rivals FC Schalke 04.^[31] At the halfway stage of the Bundesliga season, Aubameyang was the league's top scorer with 18 goals from 17 appearances.^[32]

On 30 January 2016, Aubameyang scored his 19th and 20th league goals of the season to give Dortmund a 2–0 home victory over FC Ingolstadt.^[33] Aubameyang reached 30 goals in all competitions in a 3–1 victory over VfB Stuttgart in the quarter-final of the 2015–16 DFB-Pokal. In addition to scoring himself, he assisted the side's other two goals scored by Marco Reus and Henrikh Mkhitaryan.^[34] On 10 March 2016, Aubameyang scored for Borussia in their 3–0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 first-leg. A week later, he scored both goals in the 2–1 second-leg victory at White Hart Lane, taking him to 35 goals for the season.^[35] In scoring two goals in a 5–1 win against VfL Wolfsburg on 30 April, Aubameyang reached 25 goals in the Bundesliga season, thus ending as the league's second-top scorer behind Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Munich.^[36]

2016–17: Bundesliga top goalscorer and DFB-Pokal

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Aubameyang training with Borussia Dortmund in 2017

Aubameyang began his 2016–17 season in the Bundesliga with a double against Mainz 05 on 27 August in a 2–1 victory, while also scoring twice against VfL Wolfsburg on 20 September. Aubameyang scored three days later against recently promoted SC Freiburg, bringing his season total to 5, into a tie atop the scoring charts with Lewandowski early in the season. Following an injury to Marcel Schmelzer, Aubameyang wore the captain's armband for Dortmund for the first time on 22 October, also scoring a goal in the 3–3 draw at FC Ingolstadt.^[37]

Aubameyang also got off to an excellent start in Dortmund's Champions League group stage matches, scoring in each of their first leg matches as Dortmund were joint top of their group with Real Madrid. However, Aubameyang was left out of the squad by Thomas Tuchel for their return leg against Sporting CP on 2 November due to an "internal issue".^[38] It turned out that he received a one-game suspension for breaking club rules, by traveling to Milan instead of staying in Dortmund.^[39] Expected to return that weekend at Hamburger SV, Aubameyang exploded with a four-goal performance in a 5–2 victory, their first in five tries in the Bundesliga, while also assisting Ousmane Dembélé for Dortmund's final goal.^[40]

On 19 November, Aubameyang scored the only goal of a 1–0 win over Bayern Munich at the Westfalenstadion. This was Dortmund's first Klassiker victory in the league since April 2014.^[41] On 7 December, Aubameyang scored Borussia's first goal in a 2–2 comeback draw with Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium to secure qualification to the next stage as group winners.^[42] On 16 December, Aubameyang scored his 100th goal for Borussia Dortmund in a 2–2 draw away to 1899 Hoffenheim.^[43]

On 4 March 2017, Aubameyang passed 20 Bundesliga goals for the second consecutive season with two goals in a 6–2 defeat of Bayer Leverkusen.^[44] Four days later, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 win over Benfica to put Dortmund into the quarter-finals of the Champions League.^[45] On 20 May, Aubameyang scored twice in Borussia's final-day defeat of Werder Bremen to end the season as the Bundesliga's top scorer with 31 goals.^[46] In the final of the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal on 27 May 2017, he scored the winning goal, a penalty, as Dortmund beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1.^[47]

Arsenal

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On 31 January 2018, Aubameyang signed for Premier League club, Arsenal, for a then-club-record fee,^[48] reported to be £56 million.^[6]

2018–2019: Debut season, Premier League Golden Boot

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On 3 February, Aubameyang made his debut for Arsenal against Everton in the Premier League in a 5–1 home victory, scoring the team's fourth goal, chipping the ball over a grounded Jordan Pickford.^[49] After missing the Europa League matches against Östersunds FK for the Gunners due to being cup-tied, Aubameyang registered his first away goal for the club in the team's 2–1 away defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion.^[50] Aubameyang registered his first assist for the team, setting up Henrikh Mkhitaryan's goal in a 3–0 win over Watford in which he also scored.^[51]

Aubameyang scored twice in a 3–0 home win against Stoke City, making him the first player to score five times in his first six games for the club.^[52]^[53]^{[non-primary source needed]} He scored twice in manager Arsène Wenger's final home game for the club, opening and closing the scoring, whilst also assisting Alex Iwobi's goal, in a 5–0 win over Burnley.^[54] He ended the season with ten goals and four assists in thirteen Premier League games and was the last goalscorer for Arsenal under Arsène Wenger.^[55]

Aubameyang scored his first goal of the following season in a 3–2 away win over Cardiff City on 2 September 2018. His strike from outside the box ended his personal run of 76 consecutive goals from inside the box in club football and was also his 150th goal in league football.^[56] Aubameyang made his European debut for Arsenal, in the 4–2 home win over Vorskla Poltava, scoring two goals while playing for 57 minutes.^[57] By October 2018, Aubameyang had tallied 16 goals in Premier League play since joining Arsenal in February. According to Opta statistics, that gave him a minutes-per-goal ratio of 104.6, which set the record for the best minutes-per-goal ratio in Premier League history (minimum 10 goals).^[58]

Aubameyang became the first player to reach 10 goals in the Premier League that season, following a brace in Arsenal's 4–2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the North London derby on 2 December. He also assisted a goal as Arsenal rose above Tottenham in the Premier League on goal difference.^[59] He scored his first Arsenal hat-trick in a 4–2 win over Valencia on 9 May 2019 as the club reached the Europa League final.^[60] He was the first Arsenal player to score a hat-trick in the semi-finals of a European competition.^[61]

Aubameyang finished the season with two goals in a 3–1 away win at Burnley, meaning he ended the season sharing the Premier League Golden Boot title with Liverpool's Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané, on 22 goals.^[62] He played the full 90 minutes in Arsenal's 4–1 defeat to Chelsea in the Europa League, failing to make a significant impact as the result meant Arsenal missed out on Champions League qualification.^[63]

2019–2022: FA Cup win and departure

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Aubameyang in a promotional image for Arsenal in 2019

On 11 August 2019, Aubameyang scored his and Arsenal's first goal of the season in their 1–0 opening match victory over Newcastle United at St James' Park, in which he demonstrated perfect technique to cushion a cross from Ainsley Maitland-Niles, to slot the ball past Martin Dúbravka, with José Mourinho hailing the strike as "a moment of genius".^[64]^[65] Aubameyang scored his first home goal of the campaign in Arsenal's next game, a 2–1 win over Burnley on 17 August.^[66] He scored his first European goal of the season on 19 September against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League, as Arsenal won 3–0 away from home on matchday 1.^[67]

Aubameyang's five goals in September, including equalizers against Tottenham and Manchester United and the winner against Aston Villa, saw him named the Premier League Player of the Month.^[68] On 5 November 2019, after Granit Xhaka was stripped of the Arsenal captaincy following his angry reaction to getting booed by the Arsenal supporters during their Premier League game against Crystal Palace,^[69] head coach Unai Emery confirmed that Aubameyang would take over as the new Arsenal captain.^[70]

On 1 December, following the dismissal of Emery, Aubameyang scored both goals in Arsenal's 2–2 draw with Norwich City under interim head coach Freddie Ljungberg. Aubameyang's first goal (a penalty) had to be retaken, after VAR discovered there to be encroachment in the penalty area. Aubameyang's first effort was kept out by goalkeeper Tim Krul, however, his second effort (the same side as his previous attempt), was successfully converted.^[71]

Aubameyang scored in Arsenal's 1–1 draw with Crystal Palace on 11 January 2020, but was also sent off for a late challenge on Palace midfielder Max Meyer. Aubameyang was originally given a yellow card for the tackle by referee Paul Tierney, however, the card was eventually upgraded to a red card, by the VAR, resulting in Aubameyang's first-ever red card for the Gunners and would mean that the striker would miss Arsenal's next three matches against Sheffield United, Chelsea, and Arsenal's FA Cup tie against Bournemouth.^[72]

On 27 February, in Arsenal's Europa League second leg round of 32 match against Olympiacos and with the aggregate score tied at 1–1, Aubameyang's scissor kick goal in extra time allowed his side to equalize the match and lead the tie on aggregate. However, following a 119th-minute goal by Olympiacos that meant Arsenal would be heading out of the competition, Aubameyang missed an open shot from five yards out in the last seconds of the match that would have seen his side through.^[73] Following Arsenal's elimination, Aubameyang apologized for and lamented his miss, stating, "I feel very, very bad. It can happen but I do not know how I missed this chance. I was tired, I had some cramps but it is not an excuse."^[74]

Following the resumption of the league in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Aubameyang did not score or assist in the first three Premier League games after the restart for Arsenal, but eventually netted a brace on 1 July against Norwich City in a 4–0 rout. Aubameyang's first goal was his 50th in the league for Arsenal, making him the quickest player to reach 50 goals for the club in the Premier League era, having achieved the feat in just 79 league appearances, four games quicker than all-time club goalscorer Thierry Henry, and also became the sixth fastest to 50 in the Premier League, behind Andy Cole, Alan Shearer, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Fernando Torres and Mohamed Salah.^[75] Aubameyang also assisted the Gunners' second goal, which was scored by Granit Xhaka.^[76] He ended the season with 22 league goals, one behind Jamie Vardy, the winner of the Golden Boot, and tied with Danny Ings for second place.^[77]

On 18 July, in their FA Cup semi-final against defending champions Manchester City, Aubameyang scored both goals in a 2–0 win for Arsenal, sending them to the final.^[78] On 1 August, he converted a penalty and scored the winner in the final, as Arsenal defeated Chelsea 2–1 and Aubameyang lifted his first trophy with the club, becoming the first African to win the FA Cup as a captain.^[79]^[80]

On 29 August 2020, Aubameyang scored a goal in normal time and the fifth and winning penalty in a shoot-out win against Liverpool in the Community Shield, after the game ended 1–1.^[81] On 12 September, he scored in the first league game of the new season the final goal of a 3–0 win away to Fulham.^[82] On 15 September, Aubameyang signed a new three-year contract with Arsenal.^[83] On 1 November, he scored a penalty in a 1–0 away win against Manchester United, to grant Arsenal their first Premier League win at Old Trafford since 2006.^[84]

Aubameyang scored two goals for Arsenal in their 3–0 victory over Newcastle United on 18 January 2021.^[85] However, he did not play in the club's next three matches, in order to tend to his ill mother.^[86] On 14 February, Aubameyang scored his first Premier League hat-trick in a 4–2 win over Leeds United. This took him to 200 career goals across Europe's top five leagues.^[87] On 25 February, he scored two goals against Benfica in a 3–2 win to secure a place in the Europa League round of 16.^[88] On 14 March, Aubameyang was left out of the starting lineup in the North London Derby against Tottenham, the manager citing disciplinary reasons.

On matchday 16 of the 2021–22 season, Aubameyang was omitted from the squad for Arsenal's match against Southampton, with manager Mikel Arteta yet again citing disciplinary reasons.^[89] Three days later, Aubameyang was stripped of the captaincy.^[90] On 1 February 2022, Arsenal announced Aubameyang's departure from the club by mutual consent.^[91]

Barcelona

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On 2 February 2022, Barcelona reached an agreement for Aubameyang to join the club. Aubameyang signed a contract until 30 June 2025 with an option to agree departure on 30 June 2023.^[92] Aubameyang made his debut for Barcelona on 6 February 2022, coming on as a substitute in a 4–2 win over Atlético Madrid.^[93] On 20 February, he scored his first competitive goals in his fourth match for Barcelona, scoring a hat-trick in a 4–1 away win at Mestalla Stadium over Valencia in a man-of-the-match performance.^[94]^[95] On 20 March, Aubameyang scored a brace and assisted Ferran Torres in his only El Clásico helping Barcelona to a 4–0 away victory against the league leaders.^[96]

On 14 May 2023, Barcelona beat Espanyol in a 4–2 win to secure the 2022–23 La Liga title, meaning Aubameyang claimed the first league title in his career, despite playing just nine minutes for Barcelona before joining Chelsea in the summer of 2022.^[97]

Chelsea

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On 2 September 2022, Chelsea announced the signing of Aubameyang to join the club on a two-year contract.^[98] Barcelona confirmed the fee was €12 million (£10.3 million).^[99] Aubameyang made his Chelsea debut on 6 September, after being named a starter in a 1–0 Champions League defeat to Dinamo Zagreb.^[100] On 1 October, he made his league debut for the club and scored his first goal in a 2–1 away win against Crystal Palace.^[101]

In the Champions League group stage, he scored two goals in two matches against his former club AC Milan.^[102] However, he was later excluded from the 25-man Champions League squad for the knockout stages by coach Graham Potter.^[103]

Marseille

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On 21 July 2023, Aubameyang left Chelsea and signed a three-year deal with Olympique de Marseille.^[104]^[105] On 12 August, he made his debut coming on as a substitute in the 67th minute in a 2–1 win against Stade de Reims.^[106] Three days later, he scored a brace against Panathinaikos in the Champions League third qualifying round which gave his team a 2–0 lead; however, Marseille conceded a penalty in the stoppage time which equaled the tie 2–2, before losing 3–5 on penalties to be eliminated from the competition.^[107]

In December 2023, Aubameyang scored four goals and provided four assists, leading Marseille to a five-match unbeaten run, earning him the Ligue 1 Player of the Month award.^[108]^[109] On 22 February, Aubameyang became the top goal scorer in the history of the UEFA Europa League with 31 goals after scoring against Shakhtar Donetsk in a 3–1 victory, surpassing Radamel Falcao, with whom he was level on 30 goals.^[110]

Al-Qadsiah

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On 18 July 2024, newly promoted Saudi Pro League club Al-Qadsiah confirmed the signing of Aubameyang on a two-year contract.^[111]

International career

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Aubameyang playing for Gabon at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Aubameyang was invited to play for Italy U19s after a good season with Dijon, but he debuted for the France under-21 team in February 2009 in a friendly match against Tunisia U21.^[112]

Aubameyang was also eligible to play for Spain because he has Spanish nationality. He decided to represent Gabon because his father once captained the team, but he maintains a close relationship with Spain and expressed a desire to play in La Liga prior to signing for FC Barcelona.^[113]^[114]

On 25 March 2009, Aubameyang was selected for the Gabon national team^[115] and made his debut for the squad. He scored his first goal in a 2–1 victory over Morocco, then scored a goal each in friendly matches against Benin, Togo, Algeria and Senegal.^[116]

Aubameyang was a key member of the Gabon national side that reached the quarter-finals of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations as co-hosts of the competition. He netted three goals in total, finishing the tournament as one of the top scorers. On 5 February 2012, he set up the opening goal for his team and hit the post in the quarter-final against Mali. However, the match ended 1–1 after extra time and Aubameyang had his penalty saved in the shootout to decide the game.^[117]

In July 2012, Aubameyang represented Gabon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He scored in the team's opening game against Switzerland, which was Gabon's first-ever Olympic goal, and would also prove to be Gabon's only goal of the tournament. They were eliminated in the group stage.^[118]

On 15 June 2013, Aubameyang scored a hat-trick of penalty kicks in Gabon's 4–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying win over Niger. He then scored a brace against Burkina Faso in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Qualification.^{[citation needed]}

Aubameyang captained Gabon at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, scoring the team's opening goal of the tournament in their 2–0 win over Burkina Faso on 17 January 2015.^[119] He rejected a callup for a pivotal World Cup qualifier at home to the Ivory Coast in August 2017, and they lost 3–0.^[120]

On 25 March 2021, Aubameyang captained Gabon to a 3–0 win at home to DR Congo, scoring the third goal to ensure qualification to the African Cup of Nations to be staged in Cameroon.^[121] At that time, he contracted malaria, in which he got a fever and had to be hospitalized.^[122]

Aubameyang tested positive for COVID-19 before Gabon's first game in the African Cup of Nations.^[123] He withdrew from the tournament a few days later to undergo further medical examinations in England after being diagnosed with heart lesions.^[124]

On 18 May 2022, Aubameyang announced his retirement from international football.^[125] He made a total of 72 appearances for the Gabon national team and scored 30 goals.^[126] However, a year later, he announced he had changed his mind and would return to the national side. He said his decision had been prompted by a meeting with President Ali Bongo Ondimba.^[127]

Media

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Aubameyang was involved in the Amazon Original sports docuseries All or Nothing: Arsenal, which documented the club by spending time with the coaching staff and players behind the scenes both on and off the field throughout their 2021–22 season.^[128]^[129]

Produced by Fulwell 73, FIFA released Captains in 2022, an eight-part sports docuseries following six national team captains in their respective 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification campaigns.^[130] Aubameyang, representing Gabon, starred alongside Thiago Silva (Brazil), Luka Modrić (Croatia), Andre Blake (Jamaica), Hassan Maatouk (Lebanon) and Brian Kaltak (Vanuatu).^[130] It was released by Netflix and also shown on FIFA's own streaming platform, FIFA+.^[131]

Personal life

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Aubameyang was born in Laval, Mayenne, France.^[132] He is the son of former Gabonese international footballer Pierre Aubameyang and younger half-brother of Catilina and Willy, who have both played for Milan's youth teams.^[133] His mother is Spanish.^[134] He is married to Alysha Behague, the couple have two sons, Curtys and Pierre.^[135]^[136] In August 2022, Aubameyang suffered a broken jaw during a violent robbery of his home in Barcelona.^[137]

He is multilingual, speaking French, English, Spanish, Italian, and German.^[138]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 23 April 2025^[139]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		League cup^[b]		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AC Milan	2007–08	Serie A	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
Dijon (loan)	2008–09	Ligue 2	34	8	4	2	1	0	—		—		39	10
Lille (loan)	2009–10	Ligue 1	14	2	0	0	1	0	9^[c]	0	—		24	2
Monaco (loan)	2010–11	Ligue 1	19	2	1	0	3	0	—		—		23	2
Saint-Étienne	2010–11	Ligue 1	14	2	—		—		—		—		14	2
	2011–12		36	16	0	0	2	2	—		—		38	18
	2012–13		37	19	4	2	4	0	—		—		45	21
	Total		87	37	4	2	6	2	—		—		97	41
Saint-Étienne II	2010–11	CFA	2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
Borussia Dortmund	2013–14	Bundesliga	32	13	6	2	—		9^[d]	1	1^[e]	0	48	16
	2014–15		33	16	4	5	—		8^[d]	3	1^[e]	1	46	25
	2015–16		31	25	4	3	—		14^[c]	11	—		49	39
	2016–17		32	31	4	2	—		9^[d]	7	1^[e]	0	46	40
	2017–18		16	13	1	3	—		6^[d]	4	1^[e]	1	24	21
	Total		144	98	19	15	—		46	26	4	2	213	141
Arsenal	2017–18	Premier League	13	10	—		1	0	—		—		14	10
	2018–19		36	22	1	1	2	0	12^[c]	8	—		51	31
	2019–20		36	22	2	4	0	0	6^[c]	3	—		44	29
	2020–21		29	10	1	1	0	0	8^[c]	3	1^[f]	1	39	15
	2021–22		14	4	0	0	1	3	—		—		15	7
	Total		128	68	4	6	4	3	26	14	1	1	163	92
Barcelona	2021–22	La Liga	17	11	—		—		6^[c]	2	—		23	13
	2022–23	La Liga	1	0	—		—		—		—		1	0
	Total		18	11	—		—		6	2	—		24	13
Chelsea	2022–23	Premier League	15	1	0	0	0	0	6^[d]	2	—		21	3
Marseille	2023–24	Ligue 1	34	17	2	1	—		15^[g]	12	—		51	30
Al-Qadsiah	2024–25	Saudi Pro League	27	12	3	3	—		—		—		30	15
Career total			523	256	37	29	15	5	108	56	5	3	688	349

^ Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup, King's Cup
^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Appearances in UEFA Europa League
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Appearances in UEFA Champions League
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Appearance in DFL-Supercup
^ Appearance in FA Community Shield
^ Two appearances and two goals in UEFA Champions League, thirteen appearances and ten goals in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 23 March 2025^[140]^[141]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Gabon	2009	7	2
	2010	10	3
	2011	5	0
	2012	8	4
	2013	4	3
	2014	4	2
	2015	10	5
	2016	4	2
	2017	4	2
	2018	2	1
	2019	5	1
	2020	2	1
	2021	6	3
	2022	2	1
	2023	2	0
	2024	5	3
	2025	1	2
Total		81	35

Honours

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Saint-Étienne

Coupe de la Ligue: 2012–13^[142]

Borussia Dortmund

DFB-Pokal: 2016–17;^[143] runner-up: 2013–14,^[144] 2014–15,^[145] 2015–16^[146]
DFL-Supercup: 2013,^[147] 2014^[148]

Arsenal

FA Cup: 2019–20^[80]
FA Community Shield: 2020^[149]
EFL Cup runner-up: 2017–18^[150]
UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2018–19^[151]

Barcelona

La Liga: 2022–23^[152]

Individual

African Footballer of the Year: 2015^[153]
Prix Marc-Vivien Foé: 2012–13,^[154] 2023–24^[155]
UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2012–13,^[156] 2023–24^[157]
UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Month: February 2012, October 2012, February 2013, December 2023^[108]^[109]
CAF Team of the Year: 2013,^[158] 2014,^[159] 2015,^[160] 2016, 2018,^[161] 2019^[162]
UEFA Europa League Top scorer: 2023–24^[163]
UEFA Europa League Player of the Season: 2023–24^[164]
UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2015–16,^[165] 2018–19,^[166] 2023–24^[167]
Bundesliga Player of the Year: 2015–16^[168]
Bundesliga top scorer: 2016–17^[169]
Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2016–17^[170]
Premier League Golden Boot: 2018–19 (shared)^[171]
Premier League Player of the Month: October 2018, September 2019^[171]
PFA Team of the Year: 2019–20 Premier League^[172]
IFFHS CAF Men Team of The Year: 2020^[173]
IFFHS CAF Men's Team of the Decade 2011–2020^[174]
Arsenal Player of the Season Award: 2019–20^[175]
Borussia Dortmund Player of the Season: 2014–15^{[citation needed]}

Orders

Commander of the National Order of Merit of Gabon: 2016^[176]

See also

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List of top international men's football goal scorers by country

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External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at the Olympique de Marseille website
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at the French Football Federation (in French)
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – UEFA competition record (archive)
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – FIFA competition record (archived)

Al Qadsiah FC – current squad

Gabon squads

v t e Gabon squad – 2010 Africa Cup of Nations
1 Ovono 2 Ambourouet 3 Copa 4 Nguéma Obame 5 Ecuele Manga 6 Akouassaga 7 N'Guéma 8 Cousin (c) 9 P.-E. Aubameyang 10 Djissikadié 11 Mouloungui 12 W. Aubameyang 13 Mbanangoyé 14 Kessany 15 A. Do Marcolino 16 Nguéma Békalé 17 Brou Apanga 18 Moubamba 19 Moundounga 20 F. Do Marcolino 21 Issiémou 22 Bitséki Moto 23 Méyé Coach: Giresse

v t e Gabon squad – 2012 Africa Cup of Nations
1 Ovono (c) 2 Ambourouet 3 Mouele 4 Ebanega 5 Ecuele Manga 6 Boussoughou 7 N'Guéma 8 Palun 9 Aubameyang 10 Cousin 11 Mouloungui 12 Ndong 13 Mbanangoyé 14 Madinda 15 Biyogo Poko 16 Bidonga 17 Brou Apanga 18 Moubamba 19 Moundounga 20 Do Marcolino 21 Méyé 22 Moussono 23 Bitséki Moto Coach: Rohr

v t e Gabon men's football squad – 2012 Summer Olympics
1 Ovono (c) 2 Dinda 3 Nzambé 4 Engonga 5 Ecuele Manga 6 Ebanega 7 Nono 8 N'Doumbou 9 Aubameyang 10 Madinda 11 Méyé 12 Tandjigora 13 Boussoughou 14 Biyogo Poko 15 H. Ndong 16 E. Ndong 17 Obiang 18 Mfa Mezui 21 Mbingui Coach: Mbourounot

v t e Gabon squad – 2015 Africa Cup of Nations
1 Ovono 2 Appindangoyé 3 Lengoualama 4 Musavu-King 5 Ecuele Manga 6 Obiang 7 Evouna 8 Palun 9 Aubameyang (c) 10 Bulot 11 Madinda 12 Kanga 13 Mbingui 14 Oto'o 15 H. Ndong 16 Mfa Mezui 17 Biyogo Poko 18 N'Doumbou 19 Zé Ondo 20 Sokambi 21 Rogombé 22 D. Ndong 23 Bitséki Coach: Costa

v t e Gabon squad – 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
1 Ovono 2 Appindangoyé 3 Obambou 4 Tandjigora 5 Ecuele Manga 6 Obiang 7 Evouna 8 Palun 9 Aubameyang (c) 10 Lemina 11 Madinda 12 Kanga 13 Mbingui 14 Kevyn 15 Ondo Biyoghé 16 Mfa Mezui 17 Biyogo Poko 18 Junior 19 Zé Ondo 20 Bouanga 21 Wachter 22 Ndong 23 Bitséki Coach: Camacho

v t e Gabon squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations
1 Amonome 2 Moucketou-Moussounda 3 Oyono 4 Obissa 5 Ecuele Manga 6 Obiang 7 Boupendza 8 Palun 9 Aubameyang (c) 10 Méyé 11 Allevinah 12 Kanga 13 Mayi 14 Ameka 15 Eneme Ella 16 Mfa Mezui 17 Biyogo Poko 18 Lemina 19 Junior 20 Bouanga 21 Noubi Fotso 22 Ndzengue 23 Nzé 24 Sambissa 25 Assoumou 26 Biteghé 27 Nguema 28 N'Gakoutou Coach: Neveu

Awards

v t e 2013 CAF Team of the Year
GK: Vincent Enyeama DF: Ahmed Fathy DF: Medhi Benatia DF: Kévin Constant MF: Jonathan Pitroipa MF: Mikel John Obi MF: Yaya Touré MF: Mohamed Aboutrika FW: Emmanuel Emenike FW: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang FW: Asamoah Gyan

v t e 2014 CAF Team of the Year
GK: Vincent Enyeama DF: Jean Kasusula DF: Medhi Benatia DF: Stéphane Mbia DF: Kwadwo Asamoah MF: Yacine Brahimi MF: Yaya Touré MF: Fakhreddine Ben Youssef FW: Ahmed Musa FW: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang FW: Asamoah Gyan

v t e 2015 CAF Team of the Year
GK: Robert Kidiaba DF: Serge Aurier DF: Medhi Benatia DF: Rabie Meftah MF: André Ayew MF: Yaya Touré MF: Sadio Mané MF: Yacine Brahimi FW: Mbwana Samatta FW: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang FW: Baghdad Bounedjah

v t e 2016 CAF Team of the Year
GK: Denis Onyango DF: Serge Aurier DF: Kalidou Koulibaly DF: Aymen Abdennour DF: Joyce Lomalisa MF: Khama Billiat MF: Rainford Kalaba MF: Keagan Dolly FW: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang FW: Sadio Mané FW: Riyad Mahrez

v t e 2018 CAF Team of the Year
GK: Denis Onyango DF: Serge Aurier DF: Kalidou Koulibaly DF: Eric Bailly DF: Medhi Benatia MF: Naby Keïta MF: Thomas Partey MF: Riyad Mahrez FW: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang FW: Sadio Mané FW: Mohamed Salah

v t e 2019 CAF Team of the Year
GK: André Onana DF: Serge Aurier DF: Joël Matip DF: Kalidou Koulibaly DF: Achraf Hakimi MF: Idrissa Gueye MF: Riyad Mahrez MF: Hakim Ziyech FW: Mohamed Salah FW: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang FW: Sadio Mané

v t e Marc-Vivien Foé Award
2009: Chamakh 2010: Gervinho 2011: Gervinho 2012: Belhanda 2013: Aubameyang 2014: Enyeama 2015: Ayew 2016: Boufal 2017: Seri 2018: Toko Ekambi 2019: Pépé 2020: Osimhen 2021: Kakuta 2022: Fofana 2023: Mbemba 2024: Aubameyang

v t e African Footballer of the Year
France Football award	1970: Keïta 1971: Sunday 1972: Souleymane 1973: Bwanga 1974: Moukila 1975: Faras 1976: Milla 1977: Dhiab 1978: Razak 1979: N'Kono 1980: Manga-Onguéné 1981: Belloumi 1982: N'Kono 1983: El Khatib 1984: Abega 1985: Timoumi 1986: Zaki 1987: Madjer 1988: Bwalya 1989: Weah 1990: Milla 1991: Pele 1992: Pele 1993: Pele 1994: Weah
CAF award	1992: Pele 1993: Yekini 1994: Amunike 1995: Weah 1996: Kanu 1997: Ikpeba 1998: Hadji 1999: Kanu 2000: M'Boma 2001: Diouf 2002: Diouf 2003: Eto'o 2004: Eto'o 2005: Eto'o 2006: Drogba 2007: Kanouté 2008: Adebayor 2009: Drogba 2010: Eto'o 2011: Touré 2012: Touré 2013: Touré 2014: Touré 2015: Aubameyang 2016: Mahrez 2017: Salah 2018: Salah 2019: Mané 2020–21: not awarded 2022: Mané 2023: Osimhen 2024: Lookman
Football in Africa portal

VDV Player of the Season

1998: Kahn
1999: Matthäus
2000: Scholl
2001: Kahn
2002: Not awarded
2003: Élber
2004–05: Not awarded
2006: Klose
2007: Diego
2008: Ribéry
2009: Grafite
2010: Robben
2011: Şahin
2012: Reus
2013: Lewandowski
2014: Reus
2015: De Bruyne
2016: Aubameyang
2017: Lewandowski
2018: Lewandowski
2019: Reus
2020: Lewandowski
2021: Lewandowski
2022: Nkunku
2023: Bellingham
2024: Wirtz

Africa Cup of Nations top scorers

1957: Ad-Diba
1959: El-Gohary
1962: Fattah & L. Vassallo
1963: El-Shazly
1965: Acheampong, Kofi & Manglé
1968: Pokou
1970: Pokou
1972: F. Keita
1974: Mulamba
1976: M. Keïta
1978: Afriyie, Odegbami & Omondi
1980: Labied & Odegbami
1982: Alhassan
1984: Abouzeid
1986: Milla
1988: Abdel-Hamid, Belloumi, Milla & Traoré
1990: Menad
1992: Yekini
1994: Yekini
1996: Bwalya
1998: Hassan & McCarthy
2000: Bartlett
2002: Aghahowa, M'Boma & Olembé
2004: Kanouté, M'Boma, Okocha & Santos
2006: Eto'o
2008: Eto'o
2010: Nagy
2012: Aubameyang, Diabaté, Drogba, Kharja, Katongo, Mayuka & Manucho
2013: Emenike & Wakaso
2015: Akaïchi, Ayew, Balboa, Bifouma & Mbokani
2017: Kabananga
2019: Ighalo
2021: Aboubakar
2023: Nsue

Bundesliga top scorers

1903: Riso & Stanischewski
1904: E. Müller & Perry
1905: Herzog & Richter
1906: Blüher
1907: Burkart & Röpnack
1908: Worpitzky
1909: Worpitzky
1910: Zincke
1911: Worpitzky
1912: Förderer
1913: Pömpner
1914: Franz
1920: Hierländer, Seiderer & Träg
1921: Popp
1922: Breuel, Harder, Popp, Schneider, Semmler & Träg
1923: Harder
1924: Popp & Roßburg
1925: Hochgesang, Kirsei, Lüke, Träg & Warnecke
1926: Harder
1927: Franz
1928: Grenzel & Harder
1929: Sobek
1930: Schmitt
1931: Kirsei
1932: Ehmer
1933: Ehmer
1934: Siffling
1935: Poertgen
1936: Helmchen
1937: Kalwitzki & Mayer
1938: Carstens
1939: Kalwitzki
1940: Binder
1941: Eppenhoff
1942: Szepan
1943: Binkert & Kalwitzki
1944: Schön
1948: Baßler, Machate, Schaffer & Walter
1949: Boller & Löttke
1950: Wojtkowiak
1951: Baßler, Eckel, Kallenborn & Winterstein
1952: Winterstein
1953: Baitinger
1954: Baitinger, Paetz & Stollenwerk
1955: Islacker
1956: Niepieklo
1957: Niepieklo & Wenzel
1958: Klodt
1959: Feigenspan
1960: Seeler
1961: Seeler
1962: Stein & Thielen
1963: C. Müller
1964: Seeler
1965: Brunnenmeier
1966: Emmerich
1967: Emmerich & G. Müller
1968: Löhr
1969: G. Müller
1970: G. Müller
1971: Kobluhn
1972: G. Müller
1973: G. Müller
1974: Heynckes & G. Müller
1975: Heynckes
1976: Fischer
1977: D. Müller
1978: D. Müller & G. Müller
1979: K. Allofs
1980: Rummenigge
1981: Rummenigge
1982: Hrubesch
1983: Völler
1984: Rummenigge
1985: K. Allofs
1986: Kuntz
1987: Rahn
1988: Klinsmann
1989: T. Allofs & Wohlfarth
1990: Andersen
1991: Wohlfarth
1992: Walter
1993: Kirsten & Yeboah
1994: Kuntz & Yeboah
1995: Basler & Herrlich
1996: Bobic
1997: Kirsten
1998: Kirsten
1999: Preetz
2000: Max
2001: Barbarez & Sand
2002: Amoroso & Max
2003: Christiansen & Élber
2004: Aílton
2005: Mintál
2006: Klose
2007: Gekas
2008: Toni
2009: Grafite
2010: Džeko
2011: Gómez
2012: Huntelaar
2013: Kießling
2014: Lewandowski
2015: Meier
2016: Lewandowski
2017: Aubameyang
2018: Lewandowski
2019: Lewandowski
2020: Lewandowski
2021: Lewandowski
2022: Lewandowski
2023: Füllkrug & Nkunku
2024: Kane

Premier League Golden Boot

UEFA Cup and Europa League top scorers

UEFA Cup

1972: Bründl
1973: Heynckes & Jeuring
1974: Schoenmaker
1975: Heynckes
1976: Geels
1977: Bowles
1978: Deijkers & Ponte
1979: Simonsen
1980: Hoeneß & Nickel
1981: Wark
1982: Nilsson
1983: Filipović
1984: Nyilasi
1985: Bahtić & Bannister
1986: Allofs
1987: Cascavel, Houtman, Kieft & Rantanen
1988: Brylle & Saravakos
1989: Gütschow
1990: Götz & Riedle
1991: Völler
1992: Saunders
1993: Baticle
1994: Bergkamp & Schmitt
1995: Kirsten
1996: Klinsmann
1997: Ganz
1998: Guivarc'h
1999: Chiesa, Kovačević & Kulawik
2000: Kovačević
2001: Berbatov & Bolo
2002: Van Hooijdonk
2003: Derlei & Larsson
2004: Anderson, Drogba, Kežman & Shearer
2005: Shearer
2006: Delgado
2007: Pandiani
2008: Pogrebnyak & Toni
2009: Vágner Love

UEFA Europa League

Arsenal F.C. Player of the Season

1967: McLintock
1968: Radford
1969: Simpson
1970: Armstrong
1971: Wilson
1972: Rice
1973: Radford
1974: Ball
1975: Rimmer
1976: Brady
1977: Stapleton
1978: Brady
1979: Brady
1980: Stapleton
1981: Sansom
1982: Hollins
1983: Woodcock
1984: Nicholas
1985: Robson
1986: Rocastle
1987: Adams
1988: Thomas
1989: Smith
1990: Adams
1991: Bould
1992: Wright
1993: Wright
1994: Adams
1995: Seaman
1996: Keown
1997: Bergkamp
1998: Parlour
1999: Winterburn
2000: Henry
2001: Vieira
2002: Pires
2003: Henry
2004: Henry
2005: Henry
2006: Lehmann
2007: Fàbregas
2008: Flamini
2009: Van Persie
2010: Fàbregas
2011: Wilshere
2012: Van Persie
2013: Cazorla
2014: Ramsey
2015: Sánchez
2016: Özil
2017: Sánchez
2018: Ramsey
2019: Lacazette
2020: Aubameyang
2021: Saka
2022: Saka
2023: Ødegaard
2024: Ødegaard

v t e Olympique de Marseille Player of the Season
2002: Runje 2003: Van Buyten 2004: Drogba 2005: Beye 2006: Ribéry 2007: Nasri 2008: Mandanda 2009: Cheyrou 2010: Niang 2011: Ayew 2012: Nkoulou 2013: Valbuena 2014: Gignac 2015: Payet 2016: Mandanda 2017: Thauvin 2018: Thauvin 2019: Sakai 2020: Mandanda 2021: Kamara 2022: Payet 2023: Sánchez 2024: Aubameyang