Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Skills and Goals | Highlights
Pierre-Emerick Emiliano François Aubameyang (fr. Pierre-Emerick Emiliano François Aubameyang; born June 18, 1989, Laval) is a Gabonese and French footballer, striker for the London club Arsenal and captain of the Gabon national team. The best scorer in the history of the Gabon national team.
At the age of 17, he was bought by the Italian Milan and enrolled in the team's academy, after graduating from which he signed a professional contract with this club. In the future, he went on loan four times to clubs from France - Dijon, Lille, Monaco and Saint-Etienne. As a result, the Gabonese signed a full-fledged contract with Saint-Etienne, this club bought him from Milan. With Saint-Étienne, Pierre gained recognition at the highest level, scoring 41 goals in all competitions in three seasons. In 2013, he joined the ranks of Borussia Dortmund, with which he won two German Supercups and the German Cup. Since 2018, he has been a player in the London Arsenal, as part of the Gunners, Aubameyang won the FA Cup and Super Cup.
In 2017, he became the top scorer in the Bundesliga, a similar achievement he also achieved in 2019, when, along with Sadio Mane and Mohammed Salah, he received the Golden Boot of the English Premier League for the title of its top scorer. In 2015, he was recognized as the best football player in Africa.
Arsenal (London)
On January 31, 2018, London's Arsenal announced the transfer of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Borussia for 64.75 million euros[8]. On February 3, 2018, Aubameyang made his debut for Arsenal in a match against Everton, the Gunners won 5-1, and Pierre scored the team's fourth goal. Aubameyang scored his first away goal against Brighton, however, the gunner failed to win (1:2). Aubameyang gave his first assist to Henrikh Mkhitaryan in a 3-0 victory over Watford. Aubameyang continued to score and finished the season with ten goals and four assists in thirteen Premier League appearances. Pierre became the last player to score under Arsene Wenger at Arsenal.
Aubameyang scored his first goal of the season in a 3-2 away win over Cardiff City. After a pass from Alexandre Lacazette, Aubameyang handled the ball and skillfully, dribbled from outside the penalty area, sent it into the far corner of the opponent's goalkeeper. Aubameyang made his debut for Arsenal in the Europa League, in a winning match against Vorskla (4:2), scoring two goals, and was replaced by Mesut Ozil in the 57th minute. Pierre was directly involved in 12 goals in 10 Arsenal matches at the Emirates. After joining Arsenal in February 2018, Aubameyang scored 16 goals in a Premier League match. According to statistics from Opta, Aubameyang needs 104.6 minutes per goal, the best in Premier League history (at least 10 goals). Aubameyang became the first player to reach 10 goals in the Premier League that season, after Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur in the North London derby. On September 15, 2020, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang signed a new contract with Arsenal until 2023.
On 18 January 2021, Aubameyang scored two goals against Newcastle United, which the Gunners won 3-0. The Gabonese missed the next three games due to the illness of his mother. On February 14, Aubameyang scored his first hat-trick in the English Premier League, this happened in the duel between Arsenal and Leeds, which ended with a score of 4: 2. On February 25, Pierre-Emerick scored two goals against Benfica, which helped his team reach the 1/8 finals of the Europa League. On 14 March, he remained on the bench for the North London derby against Tottenham. Team coach Mikel Arteta explained his decision as a disciplinary one. In the 16th round of the English championship of the 2021/22 season, Aubameyang was not included in the squad for the match against Southampton, for which Arteta again called the unsatisfactory discipline of the striker. Three days later, the Gabonese was stripped of his captain's armband.
