Aubameyang has scored 30 goals in 75 caps for Gabon.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is a professional footballer who represents the Gabon national football team as a forward.[1] He scored on his international debut for the side in a 2−1 away win against Morocco on 28 March 2009.[2] Since then, the 2015 African Footballer of the Year has scored 30 goals in 75 international appearances,[3][4] making him the country's all-time top scorer.[5] He surpassed Nzué Nguema's record of 23 goals on 8 September 2018, when he scored in a 1–1 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying draw against Burundi.[6]

Aubameyang's only international hat-trick came in a 4−1 FIFA World Cup qualification home win against Niger on 15 June 2013, where all three goals were penalties,[7] and he netted twice in a match on two occasions.[3] Out of all his opponents, he has scored the most against Burkina Faso, netting five goals against "The Stallions".[3] Aubameyang has scored five goals in the Africa Cup of Nations, seven in Africa Cup of Nations qualification and six in FIFA World Cup qualification.[3] The remainder of his goals, twelve, have come in friendlies.[3] Aubameyang's most productive calendar year in terms of international goals was 2015, when he scored five goals in ten games for "The Panthers".[8] Despite playing for Gabon for over a decade, Aubameyang has never played a match at the FIFA World Cup and never won an international trophy.[9]

Aubameyang's international career was frequently haunted with controversies and misfortune. He was often criticised for being absent from international duty and displaying poor on-field performances, with the team sometimes said to play better in his absence.[9] Following a dispute with the Gabonese Football Federation in 2016, Aubameyang boycotted Gabonese media ahead of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, further separating Aubameyang's connection with Gabonese people.[9] Nonetheless, his legacy as a reference point for Gabonese sporting excellence is evident; Gabon head coach Patrice Neveu claimed in 2022 that Aubameyang was "the greatest player in Gabon".[9]

Goals

Scores and results list Gabon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Aubameyang goal.[3]
Table key
Indicates Gabon won the match
Indicates the match ended in a draw
Indicates Gabon lost the match
List of international goals scored by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
No. Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 1 28 March 2009 Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco  Morocco 1–0 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification [2]
2 3 11 August 2009 Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin  Benin 1–0 1–1 Friendly [10]
3 12 19 May 2010 Stade François Coty, Ajaccio, France  Togo 2–0 3–0 Friendly [11]
4 13 11 August 2010 5 July 1962 Stadium, Algiers, Algeria  Algeria 2–0 2–1 Friendly [12]
5 17 17 November 2010 Stade Michel Hidalgo, Sannois, France  Senegal 1–2 1–2 Friendly [13]
6 24 23 January 2012 Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon  Niger 1–0 2–0 2012 Africa Cup of Nations [14]
7 25 27 January 2012 Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon  Morocco 1–1 3–2 2012 Africa Cup of Nations [15]
8 26 31 January 2012 Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon  Tunisia 1–0 1–0 2012 Africa Cup of Nations [16]
9 30 14 October 2012 Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon  Togo 1–2 1–2 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [17]
10 33 15 June 2013 Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon  Niger 1–1 4–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [7]
11 2–1
12 4–1
13 37 11 October 2014 Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon  Burkina Faso 1–0 2–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [18]
14 2–0
15 40 17 January 2015 Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea  Burkina Faso 1–0 2–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations [19]
16 43 25 March 2015 Stade Pierre Brisson, Beauvais, France  Mali 2–2 4–3 Friendly [20]
17 3–2
18 45 5 September 2015 Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon  Sudan 4–0 4–0 Friendly [21]
19 46 9 October 2015 Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis, Tunisia  Tunisia 1–1 3–3 Friendly [22]
20 49 25 March 2016 Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon  Sierra Leone 1–0 2–1 Friendly [23]
21 50 2 September 2016 Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan  Sudan 1–1 2–1 Friendly [24]
22 53 14 January 2017 Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon  Guinea-Bissau 1–0 1–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations [25]
23 54 18 January 2017 Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon  Burkina Faso 1–1 1–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations [26]
24 57 8 September 2018 Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon  Burundi 1–1 1–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [6]
25 60 10 October 2019 Stade Municipal, Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, France  Burkina Faso 1–0 1–0 Friendly [27]
26 64 12 November 2020 Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon  Gambia 2–0 2–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [28]
27 66 25 March 2021 Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon  DR Congo 3–0 3–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification [29]
28 70 11 October 2021 Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon  Angola 1–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [30]
29 71 12 November 2021 Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon  Libya 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [31]
30 72 4 January 2022 The Sevens Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Mauritania 1–0 1–1 Friendly [32]

Statistics

As of match played 9 September 2023
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in FIFA World Cup qualification
  2. ^ Appearances in Africa Cup of Nations
  3. ^ Four appearances and three goals in Africa Cup of Nations, one appearance in FIFA World Cup qualification, two appearances and one goal in Africa Cup of Nations qualification
  4. ^ a b c d e Appearances in Africa Cup of Nations qualification
  5. ^ Three appearances and one goal in Africa Cup of Nations qualification, one appearance in FIFA World Cup qualification
  6. ^ Three appearances and two goals in Africa Cup of Nations, one appearance in FIFA World Cup qualification
  7. ^ Five appearances and two goals in FIFA World Cup qualification, one appearance and one goal in Africa Cup of Nations qualification

See also

References

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