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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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List Of International Goals Scored By Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is a professional footballer who represents the Gabon national football team as a forward. He scored on his international debut for the side in a 2−1 away win against Morocco on 28 March 2009. Since then, the 2015 African Footballer of the Year has scored 31 goals in 77 international appearances, making him the country's all-time top scorer. 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.

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, and he netted twice in a match on two occasions. Out of all his opponents, he has scored the most against Burkina Faso, netting five goals against "The Stallions". 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. The remainder of his goals, twelve, have come in friendlies. Aubameyang's most productive calendar year in terms of international goals was 2015, when he scored five goals in ten games for "The Panthers". 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.

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. 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. 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".

Goals

Scores and results list Gabon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Aubameyang goal.
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 3 11 August 2009 Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin  Benin 1–0 1–1 Friendly
3 12 19 May 2010 Stade François Coty, Ajaccio, France  Togo 2–0 3–0 Friendly
4 13 11 August 2010 5 July 1962 Stadium, Algiers, Algeria  Algeria 2–0 2–1 Friendly
5 17 17 November 2010 Stade Michel Hidalgo, Sannois, France  Senegal 1–2 1–2 Friendly
6 24 23 January 2012 Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon  Niger 1–0 2–0 2012 Africa Cup of Nations
7 25 27 January 2012 Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon  Morocco 1–1 3–2 2012 Africa Cup of Nations
8 26 31 January 2012 Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon  Tunisia 1–0 1–0 2012 Africa Cup of Nations
9 30 14 October 2012 Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon  Togo 1–2 1–2 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
10 33 15 June 2013 Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon  Niger 1–1 4–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
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
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
16 43 25 March 2015 Stade Pierre Brisson, Beauvais, France  Mali 2–2 4–3 Friendly
17 3–2
18 45 5 September 2015 Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon  Sudan 4–0 4–0 Friendly
19 46 9 October 2015 Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis, Tunisia  Tunisia 1–1 3–3 Friendly
20 49 25 March 2016 Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon  Sierra Leone 1–0 2–1 Friendly
21 50 2 September 2016 Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan  Sudan 1–1 2–1 Friendly
22 53 14 January 2017 Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon  Guinea-Bissau 1–0 1–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
23 54 18 January 2017 Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon  Burkina Faso 1–1 1–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations
24 57 8 September 2018 Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon  Burundi 1–1 1–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
25 60 10 October 2019 Stade Municipal, Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, France  Burkina Faso 1–0 1–0 Friendly
26 64 12 November 2020 Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon  Gambia 2–0 2–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
27 66 25 March 2021 Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon  DR Congo 3–0 3–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
28 70 11 October 2021 Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon  Angola 1–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
29 71 12 November 2021 Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon  Libya 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
30 72 4 January 2022 The Sevens Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Mauritania 1–0 1–1 Friendly
31 77 11 June 2024 Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon  Gambia 2–1 3–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Statistics

As of match played 11 June 2024
  1. ^ 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. ^ 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