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.^[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 has scored 30 goals in 75 caps for Gabon.

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. 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.^[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. 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".^[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

Caps and goals by year Year Competitive Friendly Total Caps Goals Caps Goals Caps Goals 2009 6^[a] 1 1 1 7 2 2010 3^[b] 0 7 3 10 3 2011 — 5 0 5 0 2012 7^[c] 4 1 0 8 4 2013 4^[a] 3 0 0 4 3 2014 4^[d] 2 0 0 4 2 2015 4^[e] 1 6 4 10 5 2016 2^[a] 0 2 2 4 2 2017 4^[f] 2 0 0 4 2 2018 2^[d] 1 0 0 2 1 2019 3^[d] 0 2 1 5 1 2020 2^[d] 1 0 0 2 1 2021 6^[g] 3 — 6 3 2022 0 0 2 1 2 1 2023 2^[d] 0 0 0 2 0 Total 49 18 26 12 75 30 Caps and goals by competition Competition Caps Goals Africa Cup of Nations 10 5 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 19 7 FIFA World Cup qualification 20 6 Friendlies 26 12 Total 75 30

Goals by opponent Opponent Goals   Burkina Faso 5   Niger 4   Mali 2   Morocco 2   Sudan 2   Togo 2   Tunisia 2   Algeria 1   Angola 1   Benin 1   Burundi 1   DR Congo 1   Gambia 1   Guinea-Bissau 1   Libya 1   Mauritania 1   Senegal 1   Sierra Leone 1 Total 30

Aubameyang's only international hat-trick for Gabon came against Niger in 2013, where he scored three penalties.^[3]^[7]

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

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

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