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As his country’s all-time top goalscorer, former Gabon international Aubameyang is currently plying his trade with Spanish giants FC Barcelona. Awarded his country’s National Order of Merit, we take a look at some of the top quotes on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
The son of former international player, Pierre, he appeared in 72 matches for Gabon and netted a record 30 goals before retiring recently.
Born in France, Aubameyang represented a few teams before joining German Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund in 2013, where he had a prosperous goal scoring spree with 98 league goals in 144 games, 15 in 19 domestic cup games, and 26 in Europe.
There was an impressive 31 strikes in 32 league matches as the club finished third in the league, and scored the winning penalty in the final as Dortmund secured the domestic cup competition in 2016/17.
After five seasons in Germany, he moved to English Premier League side Arsenal. His prolific goal scoring continued with 68 in 128 league games. Despite only winning the FA Cup with the Gunners, where he was lauded for his two goals in the 2020 Final, Aubameyang shared the League’s Golden Boot in 2019.
Leaving Arsenal due to disciplinary issues, he joined up with Spanish team Barcelona where he has so far scored 11 times in 17 league games in his first season.
For Gabon, he appeared in four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.
“…..big games require big moments from big players…..”
Mikel Arteta (Arsenal manager, 2020 FA Cup final)
“He’s cool, he loves to be there and of course, what I love to say, simplicity sometimes is genius…..That control looks simple but it’s not simple, it’s genius. Then the finishing is beautiful.”
Jose Mourinho
“…..Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at BVB was a real success story…..he performed superbly for Borussia Dortmund.”
Michael Zorc (Borussia Dortmund sporting director)
“…..seems to do it on the break in every game. He is a our talisman and has done it all season.”
Rob Holding (Arsenal team-mate)
“That finish from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was absolutely sensational…..We have seen how important it is today for Arsenal to keep him. It’s a beautiful, beautiful finish.”
Danny Murphy (BBC co-commentator, 2020 FA Cup final)
“Aubameyang would cost zillions to replace. Absolute zillions. You can see why Arsenal want to keep him…..It is absolutely genius…..It’s one of the great goals – an absolute work of art.”
Chris Sutton (2020 FA Cup final)
“…..dazzling intuition…..an attack of unparalleled velocity.”
Ali Bongo Ondimba (Gabon president)
“…..a player we really wanted…..He is offensively very versatile, has a lot of pace in his game, is a threat in front of goal and will provide us with more options.”
Michael Zorc
“The quality of his movement was excellent, the quality of his finishing looks excellent…..”
Arsene Wenger
“The touch…..the mark of a very good striker.”
Graeme Souness
“…..he is the club’s most expensive player and was the club captain, but he scored a lot of goals, and he has proven that since he has moved to Barcelona. And that is what Arsenal need, a goalscorer.”
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
“I’ve known Aubameyang for many years, I know what he can do as a footballer. I am certain of what he will do at Barcelona.”
Sokratis Papastathopoulos (former Arsenal defender)
“We lost a world class striker…..he’s still a magnificent player.”
Piers Morgan (television personality)
