List of international goals scored by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang explained

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. Since then, the 2015 African Footballer of the Year has scored 31 goals in 77 international appearances,^[2] making him the country's all-time top scorer.^[3] 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".^[4] 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.^[5]

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.^[6]

Indicates Gabon won the match
	Indicates the match ended in a draw
	Indicates Gabon lost the match

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Cap	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	1	28 March 2009	Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco		1–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification	^[7]
2	3	11 August 2009	Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin		1–0	Friendly	^[8]
3	12	19 May 2010	Stade François Coty, Ajaccio, France		2–0	Friendly	^[9]
4	13	11 August 2010	5 July 1962 Stadium, Algiers, Algeria		2–0	Friendly	^[10]
5	17	17 November 2010	Stade Michel Hidalgo, Sannois, France		1–2	Friendly	^[11]
6	24	23 January 2012	Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon		1–0	2012 Africa Cup of Nations	^[12]
7	25	27 January 2012	Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon		1–1	2012 Africa Cup of Nations	^[13]
8	26	31 January 2012	Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon		1–0	2012 Africa Cup of Nations	^[14]
9	30	14 October 2012	Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon		1–2	2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	^[15]
10	33	15 June 2013	Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon		1–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification	^[16]
11					2–1
12					4–1
13	37	11 October 2014	Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon		1–0	2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	^[17]
14					2–0
15	40	17 January 2015	Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea		1–0	2015 Africa Cup of Nations	^[18]
16	43	25 March 2015	Stade Pierre Brisson, Beauvais, France		2–2	Friendly	^[19]
17					3–2
18	45	5 September 2015	Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon		4–0	Friendly	^[20]
19	46	9 October 2015	Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis, Tunisia		1–1	Friendly	^[21]
20	49	25 March 2016	Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon		1–0	Friendly	^[22]
21	50	2 September 2016	Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan		1–1	Friendly	^[23]
22	53	14 January 2017	Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon		1–0	2017 Africa Cup of Nations	^[24]
23	54	18 January 2017	Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon		1–1	2017 Africa Cup of Nations	^[25]
24	57	8 September 2018	Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon		1–1	2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	^[26]
25	60	10 October 2019	Stade Municipal, Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, France		1–0	Friendly	^[27]
26	64	12 November 2020	Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon		2–0	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	^[28]
27	66	25 March 2021	Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon		3–0	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification	^[29]
28	70	11 October 2021	Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon		1–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	^[30]
29	71	12 November 2021	Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon		1–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification	^[31]
30	72	4 January 2022	The Sevens Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates		1–0	Friendly	^[32]
31	77	11 June 2024	Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon		2–1	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	^[33]

Statistics

Year!scope="colgroup" colspan="2"

Competitive	Friendly		Total
Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2009	6	1	1	1	7	2
2010	3	0	7	3	10	3
2011	—		5	0	5	0
2012	7	4	1	0	8	4
2013	4	3	0	0	4	3
2014	4	2	0	0	4	2
2015	4	1	6	4	10	5
2016	2	0	2	2	4	2
2017	4	2	0	0	4	2
2018	2	1	0	0	2	1
2019	3	0	2	1	5	1
2020	2	1	0	0	2	1
2021	6	3	—		6	3
2022	0	0	2	1	2	1
2023	2	0	0	0	2	0
2024	2	1	0	0	2	1
Total	51	19	26	12	77	31

Competition!scope="col"

Apps	Goals
	10	5
Africa Cup of Nations qualification	19	7
FIFA World Cup qualification	22	7
Friendlies	26	12
Total	77	31

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Goals
	5
	4
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	2
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
	1
Total	31

See also

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

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