List of international goals scored by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

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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 30 goals in 75 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 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, 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
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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

Statistics

As of match played 9 September 2023
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.

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