Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is a professional footballer who represented the Gabon national team as a forward between 2009 and 2025. He scored on his international debut for the side in a 2−1 away win against Morocco on 28 March 2009. In total, the 2015 African Footballer of the Year went on to score 40 goals in 86 international appearances, making him the country's all-time top scorer. He surpassed Théodore Nzue Nguema's previous record of 23 goals on 8 September 2018, when he scored in a 1–1 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying draw against Burundi.
Aubameyang scored two international hat-tricks: the first came in a 4−1 FIFA World Cup qualification home win against Niger on 15 June 2013, where all three goals were penalties, and the second was against Gambia in a 4−3 World Cup qualifying win on 10 October 2025, where he scored four goals. Out of all his opponents, he scored the most against Gambia, netting six goals against "The Scorpions". Aubameyang scored six goals at the Africa Cup of Nations, nine in Africa Cup of Nations qualification, and thirteen in FIFA World Cup qualification. The remainder of his goals, twelve, came in friendlies. Aubameyang's most productive calendar year in terms of international goals was 2025, when he scored six goals in five games for "The Panthers". Despite featuring for Gabon for over a decade, Aubameyang never played a match at the FIFA World Cup finals, 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 keyIndicates Gabon won the matchIndicates the match ended in a drawIndicates Gabon lost the match +CapDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1128 March 2009Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca, Morocco1–0 align="center" 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification2311 August 2009Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin1–0 align="center" Friendly31219 May 2010Stade François Coty, Ajaccio, France2–0 align="center" Friendly41311 August 20105 July 1962 Stadium, Algiers, Algeria2–0 align="center" Friendly51717 November 2010Stade Michel Hidalgo, Sannois, France1–2 align="center" Friendly62423 January 2012Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon1–0 align="center" 2012 Africa Cup of Nations72527 January 2012Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon1–1 align="center" 2012 Africa Cup of Nations82631 January 2012Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon1–0 align="center" 2012 Africa Cup of Nations93014 October 2012Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon1–2 align="center" 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification103315 June 2013Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon1–1 rowspan="3" align="center" 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification112–1124–1133711 October 2014Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon1–0 rowspan="2" align="center" 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification142–0154017 January 2015Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea1–0 align="center" 2015 Africa Cup of Nations164325 March 2015Stade Pierre Brisson, Beauvais, France2–2 rowspan="2" align="center" Friendly173–218455 September 2015Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon4–0 align="center" Friendly19469 October 2015Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis, Tunisia1–1 align="center" Friendly204925 March 2016Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon1–0 align="center" Friendly21502 September 2016Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan1–1 align="center" Friendly225314 January 2017Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon1–0 align="center" 2017 Africa Cup of Nations235418 January 2017Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon1–1 align="center" 2017 Africa Cup of Nations24578 September 2018Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon1–1 align="center" 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification256010 October 2019Stade Municipal, Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, France1–0 align="center" Friendly266412 November 2020Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon2–0 align="center" 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification276625 March 2021Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon3–0 align="center" 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification287011 October 2021Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon1–0 align="center" 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification297112 November 2021Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon1–0 align="center" 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification30724 January 2022The Sevens Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates1–0 align="center" Friendly317711 June 2024Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon2–1 align="center" 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification32786 September 2024Adrar Stadium, Agadir, Morocco1–2 align="center" 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification337910 September 2024Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon1–0 align="center" 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification348123 March 2025Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya1–0 rowspan="2" align="center" 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification352–0368310 October 2025Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi, Kenya1–0 rowspan="4" align="center" 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification372–1383–3394–34086 28 December 2025 Adrar Stadium, Agadir, Morocco 1–2 align="center" 2025 Africa Cup of Nations
Statistics
+ Appearances and goals by yearYearCompetitiveFriendlyTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals2009611172201030731032011—50502012741084201343004320144200422015416410520162022422017420042201821002120193021512020210021202163—632022002121202320002020245300532025670067Total602826128640 + Appearances and goals by competitionCompetitionAppsGoalsAfrica Cup of Nations 126Africa Cup of Nations qualification 229FIFA World Cup qualification2613Friendlies2612Total8640
+ Goals by opponentOpponentGoals654322222111111111111Total40
See also List of top international men's football goal scorers by country Football in Gabon
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