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Pierre-Emerick Emiliano François Aubameyang ONM (born 18 June 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Marseille.
He is renowned for his pace, finishing, and off-ball movement. Born in France, he is a former Gabonese international and is the country's all-time top goalscorer.
The son of Pierre Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick began his senior club career playing for Italian club AC Milan, but never appeared for the club as he went on a series of loan spells in France. He moved to Saint-Étienne in 2011. There, he won a Coupe de la Ligue title and joined Borussia Dortmund in 2013. In Germany, Aubameyang finished as the league's top goalscorer in the 2016–17 season and won a DFB-Pokal. He also ranks as the club's seventh highest all-time goalscorer. In 2018, Aubameyang was the subject of a then-club record association football transfer when signed for Arsenal in a transfer worth £56 million (€60 million), making him the most expensive Gabonese player of all time. With Arsenal, he won a FA Cup and finished as the league's joint-top goalscorer in the 2018–19 season. In 2022, Aubameyang joined Barcelona after his Arsenal contract was cancelled by mutual consent. However, he returned to the Premier League after he signed for Chelsea at the end of the summer transfer window.
Aubameyang is Gabon's all-time top goalscorer. He made his senior debut for Gabon in 2009 aged 19, and appeared in four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and the 2012 Summer Olympics. In 2016, Aubameyang was named African Footballer of the Year; the first Gabonese and second European-born player to win the award.
Aubameyang was invited to play for Italy U19s after a good season with Dijon, but he debuted for the France under-21 team in February 2009 in a friendly match against Tunisia U21.
Aubameyang was also eligible to play for Spain because he has Spanish nationality. He decided to represent Gabon because his father once captained the team, but he maintains close relationship with Spain and expressed a desire to play in La Liga prior to signing for FC Barcelona.
On 25 March 2009, Aubameyang was selected for the Gabon national team and made his debut for the squad. He scored his first goal in a 2–1 victory over Morocco, then scored a goal each in friendly matches against Benin, Togo, Algeria and Senegal.
Aubameyang was a key member of the Gabon national side that reached the quarter-finals of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations as co-hosts of the competition. He netted three goals in total, finishing the tournament as one of the top scorers. On 5 February 2012, he set up the opening goal for his team and hit the post in the quarter-final against Mali. However, the match ended 1–1 after extra time and Aubameyang had his penalty saved in the shootout to decide the game.
In July 2012, Aubameyang represented Gabon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He scored in the team's opening game against Switzerland, which was Gabon's first-ever Olympic goal, and would also prove to be Gabon's only goal of the tournament. They were eliminated in the group stage.
On 15 June 2013, Aubameyang scored a hat-trick of penalty kicks in Gabon's 4–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying win over Niger. He then scored a brace against Burkina Faso in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Qualification.
Aubameyang captained Gabon at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, scoring the team's opening goal of the tournament in their 2–0 win over Burkina Faso on 17 January 2015. He also scored a brace against Mali on 25 March 2015. He is Gabon's highest goalscorer. He rejected a callup for a pivotal World Cup qualifier at home to the Ivory Coast, which they lost 3–0.
On 25 March 2021, Aubameyang captained Gabon to a 3–0 win at home to DR Congo, scoring the third goal to ensure qualification to the African Cup of Nations to be staged in Cameroon. In that time, he contracted malaria, in which he got a fever and had to be hospitalized.
On 6 January 2022, Aubameyang tested positive for COVID-19 before Gabon's first game in the African Cup of Nations. Aubameyang withdrew from the tournament a few days later to undergo further medical examinations in England after being diagnosed with heart lesions.
On 18 May 2022, Aubameyang announced his retirement from international football. He made a total of 72 appearances for the Gabon national team and scored 30 goals.
Aubameyang was born in Laval, France. He is the son of former Gabonese international footballer Pierre Aubameyang and younger half-brother of Catilina and Willy, who have both played for Milan's youth teams. His mother is Spanish. He is married to Alysha Behague, the couple have two sons, Curtys and Pierre. In August 2022, Aubameyang suffered a broken jaw during a violent robbery of his home in Barcelona.
He is multilingual and speaks French, English, Spanish, Italian, and German.
4 goals scored in the current 2024-2025 Season
Career Honours 
Spanish La Liga
2022-2023
Barcelona | 
English FA Community Shield
2020
Arsenal | 
English FA Cup
2019-2020
Arsenal | 
English Premier League Golden Boot
2018-2019
Arsenal | 
German DFB-Pokal
2016-2017
Dortmund | 
German Bundesliga Torjagerkanone
2016-2017
Dortmund | 
African Footballer of the Year
2015
Dortmund | 
German DFL-Supercup
2014
Dortmund |
German DFL-Supercup
2013
St Etienne | 
French Coupe de la Ligue
2012-2013
St Etienne |
Career Milestones
English Premier League Player Of The Match
2022-10-01 | 
LaLiga Hat-Trick
2022-02-20 | 
Arsenal Player Of The Season
2020-08-08 |
Former Youth Teams Former Senior Teams
2008-2009 (Loan) |
2008-2012 |
2009-2010 (Loan) |
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2009-2022 |
2010-2011 (Loan) |
2011 (Loan) |
2012 |
2012-2013 |
2013-2018 |
2018-2022 |
2022 |
2022-2023 |
Former Club Staff Contracts
2018-2013 |
2018-2023 |
2022-2025 |
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| Barcelona | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2021-2022 | 17 |
| Barcelona | Appearances | UEFA Europa League | 2021-2022 | 6 |
| Arsenal | Appearances | English Premier League | 2021-2022 | 14 |
| Arsenal | Appearances | EFL Cup | 2021-2022 | 1 |
| Barcelona | Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2021-2022 | 1 |
| Arsenal | Assists | EFL Cup | 2021-2022 | 1 |
| Arsenal | Assists | English Premier League | 2021-2022 | 1 |
| Barcelona | Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2021-2022 | 11 |
| Barcelona | Goals | UEFA Europa League | 2021-2022 | 2 |
| Arsenal | Goals | English Premier League | 2021-2022 | 4 |
| Arsenal | Goals | EFL Cup | 2021-2022 | 3 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2021-2022 | 1,092 |
| Barcelona | Mins Played | UEFA Europa League | 2021-2022 | 422 |
| Arsenal | Mins Played | English Premier League | 2021-2022 | 1,040 |
| Arsenal | Mins Played | EFL Cup | 2021-2022 | 76 |
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| Arsenal | Appearances | English Premier League | 2020-2021 | 29 |
| Arsenal | Appearances | FA Cup | 2020-2021 | 1 |
| Arsenal | Appearances | UEFA Europa League | 2020-2021 | 8 |
| Arsenal | Assists | English Premier League | 2020-2021 | 3 |
| Arsenal | Assists | UEFA Europa League | 2020-2021 | 1 |
| Arsenal | Goals | English Premier League | 2020-2021 | 10 |
| Arsenal | Goals | FA Cup | 2020-2021 | 1 |
| Arsenal | Goals | UEFA Europa League | 2020-2021 | 3 |
| Arsenal | Mins Played | English Premier League | 2020-2021 | 2,337 |
| Arsenal | Mins Played | FA Cup | 2020-2021 | 120 |
| Arsenal | Mins Played | UEFA Europa League | 2020-2021 | 471 |
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| Arsenal | Appearances | FA Community Shield | 2020 | 1 |
| Gabon | Appearances | African Cup of Nations | 2020 | 2 |
| Arsenal | Goals | FA Community Shield | 2020 | 1 |
| Gabon | Goals | African Cup of Nations | 2020 | 1 |
| Arsenal | Mins Played | FA Community Shield | 2020 | 90 |
| Gabon | Mins Played | African Cup of Nations | 2020 | 180 |
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| Arsenal | Appearances | FA Cup | 2019-2020 | 2 |
| Arsenal | Appearances | UEFA Europa League | 2019-2020 | 6 |
| Arsenal | Appearances | English Premier League | 2019-2020 | 36 |
| Arsenal | Assists | English Premier League | 2019-2020 | 3 |
| Arsenal | Goals | UEFA Europa League | 2019-2020 | 3 |
| Arsenal | Goals | FA Cup | 2019-2020 | 4 |
| Arsenal | Goals | English Premier League | 2019-2020 | 22 |
| Arsenal | Mins Played | FA Cup | 2019-2020 | 180 |
| Arsenal | Mins Played | UEFA Europa League | 2019-2020 | 406 |
| Arsenal | Mins Played | English Premier League | 2019-2020 | 3,139 |
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| Gabon | Appearances | African Cup of Nations | 2019 | 3 |
| Gabon | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2019 | 1 |
| Gabon | Assists | African Cup of Nations | 2019 | 1 |
| Gabon | Mins Played | African Cup of Nations | 2019 | 270 |
| Gabon | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2019 | 90 |
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| Arsenal | Appearances | FA Cup | 2018-2019 | 1 |
| Arsenal | Appearances | EFL Cup | 2018-2019 | 2 |
| Arsenal | Appearances | UEFA Europa League | 2018-2019 | 12 |
| Arsenal | Appearances | English Premier League | 2018-2019 | 36 |
| Arsenal | Assists | UEFA Europa League | 2018-2019 | 3 |
| Arsenal | Assists | English Premier League | 2018-2019 | 5 |
| Arsenal | Goals | FA Cup | 2018-2019 | 1 |
| Arsenal | Goals | UEFA Europa League | 2018-2019 | 8 |
| Arsenal | Goals | English Premier League | 2018-2019 | 22 |
| Arsenal | Mins Played | FA Cup | 2018-2019 | 90 |
| Arsenal | Mins Played | EFL Cup | 2018-2019 | 104 |
| Arsenal | Mins Played | UEFA Europa League | 2018-2019 | 934 |
| Arsenal | Mins Played | English Premier League | 2018-2019 | 2,731 |
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| Gabon | Appearances | African Cup of Nations | 2018 | 2 |
| Gabon | Assists | African Cup of Nations | 2018 | 1 |
| Gabon | Goals | African Cup of Nations | 2018 | 1 |
| Gabon | Mins Played | African Cup of Nations | 2018 | 180 |
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| Dortmund | Appearances | DFB-Pokal | 2017-2018 | 1 |
| Arsenal | Appearances | EFL Cup | 2017-2018 | 1 |
| Dortmund | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2017-2018 | 6 |
| Arsenal | Appearances | English Premier League | 2017-2018 | 13 |
| Dortmund | Appearances | German Bundesliga | 2017-2018 | 16 |
| Dortmund | Assists | German Bundesliga | 2017-2018 | 3 |
| Arsenal | Assists | English Premier League | 2017-2018 | 4 |
| Dortmund | Goals | DFB-Pokal | 2017-2018 | 3 |
| Dortmund | Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2017-2018 | 4 |
| Arsenal | Goals | English Premier League | 2017-2018 | 10 |
| Dortmund | Goals | German Bundesliga | 2017-2018 | 13 |
| Dortmund | Mins Played | DFB-Pokal | 2017-2018 | 90 |
| Arsenal | Mins Played | EFL Cup | 2017-2018 | 90 |
| Dortmund | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2017-2018 | 540 |
| Arsenal | Mins Played | English Premier League | 2017-2018 | 1,059 |
| Dortmund | Mins Played | German Bundesliga | 2017-2018 | 1,417 |
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| Gabon | Appearances | African Cup of Nations | 2017 | 3 |
| Gabon | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2017 | 1 |
| Gabon | Goals | African Cup of Nations | 2017 | 2 |
| Gabon | Mins Played | African Cup of Nations | 2017 | 270 |
| Gabon | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2017 | 90 |
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| Dortmund | Appearances | DFB-Pokal | 2016-2017 | 4 |
| Dortmund | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2016-2017 | 9 |
| Dortmund | Appearances | German Bundesliga | 2016-2017 | 32 |
| Dortmund | Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2016-2017 | 1 |
| Dortmund | Assists | DFB-Pokal | 2016-2017 | 2 |
| Dortmund | Assists | German Bundesliga | 2016-2017 | 2 |
| Dortmund | Goals | DFB-Pokal | 2016-2017 | 2 |
| Dortmund | Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2016-2017 | 7 |
| Dortmund | Goals | German Bundesliga | 2016-2017 | 31 |
| Dortmund | Mins Played | DFB-Pokal | 2016-2017 | 390 |
| Dortmund | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2016-2017 | 708 |
| Dortmund | Mins Played | German Bundesliga | 2016-2017 | 2,783 |
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| Gabon | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2016 | 2 |
| Gabon | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2016 | 2 |
| Gabon | Goals | International Friendlies | 2016 | 2 |
| Gabon | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2016 | 180 |
| Gabon | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2016 | 180 |
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| Dortmund | Appearances | DFB-Pokal | 2015-2016 | 4 |
| Dortmund | Appearances | UEFA Europa League | 2015-2016 | 14 |
| Dortmund | Appearances | German Bundesliga | 2015-2016 | 31 |
| Dortmund | Assists | DFB-Pokal | 2015-2016 | 3 |
| Dortmund | Assists | UEFA Europa League | 2015-2016 | 3 |
| Dortmund | Assists | German Bundesliga | 2015-2016 | 6 |
| Dortmund | Goals | DFB-Pokal | 2015-2016 | 3 |
| Dortmund | Goals | UEFA Europa League | 2015-2016 | 11 |
| Dortmund | Goals | German Bundesliga | 2015-2016 | 25 |
| Dortmund | Mins Played | DFB-Pokal | 2015-2016 | 390 |
| Dortmund | Mins Played | UEFA Europa League | 2015-2016 | 1,068 |
| Dortmund | Mins Played | German Bundesliga | 2015-2016 | 2,473 |
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| Gabon | Appearances | African Cup of Nations | 2015 | 3 |
| Gabon | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2015 | 1 |
| Gabon | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2015 | 4 |
| Gabon | Assists | FIFA World Cup | 2015 | 1 |
| Gabon | Assists | International Friendlies | 2015 | 1 |
| Gabon | Goals | African Cup of Nations | 2015 | 1 |
| Gabon | Goals | International Friendlies | 2015 | 3 |
| Gabon | Mins Played | African Cup of Nations | 2015 | 270 |
| Gabon | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2015 | 120 |
| Gabon | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2015 | 360 |
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| Dortmund | Appearances | DFB-Pokal | 2014-2015 | 4 |
| Dortmund | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2014-2015 | 8 |
| Dortmund | Appearances | German Bundesliga | 2014-2015 | 33 |
| Dortmund | Assists | DFB-Pokal | 2014-2015 | 1 |
| Dortmund | Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2014-2015 | 2 |
| Dortmund | Assists | German Bundesliga | 2014-2015 | 7 |
| Dortmund | Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2014-2015 | 3 |
| Dortmund | Goals | DFB-Pokal | 2014-2015 | 5 |
| Dortmund | Goals | German Bundesliga | 2014-2015 | 16 |
| Dortmund | Mins Played | DFB-Pokal | 2014-2015 | 413 |
| Dortmund | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2014-2015 | 616 |
| Dortmund | Mins Played | German Bundesliga | 2014-2015 | 2,721 |
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| Gabon | Appearances | African Cup of Nations | 2014 | 4 |
| Gabon | Assists | African Cup of Nations | 2014 | 1 |
| Gabon | Goals | African Cup of Nations | 2014 | 2 |
| Gabon | Mins Played | African Cup of Nations | 2014 | 358 |
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| Dortmund | Appearances | DFB-Pokal | 2013-2014 | 6 |
| Dortmund | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2013-2014 | 9 |
| Dortmund | Appearances | German Bundesliga | 2013-2014 | 32 |
| Dortmund | Assists | German Bundesliga | 2013-2014 | 4 |
| Dortmund | Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2013-2014 | 1 |
| Dortmund | Goals | DFB-Pokal | 2013-2014 | 2 |
| Dortmund | Goals | German Bundesliga | 2013-2014 | 13 |
| Dortmund | Mins Played | DFB-Pokal | 2013-2014 | 296 |
| Dortmund | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2013-2014 | 384 |
| Dortmund | Mins Played | German Bundesliga | 2013-2014 | 1,955 |
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| Gabon | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2013 | 4 |
| Gabon | Goals | FIFA World Cup | 2013 | 3 |
| Gabon | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2013 | 360 |
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| St Etienne | Appearances | Coupe de France | 2012-2013 | 4 |
| St Etienne | Appearances | Coupe de la Ligue | 2012-2013 | 4 |
| St Etienne | Appearances | French Ligue 1 | 2012-2013 | 37 |
| St Etienne | Assists | Coupe de France | 2012-2013 | 1 |
| St Etienne | Assists | Coupe de la Ligue | 2012-2013 | 1 |
| St Etienne | Assists | French Ligue 1 | 2012-2013 | 12 |
| St Etienne | Goals | Coupe de France | 2012-2013 | 2 |
| St Etienne | Goals | French Ligue 1 | 2012-2013 | 19 |
| St Etienne | Mins Played | Coupe de France | 2012-2013 | 186 |
| St Etienne | Mins Played | Coupe de la Ligue | 2012-2013 | 450 |
| St Etienne | Mins Played | French Ligue 1 | 2012-2013 | 3,214 |
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| Gabon | Appearances | African Cup of Nations | 2012 | 6 |
| Gabon | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2012 | 1 |
| Gabon U23 | Appearances | Olympics Soccer | 2012 | 3 |
| Gabon | Assists | African Cup of Nations | 2012 | 3 |
| Gabon | Goals | African Cup of Nations | 2012 | 3 |
| Gabon U23 | Goals | Olympics Soccer | 2012 | 1 |
| Gabon | Mins Played | African Cup of Nations | 2012 | 564 |
| Gabon | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2012 | 90 |
| Gabon U23 | Mins Played | Olympics Soccer | 2012 | 270 |
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| St Etienne | Appearances | Coupe de la Ligue | 2011-2012 | 2 |
| St Etienne | Appearances | French Ligue 1 | 2011-2012 | 36 |
| St Etienne | Assists | French Ligue 1 | 2011-2012 | 11 |
| St Etienne | Goals | Coupe de la Ligue | 2011-2012 | 2 |
| St Etienne | Goals | French Ligue 1 | 2011-2012 | 16 |
| St Etienne | Mins Played | Coupe de la Ligue | 2011-2012 | 180 |
| St Etienne | Mins Played | French Ligue 1 | 2011-2012 | 3,119 |
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| Gabon | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2011 | 3 |
| Gabon | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2011 | 270 |
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| Monaco | Appearances | Coupe de France | 2010-2011 | 1 |
| Monaco | Appearances | Coupe de la Ligue | 2010-2011 | 3 |
| St Etienne | Appearances | French Ligue 1 | 2010-2011 | 14 |
| Monaco | Appearances | French Ligue 1 | 2010-2011 | 19 |
| Monaco | Assists | French Ligue 1 | 2010-2011 | 3 |
| Monaco | Goals | French Ligue 1 | 2010-2011 | 2 |
| St Etienne | Goals | French Ligue 1 | 2010-2011 | 2 |
| Monaco | Mins Played | Coupe de France | 2010-2011 | 120 |
| Monaco | Mins Played | Coupe de la Ligue | 2010-2011 | 194 |
| St Etienne | Mins Played | French Ligue 1 | 2010-2011 | 775 |
| Monaco | Mins Played | French Ligue 1 | 2010-2011 | 1,440 |
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| Gabon | Appearances | African Cup of Nations | 2010 | 3 |
| Gabon | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2010 | 2 |
| Gabon | Assists | African Cup of Nations | 2010 | 1 |
| Gabon | Goals | International Friendlies | 2010 | 2 |
| Gabon | Mins Played | African Cup of Nations | 2010 | 131 |
| Gabon | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2010 | 177 |
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| Lille | Appearances | Coupe de la Ligue | 2009-2010 | 1 |
| Lille | Appearances | UEFA Europa League | 2009-2010 | 9 |
| Lille | Appearances | French Ligue 1 | 2009-2010 | 14 |
| Lille | Assists | UEFA Europa League | 2009-2010 | 2 |
| Lille | Goals | French Ligue 1 | 2009-2010 | 2 |
| Lille | Mins Played | Coupe de la Ligue | 2009-2010 | 18 |
| Lille | Mins Played | UEFA Europa League | 2009-2010 | 468 |
| Lille | Mins Played | French Ligue 1 | 2009-2010 | 494 |
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| Gabon | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2009 | 6 |
| Gabon | Goals | FIFA World Cup | 2009 | 1 |
| Gabon | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2009 | 429 |
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| Dijon | Appearances | Coupe de la Ligue | 2008-2009 | 1 |
| Dijon | Appearances | Coupe de France | 2008-2009 | 2 |
| Dijon | Appearances | French Ligue 2 | 2008-2009 | 34 |
| Dijon | Assists | French Ligue 2 | 2008-2009 | 2 |
| Dijon | Goals | French Ligue 2 | 2008-2009 | 8 |
| Dijon | Mins Played | Coupe de la Ligue | 2008-2009 | 35 |
| Dijon | Mins Played | Coupe de France | 2008-2009 | 187 |
| Dijon | Mins Played | French Ligue 2 | 2008-2009 | 2,112 |
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