Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is one of the hottest topics on the footballing internet right now. Making headlines for his latest transfer to Premier League club Chelsea, fans have high hopes for the player in a new region away from his last training grounds.
Pierre shares its roots in a small town Laval, France. The player was called by the national football team to represent the country’s U21 team. He found his mainstay spot with Gabon’s national football team and represented them for quite a while. He has played 72 matches for them and has scored 30 goals in them.
The Frenchman signed a two-year contract with ‘the Blues’ on 2nd September 2022. He left La Liga giants Barcelona in order to do so. This transfer cost Chelsea €12 million out of their treasury.
Even before Barcelona, Pierre has played for many other clubs all around the continent. Let us take a look at his diverse career and know about What teams have Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang played for before joining Chelsea?
Pierre’s youth career
Our 33-year-old footballer in question started very early. His first endeavor started with the ASL L’Huisserie in the year 1995. He was just 6 years old when he joined the academy.
He then found his way to the French club Nice’s youth academy. From there he joined Laval and then Bastia. Lastly, he joined AC Milan’s youth academy before graduating into his senior career with the club.
Pierre’s senior career
AC Milan(2008-2011)
While his time in AC Milan, he couldn’t play for the main team of the club. However, he was sent on loan three times to three different clubs in his term: Dijon, Lille, and Monaco.
Saint Etienne(2011-2013)
After leaving Milan he found his way to the Ligue 1 club Saint Etienne. During his two years at the club, he played a total of 97 matches and scored 41 goals for them. He also won the Ligue 1 African Player of the Year while at it.
Borussia Dortmund(2013-2018)
He had a magnificent footballing career with Dortmund. In his 5 years with the club, Pierre played appeared in 213 matches and scored 141 goals in them. He won two DFL Supercup with them, however, couldn’t win a single Bundesliga title with them.
Arsenal(2018-2022)
The Gunners signed Pierre for a record transfer fee of £56 million in 2018 from Dortmund. Just on his debut season, he performed phenomenally to win the Premier League golden boot. He then won the FA Cup for the club in the next season.
Barcelona(2022)
The player became a big name in the footballing scene and was scouted by one of the best teams in the world, Barcelona. He was called this time to play for a La Liga club. The buyout clause went as high as €100 million. However, he didn’t play much as we see him moving to the Premier League club Chelsea.
