Pierre Emerick Obameyang is a footballer from Gabon (has dual citizenship - Gabon and French), playing as a striker in the German club Borussia Dortmund and the national team of Gabon. The striker is known for his speed, is one of the fastest players (takes the fifth position in the world). He runs a 30-meter distance in 3.7 seconds. Obameyang is also able to play the position of the right and left winger. At Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund stands at number 17 on the shirt. The growth of a football player is 187 centimeters, weight - 80 kilograms.
Biography
Pierre Emerick Obameyang was born on June 18 in 1989 in the city of Laval (department Mayen), France. He is a pupil of the Italian "Milan". During his youth career, he played for many French clubs - Lavallois, Le Havre , Toulouse , Nice , Rouen and Bastia . In addition to the above, he also played in the youth team of the Colombian club Atletico Junior.
He began his professional football career at Milan in 2008. However, he did not play a single official match for the Rossoneri, because he was almost immediately leased to Dijon, where he spent one season. In the period from 2009 to 2011, he played seasonally on loan from Lille and Monaco, respectively.
Career at Saint-Etienne Club
On December 22, 2011, Pierre Emerick Obameyang entered into an agreement with the French club Saint-Étienne . As part of the Greens, he quickly got into the main squad, where he subsequently became a key player in the attack. In February 2012, he marked his debut hat-trick in his career against Loriana. In the first season for Saint-Étienne, the Gabon became the club's best goal scorer, scoring 16 goals (fourth in League 1). In the 2012/2013 season, Obameyang became the second scorer in the French championship (19 goals), giving way to the legendary Swedish striker from PSG Zlatan Ibrahimovic (30 goals). In the same season, the team won the Coupe de la Ligue française. In total, as part of the Greens, he played 97 matches and scored 41 goals.
Progressive career at the German club Borussia Dortmund
Pierre Emerik Obameyang signed a five-year contract with Borussia on July 4, 2013. The debut appearance on the field took place on July 27, 2013 in a principled match against Bayern München (replaced Yakub Blashchikovsky in the middle of the second half). On August 10, 2013, Obameyang designed his first hat-trick with the bumblebees at Augsburg . November 27 of the same year was marked by a debut goal in the group stage of the Champions League at the goal of “Napoli”.
The debut season for Borussia Dortmund was marked by a trophy - the team won the DFL-Supercup . The following year, this title was again in the hands of the “black and yellow”. In 2017, Obameyang won the Cup of Germany. As a result, he played 203 matches for Black and Yellow and scored 135 goals (approximate figures at the time of the fall of 2017).
Performances at the international level: the best player of the national team of Gabon
In 2009, Obameyang played in the youth team of France until the age of 21. For the "cocks" played one match against Tunisia.
On March 25, 2009, Obameyang played his first national team match against Morocco. Here he scored a goal, and his team won with a score of 3: 2. In 2012, Obameyang became a key player in the attack line in the national team. In the same year, the team reached 1/4 of the African Cup.
June 15, 2013 marked the first hat-trick at the international level, all the goals were in the gates of Nigeria. To date, he has played 56 matches with the national team and scored 23 goals.