William-Fils "Willy" Aubameyang (born 16 February 1987) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in France, he is a former Gabon international. He is a half-brother of footballer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
 Aubameyang while playing for A.C. Milan | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William-Fils Aubameyang | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1999 | Ivry | ||
| 1999–2002 | Créteil-Lusitanos | ||
| 2002–2004 | Triestina | ||
| 2004–2007 | AC Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | AC Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Avellino (loan) | 30 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | → Eupen (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | → Monza (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2011 | Kilmarnock | 6 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Sapins | 0 | (0) |
| 2013 | Saint-Étienne II | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Kray | 34 | (4) |
| Total | 101 | (10) | |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2015 | Gabon | 15 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editAC Milan
editAubameyang was born in Paris, France. He joined AC Milan from Triestina in 2005.[1] Over his first three seasons at the club, he played in their youth teams, though appearing as an unused substitute for the first team in some Serie A and Coppa Italia games, as well as playing several pre-season friendlies (once even scoring against Juventus).[2] On 20 December 2007, he eventually made his official debut in a Coppa Italia match against Catania.[3] He did not appear in the league for Milan.
Loan spells
editAubameyang spent the following seasons on various loan spells: at Avellino in 2008–09,[4] at Belgian side Eupen in 2009–10,[5] and at Monza in the first half of the 2010–11 season.[6]
Kilmarnock
editIn January 2011, he was signed permanently by Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock, after a successful trial.[7] He scored his first and only goal for the club in a 1–1 league draw against Motherwell.[8] In summer 2011, Aubameyang's short-term contract with Kilmarnock expired and he left the club.
FC Kray
editAubameyang trialled with Borussia Dortmund II while his brother Pierre-Emerick played for the club's first team but did not earn a contract.[9] Instead he signed for Regionalliga West club FC Kray in November 2014.[9] In January 2016, he did not return from family holidays in Italy to appear for training at FC Kray[10] and left the club which was fighting relegation.[11]
International career
editBorn in France, Aubameyang chose to play with the Gabonese national jersey, with which he made his debut on 6 June 2009 against Togo in a qualifying match at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, replacing his half-brother Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at 79th minute.[12]
He was part of the squad that participated in the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, where he never played.
Personal life
editHis father Pierre is a former Gabonese international, while his two brothers Catilina and Pierre-Emerick are footballers too and have both played at A.C. Milan like him.
References
edit- ^ "Trasferimenti 2005" (PDF). lega-calcio.it (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Professionisti. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
- ^ Alberto Cerruti (7 January 2007). "Gode il Milan Ma è una Juve da serie A". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 2 September 2010.
- ^ "Milan vs Catania". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 20 December 2007. Archived from the original on 9 November 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
- ^ "Ufficiale: Avellino, dal Milan arriva Aubameyang". tuttomercatoweb.com. 27 August 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2008.
- ^ "A.C. Milan official note". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2010. [dead link]
- ^ "Colpo del Monza: preso Aubameyang". acmonzabrianza.it (in Italian). Associazione Calcio Monza Brianza 1912. 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
- ^ Clive Lindsay (26 January 2011). "AC Milan midfielder Willy Aubameyang joins Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ^ "Motherwell 1–1 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 February 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ a b "Bruder von Aubameyang wechselt in die Regionalliga zum FC Kray". t-online (in German). 6 November 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ Herms, Martin (4 January 2016). "Willy Aubameyang verlässt den Regionalligisten FC Kray". Der Westen (in German). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Aubameyang-Bruder verlässt FC Kray | Regionalliga". kicker (in German). 8 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Gabon-Togo 3-0". fifa.com. 6 June 2009. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
External links
edit- "Profile at Monza". Archived from the original on 1 December 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- Profile at Assocalciatori.it (in Italian)
- Willy Aubameyang at Soccerway