![]() Aubameyang while playing for A.C. Milan | |||
Personal information | |||
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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 |
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 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.
Aubameyang 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]
In 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.
Aubameyang 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]
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