Willy Aubameyang

William-Fils "Willy" Aubameyang (born 16 February 1987) is a Gabonese former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is a half-brother of footballer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

William-Fils Aubameyang
Aubameyang while playing for A.C. Milan
Personal information
Full name William-Fils Aubameyang
Date of birth (1987-02-16) 16 February 1987
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
0000–1999 Ivry
1999–2002 Créteil-Lusitanos
2002–2004 Triestina
2004–2007 A.C. Milan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 A.C. 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

AC Milan

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.

Loan spells

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]

Kilmarnock

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.

FC Kray

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]

International career

Aubameyang has been called up by the Gabon national team since 2009.

Personal life

His 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
  1. "Trasferimenti 2005" (PDF). lega-calcio.it (in Italian). Lega Nazionale Professionisti. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 November 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
  2. 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.
  3. "Milan vs Catania". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 20 December 2007. Archived from the original on 9 November 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
  4. "Ufficiale: Avellino, dal Milan arriva Aubameyang". tuttomercatoweb.com. 27 August 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2008.
  5. "A.C. Milan official note". acmilan.com. Associazione Calcio Milan. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  6. "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.
  7. Clive Lindsay (26 January 2011). "AC Milan midfielder Willy Aubameyang joins Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  8. "Motherwell 1–1 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 5 February 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  9. "Bruder von Aubameyang wechselt in die Regionalliga zum FC Kray". t-online (in German). 6 November 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  10. Herms, Martin (4 January 2016). "Willy Aubameyang verlässt den Regionalligisten FC Kray". Der Westen (in German). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  11. "Aubameyang-Bruder verlässt FC Kray | Regionalliga". kicker (in German). 8 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
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