Pierre-Emerick Emiliano François Aubameyang, Biography and Net Worth 2020
Aubameyang history is so interesting, While his French-born mum, Margarita, has Spanish origins, his father, Pierre, was born in the West African country of Gabon, and was a professional footballer in Laval when the youngest and most famous of his three sons was born. “Each time I leave Laval and its healthy environment, I really feel good, my body is rested,” explains Aubameyang, who returns to his home town four or five times a year. “I go back to Dortmund full of energy.” As you read further, you will discover his biography, net worth and career.
Biography
The football player was born in Laval which is in the western French city on 18 June 1989, he shares same birthday with some popular persons like the former England and also AC Milan coach Fabio Capello and he shares same birthday with Sir Paul McCartney.
Pierre Sr., who also played for Le Havre, Toulouse and Nice before ending his career at another French club, Rouen, in 2002, had left his native country to pursue his dream of becoming a pro in Europe. “We have football in our blood,” said Aubameyang, who was taken by his grandfather to his first serious training sessions at Laval aged 11. But it was not until his father took him into the first-team dressing room at Nice that the bug really bit. “Something changed in me. I had had the dream of being a pro. But it was a dream, lots of kids have that,” Aubameyang explained. “But when I breathed in the air of the dressing room, I knew exactly what I wanted to do.”
Net Worth
According to German newspaper Der Spiegel, he received a £2.26m Champions League bonus despite Arsenal finishing sixth last season and fifth this campaign in the Premier League. According to Forbes Magazine his net worth is $41 million.
Football Career
In January 2011, as at the time he was in for a temporary transfer, Aubameyang’s football career was actually at crossroads. Fortunately, he took the right path, the one leading to Saint-Etienne. “Even though up until then things hadn’t gone that well for him, I saw one thing in the first training session: he was able to beat anyone with the ball at his feet with a run of 60 metres,” said former coach Christophe Galtier. Though he netted just twice in 14 league games for the French club, Galtier’s faith in his young striker led to the transfer being made permanent the following season. Thirty-five league goals in just 73 league appearances over the next two seasons proved Galtier was absolutely right!
Aubameyang is not just an iconic footballer, but also the fashionista. He is also known for his love of outrageous sports cars and still more flamboyant hairstyles, Auba’s fashion sense has turned almost as many heads as his pace has Bundesliga defenders. The Batman logo cut into his hair or embossed on his boots is tame compared to the $3,500 crystal-encrusted footwear he once used when warming up for a Rhone derby with Lyon. But strip away all the star accessories, and Aubameyang is very much down to Earth. “I’m often asked if it’s not annoying to do so many photos and sign so many autographs. No, I’ve always dreamed of that, so I’m not going to complain,” said the man who once painted his red Ferrari green, the colours of his then-club, Saint-Etienne. “When I was little, I would have loved to have taken a photo with a star.”
He was invited to play for Italy’s Under-19 team, he did feature for France’s Under-21 team in February 2009, but his international career with the country of his birth stopped with just a single appearance. “It was a sole decision of the house hold and of the mind,” he revealed when he chose to represent Gabon at higher level like his dad and his sibling Willy.
“I would like to be a role model for my country and Africa. It will really be the best thing I was able to achieve for the people of Gabon. My wish is to play at the World Cup with Gabon.” The closest to a global tournament he has come is the 2012 London Olympics where he scored his nation’s first and to date, only Olympic goal.
Aubameyang’s elastic-jointed physique allows him to produce his trademark back-flips worthy of an Olympic gymnast, but his playful personality means he has also been creative with his goal celebrations.
He pulled a Spiderman mask from behind the sponsors’ billboards at a French league game after scoring for Saint-Etienne against Rennes in 2012/13, a tribute to his team-mate and goalkeeper, JeremieJanot. Thankful Dortmund followers gave a nod to that just after Aubameyang’s initial competitive performance for them, in 2013 after winning against Bayern in the DFL Super Cup. “That was really nice,” he said. “It showed me they care and that they had done their homework.” “Auba is someone who works very hard,” said Marco Reus, who once joined his team-mate for their famous Batman & Robin celebration. “But he never loses his relaxed mood because of it.”
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