Aaron Boupendza
_42_(cropped).jpg) Boupendza with Gazélec Ajaccio in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aaron Salem Boupendza Pozzi | ||
| Date of birth | 7 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Moanda, Gabon[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Cincinnati | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | CF Mounana | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | CF Mounana | 6 | (6) |
| 2016–2020 | Bordeaux B | 20 | (8) |
| 2017–2020 | Bordeaux | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Pau (loan) | 21 | (15) |
| 2018 | → Gazélec Ajaccio (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Tours (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | → Feirense (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Hatayspor | 36 | (22) |
| 2021–2022 | Al-Arabi | 17 | (8) |
| 2022–2023 | Al-Shabab | 17 | (11) |
| 2023– | FC Cincinnati | 10 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016– | Gabon | 19 | (5) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 January 2022 | |||
Aaron Salem Boupendza Pozzi (born 7 August 1996) is a Gabonese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati and the Gabon national team.
Career
Boupendza is a youth exponent of Gabonese club CF Mounana.[2]
In August 2016, Boupendza signed for Ligue 1 side FC Girondins de Bordeaux to play for the club's reserve team in Championnat National 3.[2] In August 2017, he joined Championnat National side Pau FC on loan.[3] In August 2020, Boupendza signed a two-year contract with Turkish club Hatayspor.[4] In August 2021, he joined Qatar Stars League club Al-Arabi.[5][6]
On 9 August 2022, Boupendza joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Shabab on a three-year deal.[7]
In June 2023, Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati announced they had signed Boupendza from Al-Shabab on a transfer, with the striker signing a Designated Player deal through 2025, with options for 2026 and 2027.[8]
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Gabon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Boupendza goal.[9]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 January 2016 | Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda |  Rwanda |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2016 African Nations Championship |
| 2 | 15 October 2019 | Stade Ibn Batouta, Tangier, Morocco |  Morocco |
1–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 17 November 2019 | Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon |  Angola |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4 | 25 March 2021 | Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon |  DR Congo |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 5 | 10 January 2022 | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon |  Comoros |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations |
Honours
FC Cincinnati
Individual
- Süper Lig Golden Boot: 2020–21
- Süper Lig Team of the Season: 2020–21
References
- ^ a b "Aaron BOUPENDZA - Football : la fiche de Aaron BOUPENDZA (Pau)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Aaron Boupendza: une pépite gabonaise débarque à Bordeaux". Africa Top Sports. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Bordeaux prête Aaron Boupendza à Pau". L'Équipe (in French). 11 August 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "Hatayspor ilk transferini yaptı; Boupendza imzayı attı". HatayVatan. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "نادي هاتاي التركي يمنح آرون بوبيندزا الضوء الأخضر للانتقال للعربي". Archived from the original on 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Gabon - A. Boupendza - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "الشباب يعلن تعاقده مع الجابوني أرون سالم".
- ^ "FC Cincinnati acquire Gabonese striker Aaron Boupendza as Designated Player". 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Aaron Boupendza". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
External links
- Aaron Boupendza at Soccerway
- Aaron Boupendza at FootballDatabase.eu
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