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Why I Joined Arsenal – Aubameyang

Gabonese football star and former Borussia Dortmund striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has revealed why he joined Arsenal Football Club for a bumper transfer fee of around £60million…

New Arsenal signing, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

“I think the club has such a big history and great players like Thierry Henry. He’s an example for us strikers. I’m really happy. I’m a fast player and I score goals too, like Henry a little bit. But as I said, I have to work a lot more.”

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For those who don’t, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was born on 18th June, 1989 currently plays for Premier League club, Arsenal and the Gabonese national team. He is known for his speed, having clocked 30 metres in 3.7 seconds, and his capability of playing as a forward or a winger, earning him 98 league goals in 144 appearances for his former club, Borussia Dortmund.

Aubameyang began his career at Milan, who loaned him to four French clubs before he joined Saint-Étienne permanently in 2011. After winning the 2013 Coupe de la Ligue Final, he joined Dortmund, where he has twice won the DFL-Supercup in 2013 and 2014. Despite playing once for France Under-21, Aubameyang made his senior international debut for Gabon in 2009, and has represented them at three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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He was the winner of CAF’s African Footballer of the Year award in 2015, becoming the first Gabonese player to win the award. In December 2016, he was named by The Guardian as the eighth-best footballer in the world. He is the son of former Gabonese captain Pierre Aubameyang.