Aaron Boupendza
Aaron Salem Boupendza Pozzi (born 7 August 1996) is a Gabonese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Qatari club Al-Arabi and the Gabon national team.
_42_(cropped).jpg.webp) 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 | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Arabi | ||
| 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– | Al-Arabi | 8 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016– | Gabon | 18 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:09, 13 December 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 September 2021 | |||
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]
International goals
- Scores and results list Gabon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Boupendza goal.[5]
| 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 |
References
- "Aaron BOUPENDZA - Football : la fiche de Aaron BOUPENDZA (Pau)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- "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.
- "Aaron Boupendza". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
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