Aaron Salem Boupendza Pozzi (born 7 August 1996) is a Gabonese professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Gabon national team.

Career

Boupendza is a youth exponent of Gabonese club

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. In August 2016, Boupendza signed for

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to play for the club's reserve team in

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. In August 2017, he joined

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Pau FC Pau Football Club (, Bearnese ), known simply as Pau, is a French professional association football club based in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, capital of Béarn. They compete in Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. Pau FC were found ...

on loan. In August 2020, Boupendza signed a two-year contract with Turkish club

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. In August 2021, he joined

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club Al-Arabi. On 9 August 2022, Boupendza joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Shabab on a three-year deal. In June 2023,

club

announced they had signed Boupendza from Al-Shabab on a transfer, with the striker signing a

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deal through 2025, with options for 2026 and 2027.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Gabon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Boupendza goal''.

Honours

FC Cincinnati *

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Golden Boot:

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* * 1996 births Living people People from Moanda Men's association football forwards Gabonese men's footballers Gabon men's international footballers CF Mounana players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players Pau FC players Gazélec Ajaccio players Tours FC players C.D. Feirense players Hatayspor footballers Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) players Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) players FC Cincinnati players Designated Players (MLS) Süper Lig players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Liga Portugal 2 players Qatar Stars League players Saudi Pro League players Gabonese expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Gabonese expatriate sportspeople in France Gabonese expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Gabonese expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Gabonese expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Gabonese expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia 21st-century Gabonese people 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players Gabon men's A' international footballers 2016 African Nations Championship players {{Gabon-footy-bio-stub