William-Fils "Willy" Aubameyang (born 16 February 1987) is a Gabonese former professional

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who played as a defender. He is a half-brother of footballer

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Pierre-Emerick Emiliano François Aubameyang (born 18 June 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Chelsea. He is renowned for his pace, finishing, and off-ball movement. Born in France, he is a former ...

Club career

AC Milan

Aubameyang was born in Paris, France. He joined

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from

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in 2005. Over his first three seasons at the club, he played in their youth teams, though appearing as an unused substitute for the first team in some

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and

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games, as well as playing several pre-season friendlies (once even scoring against

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). On 20 December 2007, he eventually made his official debut in a Coppa Italia match against

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. He did not appear in the league for Milan.

Loan spells

Aubameyang spent the following seasons on various loan spells: at

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in 2008–09, at Belgian side

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in 2009–10, and at

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in the first half of the 2010–11 season.

Kilmarnock

In January 2011, he was signed permanently by

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club

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, after a successful trial. He scored his first and only goal for the club in a 1–1 league draw against

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. In summer 2011, Aubameyang's short-term contract with Kilmarnock expired and he left the club.

FC Kray

Aubameyang trialled with

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while his brother Pierre-Emerick played for the club's first team but did not earn a contract. Instead he signed for

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club

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in November 2014. In January 2016, he did not return from family holidays in Italy to appear for training at FC Kray and left the club which was fighting relegation.

International career

Aubameyang has been called up by the Gabon national team since 2009.

Personal life

His father

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is a former Gabonese international, while his two brothers

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and Pierre-Emerick are footballers too and have both played at

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like him.

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