Aaron Boupendza

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.

Aaron Boupendza
Boupendza with Gazélec Ajaccio in 2018
Personal information
Full name Aaron Salem Boupendza Pozzi
Date of birth (1996-08-07) 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 January 2022

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]
List of international goals scored by Aaron Boupendza
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
120 January 2016Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda Rwanda1–21–22016 African Nations Championship
215 October 2019Stade Ibn Batouta, Tangier, Morocco Morocco1–03–2Friendly
317 November 2019Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon Angola1–02–12021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
425 March 2021Stade de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon DR Congo1–03–02021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
510 January 2022Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon Comoros1–01–02021 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

FC Cincinnati

Individual

References
  1. "Aaron BOUPENDZA - Football : la fiche de Aaron BOUPENDZA (Pau)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. "Aaron Boupendza: une pépite gabonaise débarque à Bordeaux". Africa Top Sports. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  3. "Bordeaux prête Aaron Boupendza à Pau". L'Équipe (in French). 11 August 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  4. "Hatayspor ilk transferini yaptı; Boupendza imzayı attı". HatayVatan. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  5. "نادي هاتاي التركي يمنح آرون بوبيندزا الضوء الأخضر للانتقال للعربي". Archived from the original on 24 August 2021.
  6. "Gabon - A. Boupendza - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  7. "الشباب يعلن تعاقده مع الجابوني أرون سالم".
  8. "FC Cincinnati acquire Gabonese striker Aaron Boupendza as Designated Player". 13 June 2023.
  9. "Aaron Boupendza". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 May 2018.


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