Aaron Le Forestier Banind Bibout (born 3 September 2004) is a Cameroonian professional

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who currently plays as a forward for Belgian club

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Club career

On 23 March 2023, it was announced that Bibout had joined

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(later re-branded as Ventura County FC) ahead of their first season as part of the

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having previously played as part of the Kadji Sports Academy in Cameroon, as well as the

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SoCal academy, and the LA Galaxy academy in the

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. After a successful start to the MLS Next Pro season, where Bibout netted eight goals in 13 appearances, he joined the

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roster on 21 June 2023, after

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suffered a season-ending injury. He signed permanently with LA Galaxy's MLS roster on 23 February 2024. On 25 March 2025, Bibout was transferred to Swedish

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side Västerås SK for an undisclosed fee. On 24 July 2025, Bibout joined

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side

, signing a four-year contract.

International career

Bibout had played as part of the Cameroon under-17 side in 2021.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bibout, Aaron 2004 births Living people Cameroonian men's footballers Cameroonian expatriate men's footballers Cameroon men's youth international footballers 21st-century Cameroonian sportsmen Footballers from Yaoundé LA Galaxy players Ventura County FC players Major League Soccer players Men's association football forwards MLS Next Pro players Detroit City FC players FC Tulsa players Västerås SK Fotboll players USL Championship players Superettan players Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden