Catilina Aubameyang (born 1 September 1983) is a Gabonese former professional

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who played as a left-winger. He spent most of his career in the lower divisions of France and Italy. At international level, he made nine appearances scoring one goal for the Gabon national team between 2004 and 2010. He is the half-brother of footballer

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Pierre-Emerick Emiliano François Aubameyang (born 18 June 1989) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker for Saudi Pro League club Al Qadsiah FC, Al-Qadsiah and Captain (associat ...

Club career

Aubameyang was born in

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, Gabon. He started his European career at Reggiana, and then transferred to

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in 2000. In the 2001–02 season, Aubameyang made one appearance in the

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, against

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. In the 2002–03 season, he made one appearance in

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, against

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. He also made one appearance in

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as a starter in a 4–2 loss to

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. Aubameyang was then loaned to various teams, and went back to Gabon with 105 Libreville in the summer of 2006. In January 2007, he signed for

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club

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. At the beginning of the 2007–08 season, Aubameyang joined

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. From 2013 until his retirement in 2017, he played in lower divisions in

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, Italy.

International career

Born in Gabon, Aubameyang played once for the France under-19s. He earned nine caps for the Gabon national team, scoring one goal.

Personal life

Catilina is the son of former Gabonese international Pierre Aubameyang. He is the elder brother of Willy Aubameyang and the half-brother of

. Through his father, Catilina also has French nationality, which enabled him to play for France's youth team.

Career statistics

:''Score and result list Gabon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Aubameyang goal.''

References

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