Vincent Aboubakar
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Vincent Paté Aboubakar (born 22 January 1992) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a striker for Porto and the Cameroonian national team. He began his career at Coton Sport and moved to Europe in 2010, playing for Valenciennes and Lorient in France's top division, totaling 109 appearances and 26 goals.
He signed for Porto, where he played over 100 games and scored more than 50 goals, winning a Primeira Liga title for the first time in 2014.
He won the Turkish Süper Lig while on loan at Besiktas in 2016–17. Since his international debut in May 2010, Aboubakar has earned over 60 caps for Cameroon.
He was a member of their squads for the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups, as well as the Africa Cup of Nations in 2015 and 2017.
In the final of the latter, he scored the winning goal.
Club career
Aboubakar signed with Valenciennes in France on May 26th, 2010. He was given the number 9 shirt and made his debut in the club's opening league match of the season against Nice as a replacement. In Coupe de la Ligue, he scored his first goal and hat-trick against Boulogne.
On July 1, 2013, Aboubakar signed for Lorient on a free transfer. On August 10, he made his Breton debut at Lille, losing 1–0 at the start of the game, and then equalizing in a 2–1 win over Nantes. With 16 league goals from 35 appearances, including braces in a 4–0 victory over Évian on November 23rd and a 4–4 home draw with Montpellier on April 20, 2014, he was his second top scorer of the season.
Aboubakar signed for Porto on August 24, 2014, earning him a four-year deal worth €3 million, equivalent to 30% of his economic rights. He had been a target for Hull City before.
At Vitoria S.C., he made his debut on September 14th in a 1–1 Primeira Liga draw, defeating Héctor Herrera in extra time. Jackson Martez's first Porto goal culminated in a 6–0 home win over BATE Borisov in the UEFA Champions League group stage three days later. Colombian Yaroa won by 5–0 at F.C. on October 25th, the Colombian's replacement. Arouca is located in Arouca. He was used almost exclusively as a back-up to Porto as the runners-up to S.L. Benfica.
Aboubakar played more regularly in his second season in Portugal after Martyn's sale. He started the season on August 15th with two goals in a 3–0 win over Vitória at the Estádio do Drag, and scored twice in a 5–0 win over city rivals Boavista FC on the following January. He scored once in five games as the team progressed to the final of the Taça de Portugal and scored the team's only goal, defeating C.D. Feirense on December 16, 2015.
Beşiktaş, the reigning champions of Süper Lig, signed Aboubakar on a season-long loan on August 27, 2016. On September 10, he made his Istanbul-based club debut and was recalled by Olcay ahan for the last six minutes of a 3–1 home victory over Kardemir Karabükspor. He did not score until his eighth match, in which he played two goals to a 3–2 Champions League victory over Napoli on October 19, his team's first victory in the tournament since November 2009. He scored his first league goal and was also playing in Talisca's 3–0 victory over Antalyaspor at Vodafone Park four days later. He scored in each leg of a 5–2 aggregate victory over Olympiakos in the last 16 of the UEFA Europa League, but he was suspended in the second game for competing with Panagiotis Retsos in March 2017. The Black Eagles retained their league championship after finishing the season with 12 goals in 27 league appearances.
Aboubakar was part of a three-pronged assault made of African players, as well as the Malian Moussa Marega and Algeria's Yacine Brahimi. In a 3–0 home win over Moreirense FC on August 20, he scored his first hat-trick for the Dragons. He celebrated with his former colleagues in their changing room on September 13 as the Champions League began with a 3–1 home loss to Beşiktaş. Porto advanced, with two-goal hauls in both victories over French champions AS Monaco, including five times in the group. In a 5–0 victory at Vitória F.C. on December 10, he scored his second hat-trick in a 5–0 win. Porto came back to the top of the table, putting them at the top of the table.
Aboubakar sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury against C.D. in September 2018. Tondela. He underwent surgery, resulting in a long absence. In a 4–0 home victory over C.D. on May 4, 2019, he made his comeback as a late replacement for Marega. Aves.
In LigaPro, Aboubakar played the full 90 minutes of FC Porto B's 1–1 home draw with Varzim S.C. on August 18, 2019.
Aboubakar returned to Istanbul to speak with Beşiktaş on September 25, 2020, after completing his service with Porto. He had been working until May 2021 on the following day. He had 15 goals in his first season back in Istanbul, finishing fifth in the league. On November 29, two boys defeated Fenerbahçe in a 4–3 victory.
Aboubakar joined Saudi Professional League team Al Nassr on a three-year contract on June 8, 2021. His salary was estimated at €6 million per year.
International career
Aboubakar was called up to the Cameroon national under-20 football team for the Francophone Games in Beirut on August 18, 2009.
He was selected to the Cameroon 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in May 2010. He was 18, aged 18, in May 2010. Aboubakar was the only player in the squad that was based in Cameroon. On May 29, 2010, he made his debut in the friendly match against Slovakia. In a friendly against Poland on August 11, Aboubakar scored his first goal for the national team.
He was chosen for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and then for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations. Aboubakar scored an 88th-minute goal in the final to give Cameroon a 2-0 win over Egypt, putting an end to his nation's 15-year struggle for a continental crown.
He appeared in the Cameroon squad at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia later this year. In Sochi's 3–1 loss to world champions Germany on June 25, he scored a consolation goal.
Aboubakar was a notable absence from Cameroon's 2019 Africa Cup of Nations squad, with manager Clarence Seedorf doubting his fitness after returning from long-term injury.
Aboubakar also played for the national team of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, which was hosted by his country at the start of the following year. In a 2–1 victory over Comoros in the last 16, he scored five group stage goals against Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, and Cape Verde, followed by a sixth. He scored twice in a 3–3 draw that was later decided on penalties in the third round match against Burkina Faso. He was the top scorer and made the Tournament's team with 8 goals in 7 games.