Gabonese star, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has set a new record for most-goals in the UEFA Europa League, surpassing Radamel Falcao of Colombia to become the all-time leading scorer in the competition.
The former Arsenal striker hit the new record with his goal in Olympique Marseille’s 3-1 win over Shakhtar Donetsk on Thursday.
After he equalled Radamel Falcao’s record in the first leg which ended 3-3, the striker broke the record with his 31st goal in the competition to cancel out Georgiy Sudakov’s early opener and get the Ligue 1 side back on level terms in the tie.
Aubameyang’s journey to the summit of the Europa League’s scoring charts is a testament to his goalscoring prowess from his early days at Lille to his illustrious career at clubs like Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal, Barcelona, Chelsea and now Marseille.
While Aubameyang has secured the Europa League record, he stands on the verge of another milestone as he is poised to surpass Henrik Larsson’s UEFA Cup record of 31goals.
With Marseille progressing to the next round of this season’s UEFA Europa League, Aubameyang has an opportunity to further solidify his legacy by setting a new record.
He leads the UEFA Europa League scoring charts with seven goals, a tally that outshines the total from last season’s top-scorers, Victor Boniface and Marcus Rashford.