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Full nameVincent Pate Aboubakar 2006–2008Coton Sport Weight82 kg Place of birthYaounde, Cameroon NameVincent Aboubakar Salary180,000 EUR (2012)
Playing positionStriker RoleFootballer ParentsEdouard Aboubakar Number9 Height1.84 m
Date of birth(1992-01-22) 22 January 1992 (age 23) Current teamsCameroon national football team (Forward), FC Porto (#9 / Forward) Similar PeopleYacine Brahimi, Eric Maxim Choupo‑Moting, Stephane Mbia, Andre Andre, Nicolas Nkoulou
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Vincent Paté Aboubakar (born 22 January 1992) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a striker for Porto and the Cameroon national football team.
Born in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Aboubakar began his career with Cotonsport Garoua. In the 2009–10 season, he was promoted to the club's senior team in the Elite One league. On 26 May 2010, Aboubakar signed with Valenciennes FC in France. He was assigned the number 9 shirt and made his debut in the club's opening league match of the season against Nice appearing as a substitute. He scored his first goal and hat-trick against Boulogne in Coupe de la Ligue. In 2009 Aboubakar scored 2 goals in the Final of the U-18 World Cup with Cameroon.
Lorient
Aboubakar signed for Lorient on a free transfer on 1 July 2013.
Porto
Signed for Porto on 24 August 2014, signing a four-year contract for a fee of €3m, equivalent to 30% of his economic rights. He scored a late equalising goal in the Champions League on 10 December 2014 in a 1–1 draw with Shakhtar Donetsk.
Beşiktaş (loan)
On 27 August 2016, Super Lig club Beşiktaş signed him on a season-long loan. He finished the season scoring 12 goals in 27 league appearances.
Club
As of match played 9 September 2017
International career
On 18 August 2009, Aboubakar was called up to the Cameroon national under-20 football team squad for the Francophone Games in Beirut.
In May 2010, aged only 18, he was named to the Cameroon 23-man squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Aboubakar was the only player in the squad who was based in Cameroon. He made his debut in the friendly match on 29 May 2010 against Slovakia.
On August 11, 2010 Aboubakar scored his first goal for the national team, in a friendly against Poland.
He was called up for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, and subsequently for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations.
In the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, Aboubakar scored an 88th-minute goal in the final to hand Cameroon a comeback 2-1 victory against Egypt to end his nation's 15-year wait for a continental crown.
International goals
As of match played 4 September 2017. Cameroon score listed first, score column indicates score after each Aboubakar goal.