Association football player
Pierre-Emerick Emiliano François Aubameyang ( hold 18 June 1989 ) is a master football player who plays as a striker and is the captain of both Premier League club Arsenal and the Gabon national team. [ 5 ] He is renowned for his pace, eat up, and off-ball motion. [ 6 ] The son of early Gabonese international Pierre Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick began his elder club career play for italian club AC Milan, but never appeared for the club as he went on a series of loan spells in France. He moved to Saint-Étienne in 2011. There, he won a Coupe de la Ligue championship and joined Borussia Dortmund in 2013. In Germany, Aubameyang finished as the league ‘s top goalscorer in the 2016–17 season and won a DFB-Pokal. He besides ranks as the cabaret ‘s sixth highest all-time goalscorer. [ 7 ] In 2018, Aubameyang was the subject of a then-club phonograph record association football transmit when signed for Arsenal in a transfer worth £56 million ( €60 million ), making him the most expensive Gabonese player of all time. [ 8 ] With Arsenal, he won an FA Cup and finished as the league ‘s joint- top goalscorer in the 2018–19 season. [ 9 ]

Aubameyang is Gabon ‘s all-time top goalscorer. He made his senior debut for Gabon in 2009 aged 19, and appeared in four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments, equally well as the 2012 Summer Olympics. In 2016, Aubameyang was named African Footballer of the year ; the first gabonese and second-European natural musician to win the award. [ 10 ]

Club career [edit ]

AC Milan [edit ]

“ My function model ? Ronaldo. I think he has revolutionised football with his way of play. He was dynamic, technically strong and fast. He was an enormous musician. ”

—Aubameyang on the influence of his idol, brazilian striker Ronaldo, on his own career. [ 11 ]
Aubameyang joined AC Milan ‘s youth academy in January 2007. In August, he was depart of the team that finished fourth in the inaugural Champions Youth Cup held in Malaysia, where he made a name for himself and attracted the attention of scouts internationally. He scored against every opponent Milan played, finishing with seven goals in six matches. [ 12 ]

2008–09 : lend to Dijon [edit ]

For the 2008–09 season, Aubameyang was loaned out to Dijon of Ligue 2 in France to gain inaugural team feel. [ 13 ] His performances there led him to appear in World Soccer’s endowment Scout section in Summer 2009. [ 14 ] He finished with a total of ten goals and two assists in all competitions, including two goals in a Coupe de France bind against Selongey. [ 15 ]

2009–10 : loan to Lille [edit ]

On 24 June 2009, it was announced Ligue 1 baseball club Lille had decided to sign Aubameyang on lend. [ 16 ] Relative to his previous season, however, Aubameyang did not perform arsenic well, scoring just two goals in 14 appearances, four as a newcomer. [ citation needed ]

2010–11 : Loans to Monaco and Saint-Étienne [edit ]

For the 2010–11 season, Aubameyang was loaned for the season to Monaco. On 21 August 2010, he scored his first goal for Monaco in an off couple against Lens, then scored again on 29 August at family to Auxerre, where Monaco won 2–0. [ 17 ] In January 2011, after six months with the club, Aubameyang was loaned to Saint-Étienne until the end of the 2010–11 season, finishing the season with four goals and three assists. In July 2011, the lend was extended for the entire 2011–12 temper. [ citation needed ]
On 22 December 2011, Aubameyang signed with Saint-Étienne on a permanent wave deal. He was quickly added to the begin lineage up and was given the number 7 jersey. In February 2012, he scored his first hat-trick against Lorient. He became an built-in character of the squad, scoring half of the team ‘s away goals during the season, and went on to be Ligue 1 ‘s 4th top scorer having scored 16 goals behind Montpellier ‘s Giroud with 21, PSG ‘s Nene with 21 excessively and Lille ‘s Eden Hazard with 20. On 20 April 2013, Aubameyang was in the starting line-up for Saint-Étienne in the 2013 Coupe de la Ligue Final. Les Verts won the match 1–0 with a finish from Brandão to give Aubameyang his first major trophy as a professional football player. He finished the season with 18 goals and seven assists in all competitions. [ citation needed ] In the 2012–13 season, Aubameyang ended second in the competition ‘s top-goalscorers list, scoring 19 goals and finishing behind only Zlatan Ibrahimović. From his 37 appearances, he besides provided eight assists. The season was widely regarded as his break year—he appeared in the Ligue 1 team of the season and he won the Ligue 1 African Player of the Year award. [ 18 ]

Borussia Dortmund [edit ]

On 4 July 2013, Aubameyang joined 2012–13 Champions League finalists Borussia Dortmund on a five-year abridge. [ 19 ] He made his competitive introduction for his newly baseball club on 27 July 2013 against Bayern Munich in the DFL-Supercup, replacing Jakub Błaszczykowski for the last 18 minutes of Dortmund ‘s 4–2 victory, assisting Dortmund ‘s final goal, scored by Marco Reus. [ citation needed ] On 10 August, Aubameyang made his Bundesliga debut and scored a hat-trick against FC Augsburg, including a goal from his first shot in the league. In the summons, Aubameyang besides became the first Gabonese actor to appear in the Bundesliga. [ 20 ] On 27 November, he scored his first Champions League finish in a 3–1 gain against Napoli in the group stage of the 2013–14 competition. [ 21 ] He late took a penalty against 1860 Munich that propelled Dortmund into the adjacent cycle of the 2013–14 DFB-Pokal, finishing the year with 13 league goals and 16 goals in all competitions. [ citation needed ]
Aubameyang ( left ) playing for Borussia Dortmund in 2014 On 13 August 2014, Aubameyang assisted Borussia Dortmund ‘s beginning goal and scored the second goal in a 2–0 victory over Bayern Munich in the DFL-Supercup. [ 22 ] After scoring the goal, he celebrated by putting on a Spider-Man mask. [ 22 ] In Dortmund ‘s future couple, a 4–1 winnings over Stuttgarter Kickers in the beginning round of the DFB-Pokal, Aubameyang scored two-second-half goals and provided the help for Adrián Ramos ‘ goal. [ 23 ] On 13 September, Aubameyang scored his beginning Bundesliga goal of the season, netting Dortmund ‘s concluding goal of their 3–1 acquire over SC Freiburg. [ 24 ] Three days later, Aubameyang scored Dortmund ‘s second goal in a 2–0 gain over future club Arsenal in the first group match of the Champions League. [ 25 ] Aubameyang ended his second temper in Dortmund with 25 goals from 46 appearances, including one in the 2015 DFB-Pokal Final, where Dortmund were defeated 3–1 by VfL Wolfsburg at the Olympiastadion. [ 26 ]

2015–16 : league runner-up [edit ]

On 31 July 2015, Aubameyang signed a new condense to last until 2020, saying, “ Every part of me wants to be here and I have never wanted to leave. ” [ 27 ] On 20 August, he scored a brace as Dortmund came from 0–3 down to win 3–4 at Odds BK in the first leg of their Europa League play-off. [ 28 ] By scoring in Dortmund ‘s 1–1 guide with 1899 Hoffenheim on 23 September, Aubameyang became the beginning player in Bundesliga history to score in each of his team ‘s opening six matches of a temper. [ 29 ] He late extended this record to eight matches, scoring in the team ‘s following two fixtures against Darmstadt 98 and Bayern Munich, before failing to score for the beginning meter in the Bundesliga season in a 2–0 succeed at Mainz 05. [ 30 ] On 22 October, Aubameyang scored a hat-trick in a UEFA Europa League match against Gabala of Azerbaijan. [ 31 ] Three days late, he scored another hat-trick in a 5–1 get the better of of Augsburg at the Westfalenstadion. [ 32 ] On 8 November, Aubameyang scored the win goal for Dortmund in a 3–2 Revierderby victory over rivals FC Schalke 04. [ 33 ] At the center stage of the Bundesliga season, Aubameyang was the league ‘s lead scorer with 18 goals from 17 appearances. [ 34 ] On 30 January 2016, Aubameyang scored his 19th and 20th league goals of the season to give Dortmund a 2–0 home victory over FC Ingolstadt. [ 35 ] Aubameyang reached 30 goals in all competitions in a 3–1 victory over VfB Stuttgart in the quarter-final of the 2015–16 DFB-Pokal. In accession to scoring himself, he assisted the slope ‘s other two goals scored by Marco Reus and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. [ 36 ] On 10 March 2016, Aubameyang scored for Borussia in their 3–0 winnings over Tottenham Hotspur in the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 first-leg. A week belated, he scored both goals in the 2–1 second-leg victory at White Hart Lane, taking him to 35 goals for the season. [ 37 ] In scoring two goals in a 5–1 win against VfL Wolfsburg on 30 April, Aubameyang reached 25 goals in the Bundesliga season, frankincense ending as the league ‘s second-top scorer behind Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Munich. [ 38 ]

2016–17 : Bundesliga top goalscorer and DFB-Pokal [edit ]

Aubameyang education with Borussia Dortmund in 2017 Aubameyang began his 2016–17 temper in the Bundesliga with a double against Mainz 05 on 27 August in a 2–1 victory, while besides scoring doubly against VfL Wolfsburg on 20 September. Aubameyang scored three days later against recently promoted SC Freiburg, bringing his season sum to 5, into a connect atop the score charts with Lewandowski early in the season. Following an injury to Marcel Schmelzer, Aubameyang wore the captain ‘s armband for Dortmund for the first time on 22 October, besides scoring a goal in the 3–3 draw at FC Ingolstadt. [ 39 ] Aubameyang besides got off to an excellent beginning in Dortmund ‘s Champions League group stage matches, scoring in each of their first branch matches as Dortmund were roast top of their group with Real Madrid. however, Aubameyang was left out of the team by Thomas Tuchel for their come back leg against Sporting CP on 2 November due to an “ internal issue ”. [ 40 ] It turned out that he received a one-game pause for breaking club rules, by traveling to Milan rather of staying in Dortmund. [ 41 ] Expected to return that weekend at Hamburger SV, Aubameyang exploded with a four-goal performance in a 5–2 victory, their first gear in five tries in the Bundesliga, while besides assisting Ousmane Dembélé for Dortmund ‘s final examination goal. [ 42 ] On 19 November, Aubameyang scored the merely goal of a 1–0 win over Bayern Munich at the Westfalenstadion. This was Dortmund ‘s first gear Klassiker victory in the league since April 2014. [ 43 ] On 7 December, Aubameyang scored Borussia ‘s first goal in a 2–2 rejoinder draw with real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium to secure qualification to the future stage as group winners. [ 44 ] On 16 December, Aubameyang scored his hundredth goal for Borussia Dortmund in a 2–2 reap aside to 1899 Hoffenheim. [ 45 ] On 4 March 2017, Aubameyang passed 20 Bundesliga goals for the second consecutive season with two goals in a 6–2 kill of Bayer Leverkusen. [ 46 ] Four days late, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 winnings over Benfica to put Dortmund into the quarter-finals of the Champions League. [ 47 ] On 20 May, Aubameyang scored twice in Borussia ‘s final examination day frustration of Werder Bremen to end the season as the Bundesliga ‘s top scorer with 31 goals. [ 48 ] In the final of the 2016–17 DFB-Pokal on 27 May 2017 he scored the fetching goal, a penalty, as Dortmund beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2–1. [ 49 ]

arsenal [edit ]

On 31 January 2018, Aubameyang signed for Premier League club, Arsenal, for a then-club-record fee, [ 50 ] reported to be £56 million. [ 8 ]

2017–18 : debut season [edit ]

Aubameyang ( left ) celebrating a goal in Arsène Wenger ‘s concluding base game as Arsenal director, 2018 On 3 February, Aubameyang made his debut for Arsenal against Everton in the Premier League in a 5–1 family victory, scoring the team ‘s fourth goal, chipping the ball over a ground Jordan Pickford. [ 51 ] After missing the Europa League matches against Östersunds FK for the Gunners due to being cup-tied, Aubameyang registered his first away goal for the club in the team ‘s 2–1 away defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion. [ 52 ] Aubameyang registered his inaugural help for the team, setting up Henrikh Mkhitaryan ‘s goal in a 3–0 win over Watford, Aubameyang besides scored the Gunners ‘ second finish ( which was assisted by Mkhitaryan ), rounding the goalkeeper. [ 53 ] Aubameyang kept up his all right goalscoring form by scoring twice in Arsenal ‘s 3–0 home winnings against Stoke City. Aubameyang ‘s goals against Stoke ( one of which was besides his first converted penalty for the club ) made him the first musician to score five times in his beginning six games for the club. [ 54 ] [ 55 ] He netted his second brace for Arsenal, in coach Arsène Wenger ‘s final examination home game for the cabaret, opening and closing the score, whilst besides assisting Alex Iwobi ‘s goal, in an eventual 5–0 win over Burnley. [ 56 ] Aubameyang followed this up by scoring the lone finish in Arsenal ‘s 1–0 away win against Huddersfield Town. Aubameyang ended the temper with ten-spot goals and four assists in thirteen Premier League games and was the last goalscorer for Arsenal under Arsène Wenger. [ 57 ]

2018–19 : Premier League Golden Boot [edit ]

Aubameyang scored his first goal of the newly season in a 3–2 away win over Cardiff City on 2 September 2018. After a flip from Alexandre Lacazette, Aubameyang took a touch before curling the ball past the Cardiff goalkeeper. Aubameyang ‘s strike from outside the box ended his personal run of 76 back-to-back goals from inside the corner in clubhouse football and was besides his hundred-and-fiftieth finish in league football. [ 58 ] Aubameyang made his european debut for Arsenal, in the 4–2 dwelling win over Vorskla Poltava, scoring two goals, before being substituted for Mesut Özil in the 57th moment. Aubameyang ‘s goals meant that he had been directly involved in 12 goals in 10 appearances for Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. [ 59 ] By October 2018, Aubameyang had tallied 16 goals in Premier League play since joining Arsenal in February. According to Opta statistics, that gave him a minutes per goal proportion of 104.6, which set the record for the best minutes per finish proportion in Premier League history ( minimum 10 goals ). [ 60 ] Aubameyang became the first player to reach 10 goals in the Premier League that season, following a pair in Arsenal ‘s 4–2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in the North London bowler hat on 2 December. Aubameyang scored the Gunners ‘ opening goal from the punishment spotlight and late curled a shot past Hugo Lloris in the second-half ; he besides grabbed an assist for Arsenal ‘s fourth goal, which was Lucas Torreira ‘s first finish for the golf club. The victory took Arsenal above Tottenham in the Premier League on goal difference. [ 61 ] Aubameyang scored his first Arsenal hat-trick in the golf club ‘s 4–2 succeed over Valencia on 9 May 2019. Aubameyang besides set up the Gunners ‘ second base goal, scored by Alexandre Lacazette. Aubameyang ‘s hat-trick mean that Arsenal reached the Europa League final, making it the club ‘s second european concluding in thirteen years. [ 62 ] It besides saw him become the first Arsenal player to score a hat-trick in the semi-finals of a european competition. [ 63 ] Aubameyang finished the season with two goals in a 3–1 aside win at Burnley, meaning he ended the season sharing the Premier League Golden Boot deed with Liverpool ‘s Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané, on 22 goals. [ 64 ] He played the full 90 minutes in Arsenal ‘s 4–1 frustration to Chelsea in the Europa League, failing to make a significant shock as the solution meant Arsenal missed out on Champions League qualification. [ 65 ]

2019–21 : FA Cup win and struggles [edit ]

On 11 August 2019, Aubameyang scored his and Arsenal ‘s first goal of the temper in their 1–0 opening match victory over Newcastle United at St James ‘ Park, in which he demonstrated perfective technique to cushion a crabbed from Ainsley Maitland-Niles, to slot the ball past Martin Dúbravka, with José Mourinho hailing the strike as “ a consequence of brilliance ”. [ 66 ] [ 67 ] Aubameyang scored his first home goal of the political campaign in Arsenal ‘s following game, a 2–1 win over Burnley on 17 August. Aubameyang scored what turned out to be the gain goal, following an assist from Dani Ceballos. [ 68 ] Aubameyang scored his beginning european goal of the season on 19 September against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League, as Arsenal won 3–0 away from home on matchday 1. [ 69 ] Aubameyang ‘s five goals in September, including equalizers against Tottenham and Manchester United and the winner against Aston Villa, saw him named the Premier League Player of the Month, beating the likes of Liverpool ‘s Trent Alexander-Arnold, Tottenham ‘s Son Heung-min and Manchester City couple Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez to the award. [ 70 ] On 5 November 2019, after Granit Xhaka was stripped of the Arsenal captainship following his angry chemical reaction to getting booed by the Arsenal supporters during their Premier League game against Crystal Palace, [ 71 ] head passenger car Unai Emery confirmed that Aubameyang would take over as the modern Arsenal captain. [ 72 ] On 1 December, following the dismissal of Emery, Aubameyang scored both goals in Arsenal ‘s eventual 2–2 draw with Norwich City in interim point coach Freddie Ljungberg ‘s first game in charge. Aubameyang ‘s first goal ( a penalty ) had to be retaken, after VAR discovered there to be encroachment in the penalty area. Aubameyang ‘s inaugural campaign was kept out by goalkeeper Tim Krul, however, his moment effort ( the same side as his previous undertake ), was successfully converted. [ 73 ] Aubameyang scored in Arsenal ‘s 1–1 reap with Crystal Palace on 11 January 2020, but was besides sent off for a late challenge on Palace midfielder Max Meyer. Aubameyang was originally given a scandalmongering card for the rigging by referee Paul Tierney, however the tease was finally upgraded to a crimson card, by the VAR, resulting in Aubameyang ‘s first-ever red card for the Gunners and would mean that the striker would miss Arsenal ‘s following three matches against Sheffield United, Chelsea and Arsenal ‘s FA Cup tie against Bournemouth. [ 74 ] On 27 February, in Arsenal ‘s Europa League second leg round of 32 match against Olympiacos and with the sum score tied at 1–1, Aubameyang ‘s scissor kick back goal in supernumerary time allowed his side to equalize the match and lead the tie on aggregate. however, following a 119th-minute goal by Olympiacos that meant Arsenal would be heading out of the rival, Aubameyang missed an open film from five yards out in the stopping point seconds of the match that would have seen his side through. [ 75 ] Following Arsenal ‘s elimination, Aubameyang apologized for and lamented his neglect, submit, “ I feel identical, identical regretful. It can happen but I do not know how I missed this gamble. I was tired, I had some cramps but it is not an excuse. ” [ 76 ] Following the resumption of the league in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Aubameyang did not score or assist in the first three Premier League games after the resume for Arsenal, but finally netted a brace on 1 July against Norwich City in a 4–0 mob. Aubameyang ‘s first gear goal was his fiftieth in the league for Arsenal, making him the quickest actor to reach 50 goals for the club in the Premier League era, having achieved the feat in just 79 league appearances, four games quicker than all-time club goalscorer Thierry Henry, and besides became the sixth fastest to 50 in the Premier League, behind Andy Cole, Alan Shearer, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Fernando Torres and Mohamed Salah. [ 77 ] Aubameyang besides assisted the Gunners ‘ second goal, which was scored by Granit Xhaka. [ 78 ] He ended the temper with 22 league goals, one behind Jamie Vardy, the winner of the Golden Boot, and tied with Danny Ings for second rate. [ 79 ] On 18 July, in their FA Cup semi-final against defending champions Manchester City, Aubameyang scored both goals in a 2–0 acquire for Arsenal, sending them to the final examination. [ 80 ] On 1 August, he converted a penalty and scored the winner in the final, as Arsenal defeated Chelsea 2–1 and Aubameyang lifted his inaugural trophy with the club, becoming the first gear African to win the FA Cup as a captain. [ 81 ] [ 82 ] On 29 August 2020, Aubameyang scored a finish in convention time and the fifth and winning penalty in a shoot-out acquire against Liverpool in the Community Shield, after the game ended 1–1. [ 83 ] On 12 September, he scored in the first league game of the new season the final goal of a 3–0 succeed aside to Fulham. [ 84 ] On 15 September, Aubameyang signed a fresh three-year compress with Arsenal. [ 85 ] On 1 November, he scored a penalty in a 1–0 aside win against Manchester United, to grant Arsenal their inaugural Premier League winnings at Old Trafford since 2006. [ 86 ] Aubameyang scored two goals for Arsenal in their 3–0 victory over Newcastle United on 18 January 2021. [ 87 ] however, he did not play in the club ‘s adjacent three matches, in ordain to tend to his ill mother. [ 88 ] On 14 February, Aubameyang scored his first Premier League hat-trick in a 4–2 win over Leeds United. This took him to 200 career goals across Europe ‘s top five leagues. [ 89 ] On 25 February, he scored two goals against Benfica in a 3–2 winnings to secure a identify in the Europa League round of 16. [ 90 ] On 14 March, Aubameyang was left out of the get down line up in the North London Derby against Tottenham, the coach citing disciplinary reasons .

International career [edit ]

Aubameyang was invited to play for Italy U19s after a effective season with Dijon, but he debuted for the France under-21 team in February 2009 in a friendly catch against Tunisia U21. [ 91 ] Aubameyang was besides eligible to play for Spain because he has spanish nationality. He decided to represent Gabon because his father once captained the team, but he maintains close relationship with Spain and dreams to play in La Liga. [ 92 ] [ 93 ] On 25 March 2009, Aubameyang was selected for the Gabon national team [ 94 ] and made his debut for the team. He scored his first goal in a 2–1 victory over Morocco, then scored a finish each in friendly matches against Benin, Togo, Algeria and Senegal. [ 95 ] Aubameyang was a key member of the Gabon national side that reached the quarter-finals of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations as co-hosts of the rival. He netted three goals in full, finishing the tournament as one of the clear scorers. On 5 February 2012, he set up the open finish for his team and hit the mail in the quarter-final against Mali. however, the match ended 1–1 after extra clock time and Aubameyang had his penalty saved in the gunfight to decide the game. [ 96 ] In July 2012, Aubameyang represented Gabon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He scored in the team ‘s open game against Switzerland, which was Gabon ‘s first-ever Olympic goal, and would besides prove to be Gabon ‘s only goal of the tournament. They were eliminated in the group stage. [ 97 ] On 15 June 2013, Aubameyang scored a hat-trick of penalty kicks in Gabon ‘s 4–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying gain over Niger. He then scored a stimulate against Burkina Faso in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Qualification. [ citation needed ] Aubameyang captained Gabon at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, scoring the team ‘s opening goal of the tournament in their 2–0 winnings over Burkina Faso on 17 January 2015. [ 98 ] He besides scored a stimulate against Mali on 25 March 2015. He is Gabon ‘s highest goalscorer. He rejected a callup for a pivotal World Cup modifier at home plate to the Ivory Coast, which they lost 3–0. [ 99 ] On 25 March 2021, Aubameyang captained Gabon to a 3–0 succeed at base to DR Congo, scoring the third gear goal to ensure qualification to the african Cup of Nations to be staged in Cameroon. [ 100 ] In that prison term, he contracted malaria, in which he got fever and had to be hospitalized. [ 101 ]

personal biography [edit ]

Aubameyang was born in Laval, France. [ 102 ] He is the son of erstwhile Gabonese international football player Pierre Aubameyang and younger stepbrother of Catilina and Willy, who have both played for Milan ‘s youth teams. [ 103 ] His mother is spanish. [ 104 ] He is married to Alysha Behague, the pair have two sons, Curtys and Pierre. [ 105 ] [ 106 ] He is multilingual and talk french, English, spanish, italian, and German. [ 107 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 6 December 2021[108]

International [edit ]

As of match played 12 November 2021[109][110]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team
Year
Apps
Goals

Gabon

2009
7
2

2010
10
3

2011
5
0

2012
8
4

2013
4
3

2014
4
2

2015
10
5

2016
4
2

2017
4
2

2018
2
1

2019
5
1

2020
2
1

2021
6
3

Total
71
29

As of match played 12 November 2021. Gabon score listed first, score column indicates score after each Aubameyang goal.[109][110]

Honours [edit ]

Aubameyang in 2011 Saint-Étienne
Borussia Dortmund
Arsenal
Gabon
Individual

References [edit ]

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