Aaron Appindangoyé
Gabonese footballer (born 1992)
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Aaron Christopher Billy Ondélé Appindangoyé (born 20 February 1992) is a Gabonese professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Turkish TFF 1. Lig club Sivasspor.
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Appindangoyé with Evian TG in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aaron Christopher Billy Ondélé Appindangoyé[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Franceville, Gabon | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sivasspor | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2015 | Mounana | ||
| 2015 | → Boavista (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Evian TG (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Laval | 20 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Ümraniyespor | 57 | (0) |
| 2019–2024 | Sivasspor | 100 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Kocaelispor | 36 | (1) |
| 2025– | Sivasspor | 29 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012– | Gabon | 73 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 November 2025 | |||
Club career
Trained in Gabon, at the CF Mounana, Gabon's champion in 2012, he is on the Gabonese championship model team for the 2013-2014 season.[3] Contacted after the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations by the Boavista, club of the city of Porto that operates in the Primeira Liga. He joins the club in ready form and stays there until the end of the season. He felt about his first European experience "It went pretty well".[4]
He joined Thonon Evian on loan, relegated to the French second division, on 11 August 2015.[5][6] Appindangoyé, however, remained in Ligue 2 and joined the Stade Lavallois.
In 2017, Appindangoyé moved to Turkey, where he established himself as a journeyman playing for Ümraniyespor (2 seasons), Sivasspor (5 seasons), Kocaelispor (1 season), and is currently playing for Sivasspor.
International career
With regard to the selection of Gabon, he was first called in 2012 and has always been summoned.[4] He was selected for the 2014 African Nations Championship final tournament for the Gabonese national team,[7] but also for matches with players like Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 1 November 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mounana | 2010–11 | Gabon Championnat National D1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Boavista (loan) | 2014–15 | Primeira Liga | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Evian TG (loan) | 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| Laval | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
| Ümraniyespor | 2017–18 | TFF 1. Lig | 28 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | TFF 1. Lig | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 62 | 0 | |||||
| Sivasspor | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 39 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 100 | 1 | 13 | 2 | — | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 3 | |||
| Kocaelispor | 2024–25 | TFF 1. Lig | 32 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
| 2025–26 | Süper Lig | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 1 | |||||
| Sivasspor | 2025–26 | TFF 1. Lig | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 259 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 293 | 6 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- One appearance in UEFA Europa League, six appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Appearance in Turkish Super Cup
International
- As of match played 14 November 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabon | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 74 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Gabon's goal tally first.[7]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 22 January 2014 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa |  Mauritania | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2014 African Nations Championship |
| 2. | 12 October 2018 | Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville, Gabon |  South Sudan | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
Sivasspor
