Aaron Appindangoyé

Aaron Christopher Billy Ondélé Appindangoyé (born 20 February 1992) is a Gabonese professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Turkish club Kocaelispor.

Aaron Appindangoyé

Appindangoyé with Evian TG in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Aaron Christopher Billy Ondélé Appindangoyé[1]
Date of birth	(1992-02-20) 20 February 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Franceville, Gabon
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Kocaelispor
Number	5
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2015	Mounana
2015	→ Boavista (loan)	9	(0)
2015–2016	→ Evian TG (loan)	29	(0)
2016–2017	Stade Lavallois	20	(1)
2017–2019	Ümraniyespor	57	(0)
2019–2024	Sivasspor	100	(2)
2024–	Kocaelispor	32	(1)
International career‡
2012–	Gabon	56	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 May 2022

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 has been mentioned for several weeks as a potential recruit by the media, joining the Thonon Evian, just relegated to the French second division, on 11 August 2015.^[5][6] Contrary to his experience in Portugal, Gabonese is an undisputed holder in Ligue 2. He can't stop his team from being relegated. Appindangoyé, however, remained in Ligue 2 and joined the Stade Lavallois.

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.

International goals

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

• Turkish Cup: 2021–22^{[citation needed]}