Arsenal's Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang celebrates on the pitch after the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates Stadium in London on December 2, 2018. - Arsenal won the game 4-2. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS /

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Aubameyang nominated for Player of the Month

Feb 3, 2019

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is up for the Africa Player of the Month award for January.

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal celebrates after scoring his team's fourth goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Fulham FC at Emirates Stadium on January 1, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images) — LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 01: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal celebrates after scoring his team’s fourth goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Fulham FC at Emirates Stadium on January 1, 2019 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been in England for a year now but it’s like he’s been here all his life.

In his first full season with Arsenal, Aubameyang has scored 18 goals in 30 appearances, with 15 goals and four assists in 24 league games. Second in the Golden Boot scoring charts after leading it all season, it’s safe to say he arrived in England without breaking his Borussia Dortmund scoring stride.

January saw him score against Fulham, Manchester United and Cardiff and, as a result, he has been nominated for Africa Player of the Month for January.

Lille's Ivorian forward Nicolas Pepe celebrates after scoring a goal during the French L1 football match between Lille (LOSC) and Olympique Lyonnais (OL) on December 1, 2018 at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Villenueve d'Ascq. (Photo by FRANCOIS LO PRESTI/AFP/Getty Images) — Lille’s Ivorian forward Nicolas Pepe celebrates after scoring a goal during the French L1 football match between Lille (LOSC) and Olympique Lyonnais (OL) on December 1, 2018 at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Villenueve d’Ascq. (Photo by FRANCOIS LO PRESTI/AFP/Getty Images)

Aubameyang faces competition from Nicolas Pepe at Lille and Thomas Partey at Atletico Madrid, both players who have been linked with a move to Arsenal in some degree over the past 12 months.

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