Aaron Le Forestier Banind Bibout (born 3 September 2004) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who currently plays for LA Galaxy in MLS.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aaron Le Forestier Banind Bibout | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | LA Galaxy | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kadji Sports Academy | |||
| Los Angeles FC | |||
| LA Galaxy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Ventura County FC | 43 | (18) |
| 2023– | LA Galaxy | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Detroit City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2024 | → FC Tulsa (loan) | 13 | (4) |
| International career | |||
| 2021 | Cameroon U17 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 August 2023 | |||
Club career
editOn 23 March 2023, it was announced that Bibout had joined LA Galaxy II ahead of their first season as part of the MLS Next Pro having previously played as part of the Kadji Sports Academy in Cameroon, as well as the Los Angeles FC SoCal academy,[1] and the LA Galaxy academy in the United Premier Soccer League.[2][3] After a successful start to the MLS Next Pro season, where Bibout netted eight goals in 13 appearances, he joined the LA Galaxy's Major League Soccer roster on 21 June 2023, after Javier Hernández suffered a season-ending injury.[4][5] He signed permanently with LA Galaxy's MLS roster on 23 February 2024.[6]
International career
editBibout had played as part of the Cameroon under-17 side in 2021.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Total Global Sports - Team Profile". tgs.totalglobalsports.com. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ II, LA Galaxy. "LA Galaxy II". LA Galaxy II. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Aaron le forestier Banind bibout - LA Galaxy Academy - Premier - 230215-043137". Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ II, LA Galaxy. "LA Galaxy II". LA Galaxy II. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "LA Galaxy have already found replacement for Chicharito". MARCA. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "LA Galaxy Sign Forward Aaron Bibout | LA Galaxy". lagalaxy.
- ^ Ngwa, Lesley (18 April 2023). "Aaron Bibout: Former U17 Lions' forward gets first MLS hat-trick". Retrieved 25 June 2023.
