Aubameyang extends scoring run as Deportivo move into La Liga’s top four

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang became the first Deportivo de La Coruna player of the 21st century to score in each of his first four appearances for the club after finding the net against Villarreal.

The Gabon striker scored in Deportivo’s 3-2 victory over Villarreal, a result which lifted the newly promoted side to fourth place in La Liga. Deportivo have now recorded two wins and two draws from their opening four matches of the Spanish top flight.

Aubameyang’s latest goal continued an impressive start to his return to Spanish football. His sequence of scoring in every match since joining Deportivo has given him an immediate place in the club’s history, with no other Deportivo player in the 21st century having scored in each of their first four games for the team.

Deportivo’s victory over Villarreal was enough to move them into the top four of the league table. The result also maintained their unbeaten start, with the club having collected points in each of their first four fixtures since returning to the highest level of Spanish football.

The match was another significant moment in the club’s comeback to La Liga. Deportivo have returned to the Spanish top flight, and Aubameyang has made an instant impact after arriving as part of that new chapter.

His goal against Villarreal helped secure a narrow win in a five-goal contest. Deportivo scored three times and held on for a 3-2 success, while the victory moved them above a number of established top-flight opponents and into fourth position in the early standings.

For Aubameyang, the achievement adds to a career that has already included experience in Spain. Before joining Deportivo, the striker played for Barcelona, the Catalan club, during an earlier spell in La Liga.

His current run, however, is a Deportivo landmark. By scoring in the club’s first four matches of the campaign, Aubameyang has set a scoring mark that no Deportivo player had previously managed in the 21st century.

The striker’s form has therefore been central to Deportivo’s encouraging opening to life back in the top flight. Their record of two victories and two draws has placed them fourth in La Liga, while Aubameyang’s four-match scoring sequence has provided the headline individual achievement of their return.