Aubameyang scores in first five LaLiga games: no one in Europe's top leagues matches him

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is enjoying a spectacular start to the season with Deportivo de La Coruña. The Gabonese striker scored again on Sunday in the draw against Getafe, reaching five goals in the first five LaLiga rounds. No other player in Europe's top leagues has matched that record this campaign. His consistent finishing is keeping the Galician side in sixth place with nine points.

• Aubameyang has scored five goals in the first five LaLiga matchdays, all in consecutive games.
• He is the only player in Europe's top leagues to have scored in every single round played so far.
• He has needed just 14 shots for his five goals, with a 35.71% conversion rate.
• Only Raphinha, Camello, Mbappé and Lamine Yamal have more goals in Spain, but none have scored in every matchday.
• The last similar LaLiga start was Zlatan Ibrahimovic's with Barcelona in the 2009-10 season.

A hard-fought goal against Getafe keeps his streak alive

Sunday's game against Getafe was far from easy for the striker. He was closely marked by Togolese centre-back Djené, who barely gave him any space throughout the match. Still, Aubameyang needed only one clear chance to make the difference. He headed in at the far post after a precise cross from Yeremay Hernández, sealing the first goal connection between the young Canarian winger and the veteran forward.

It was his only shot of the match and it ended up in the back of the net. Another example of the clinical efficiency he has shown since the beginning of the campaign, far above the usual numbers for a centre forward.

No one in Europe's top leagues can keep up with his run

Aubameyang's streak is unmatched this season in elite European football. Neither Erling Haaland, Harry Kane, Lautaro Martínez nor Ousmane Dembélé can say they have scored in their first five league games. Aubameyang is the only one. In Germany, where only three rounds have been played, Patrick Schick is the closest challenger having scored in all three, but he is still far from the five straight games of the Deportivo man.

In Portugal, Vangelis Pavlidis managed eight goals in the first six rounds, but he drew a blank against Marítimo and saw his streak come to an end. Plenty of forwards have started the season with strong numbers, but the perfect five-for-five record belongs exclusively to Deportivo's number 7.

Maximum efficiency: 14 shots, five goals

What makes Aubameyang's start even more impressive is his remarkable conversion rate. He has turned five of his 14 attempts into goals, averaging 2.8 shots per game and posting a 35.71% finishing efficiency. Those are numbers typical of a striker in the form of his life.

The comparison with other top scorers in Spain underlines how special his figure is. Kylian Mbappé has needed 29 shots to score six goals and Lamine Yamal 20. Raphinha and Sergio Camello also have one more goal than the Gabonese, but none of the four have managed to score in every single matchday.

Raphinha drops out and history links Aubameyang with Ibrahimovic

Barcelona's Brazilian star had been Aubameyang's main rival in the race to score in every game until this weekend. However, Raphinha failed to find the net against Levante and fell away. The Deportivo forward is now the only player in Europe's top leagues with a perfect scoring record in every round.

To find a similar start in Spanish football, you have to go back to the 2009-10 season, when Zlatan Ibrahimovic also scored in the first five LaLiga rounds with Barcelona. Before him, only Dani García in 1999, Pepillo in 1959, Duque in 1942, Pruden in 1940 and Vilanova in 1939 had achieved a similar feat in the top flight.

What Deportivo can achieve with Aubameyang leading the line

The draw against Getafe leaves Deportivo in sixth place with nine points, just one behind Sevilla, Atlético de Madrid and Alavés. With Aubameyang in this kind of form, the Galician side has become one of the surprise packages of the early LaLiga season and can dream of fighting for European qualification.

As long as the 37-year-old striker keeps this scoring pace, Deportivo will have a genuine difference-maker to compete against any opponent. His ability to make the most of every chance is currently the team's best attacking asset.