Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s tattoos span his back, chest, right thigh and forearms. Photos show an Africa-and-eagle design, Dragon Ball characters, names and short phrases. Reports explain some details; several lines of script remain difficult to read.
The Africa-and-eagle back tattoo
A large eagle spreads its wings across Aubameyang’s upper back, above the outline of Africa. Dark shading defines the feathers and map; the design sits between the shoulder blades and extends toward the middle of his back.
Goku and Gohan Dragon Ball tattoo on the right thigh
Aubameyang’s right thigh carries a shaded Dragon Ball Z scene showing Goku and Gohan. Mundo Deportivo published a close photo that shows the design spreading across the thigh. L’Équipe identified the characters and linked them to his long-running interest in the series. Reports say he displayed the tattoo after Arsenal’s 2019 derby win over Chelsea and credit tattoo artist Alejandro Nicolas Bernal for the work.
The winged chest design
Across his chest, black-and-grey wings extend from a central diamond-like shape toward both shoulders. Cursive lettering, including “Curly” and “Pierre”, follows the curve of his chest beneath the wings. TattooFilter lists the piece as Bernal’s work and describes the visible design, but gives no broader explanation for the names.
In match photos the grey shading can look lighter than it does in close-up portraits. The angle of Aubameyang’s torso and the lighting change how much of the feather detail is visible.
Names and script across the torso
Aubameyang has more lettering along his forearms. One phrase reported in accounts of his 2019 additions is “Crespo for life.” Some coverage links it to Hernán Crespo; other reports raise a family connection, so its dedication isn’t settled by the phrase alone.
Other marks are too blurred in available photos to transcribe confidently. From a distance, separate inscriptions can look like one continuous sleeve, so the visible placement is clearer than every word or date.
The Arsenal and forearm references
An Arsenal-focused account shared a photo of Aubameyang in a Barcelona kit with an inset close-up of a forearm tattoo. Other coverage has reported an Arsenal-related design on his arm. The collection also appears in later Barcelona, Chelsea, Marseille and Gabon photos; a club shirt places a tattoo in context without explaining its full design.
A separate match photo shows the short phrase “One Life” on his forearm. Gloves, wristbands and sleeves can cover some of the surrounding marks, so a match image may confirm where a tattoo sits without showing the full design.
A collection built around family and identity
The family references are clearest in the reports about Goku and Gohan, a father-and-son pair. Coverage has also described a son’s name among Aubameyang’s chest lettering, though photographs alone don’t explain every inscription. In 2022, after scoring twice for Barcelona against Real Madrid, he used a gesture associated with Goku and spoke about a Dragon Ball wish connected to his grandparents.
Gabon Review reported his father’s reading of the eagle above Africa: it represents lifting the continent. That explanation applies to this piece; it doesn’t establish meanings for his other tattoos.
What the photographs document most clearly
Photos establish what is visible and where; reporting supplies names or explanations that aren’t apparent from an image alone. A caption may identify a dedication even when the photograph shows only a line of script, so those are different kinds of evidence.
How Aubameyang’s body art reads in motion
Match photos show Aubameyang’s tattoos during turns, celebrations and changes of kit. A turn can expose his back; raised arms bring the forearms into view; shorts may show the thigh. Each frame catches one angle and moment, so the collection doesn’t appear all at once.