When Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang announced he'd leave Olympique Marseille after only one season in his second spell at Stade Velodrome, many were confused.With 14 goals and 10 assists in the previous campaign, he was among L'OM's standout players, alongside Mason Greenwood. He simply seemed destined to hang up his boots in France, as few expected him to be on the move again at 37.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Nevertheless, the Gabonese proved everyone wrong.At first, he was linked with the newly promoted Turkish Super Lig side Corum – a little-known club that spares no expense. Many felt such a move would have been a sorry end to an outstanding career.And once again, Auba had other plans.Instead of joining the Turkish minnows, he joined the fallen Spanish giants who were on the road to recovery, completing one of the most romantic transfers of the current window.After nine years spent between the second and third tiers, Deportivo A Coruna – Champions League semi-finalists in the 2003/04 – returned to La Liga and needed a reliable striker for the new campaign. Aubameyang emerged as their preferred choice, although their decision was met with skepticism.FARMEANDO AUBA: 😎DéporValencia | LALIGAHighlights | VUELVELALIGA pic.twitter.com/iDEb037i1q— LALIGA (@LaLiga) August 30, 2026 However, not only did Deportivo make the right call, but – as it turned out – they signed La Liga's joint-second-highest scorer at the moment for just €1.5 million.After three league rounds, the club from Riazor sits seventh with five points, and is one of six unbeaten teams, alongside Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Alaves, Osasuna, and Barcelona, with the latter two having a game in hand.And the man most responsible for Deportivo's flying start is none other than Auba, who has found the net in every game so far and has been the club's only goalscorer this season!Form is temporary, class is permanent. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is off to a flyer with Deportivo La Coruña after his summer move. Three goals in his first three La Liga matches has the promoted side sitting pretty in 7th with a win & two draws from their opening 3 games. pic.twitter.com/4VdlclMLxF— Callum McFadden (@Callum7McFadden) August 30, 2026 In two 1-1 draws against Elche and Malaga, he broke the deadlock – interestingly, both times in the 21st minute – and last night, he was the only A Coruna player on the scoresheet (the remaining two goals were own goals) in a 3-1 win over Valencia – their first in the top flight since April 14, 2018!So, the next time you decide to take a look at how La Liga is shaping up just to see how Barcelona and Real Madrid are doing, spare a few minutes to check out Deportivo A Coruna – you may spot a familiar name among the goalscorers.Because red-hot Auba shows no signs of slowing down.LA LIGA – MATCHDAY 3FridayRacing Santander – Elche 3-2 (3-0)/Zabiri 15, 21, 36 – Sangare 78, Nino 79/Alaves – Villarreal 1-0 (1-0)/Boye 31/SaturdayLevante – Real Betis 5-2 (2-2)/Dela 24, Bardeli 45+1, Brugue 56, 70, Olasagasti 90+5 – Bartra 34, Riquelme 45+4/Real Sociedad – Espanyol 2-1 (1-1)/Barrenetxea 4, Oskarsson 61 – Fernandez Jaen 45/Sevilla – Atletico Madrid 1-3 (0-3)/Sierra 66 – Baena 4, 33, Lookman 26/SundayReal Madrid – Malaga 4-0 (3-0)/Bellingham 19, Herrero 26 og, Mbappe 30, Guler 90+1/Deportivo A Coruna – Valencia 3-1 (2-1)/Tarrega 13 og, Aubameyang 17, Diakhaby 59 og – Sadiq 26/Celta Vigo – Athletic Bilbao 0-2 (0-2)/Berenguer 20, Navarro 22/Monday20.30: (2.25) Osasuna (3.10) Getafe (3.50)22.30: (1.18) Barcelona (7.75) Rayo Vallecano (13.0)***odds are subject to change***
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