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Born in Gabon, Boupendza began his professional football journey with CF Mounana in his home country. During his time there, he contributed to the team winning the national championship in the 2015-16 season, which helped establish his reputation as a promising talent and eventually led to opportunities in European football.

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Boupendza's professional career has been characterized by multiple transfers across various leagues worldwide. After leaving CF Mounana, he joined Bordeaux (2017-2020) where he experienced several loan spells. His breakthrough came at Hatayspor (2020-2021) in Turkey, where he emerged as the top scorer in the Süper Lig with 22 goals. Following this success, he played for Al-Arabi in Qatar and Al-Shabab in Saudi Arabia before stints with FC Cincinnati in MLS, Rapid București in Romania, and most recently Zhejiang FC in China, where he has scored 4 goals in 5 matches in the 2025 season.

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As a left-footed forward, Boupendza is known for his versatility, capable of playing as a shadow striker or pressing forward. He possesses strong goal-scoring abilities, particularly with his left foot, and is an effective penalty taker with an 80% conversion rate throughout his career. His performance metrics in China are impressive, including 0.8 goals per 90 minutes and being in the top 95 percentile for non-penalty expected goals, demonstrating his clinical finishing ability.

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Boupendza's most significant achievement at the club level was becoming the top scorer in the Turkish Süper Lig with 22 goals during the 2020-2021 season with Hatayspor. He also won the Gabonese national championship with CF Mounana in 2015-16. On the international stage, he has been representing the Gabon national team since 2016 and scored the winning goal against Comoros in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations group stage.

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