Aaron Bibout

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Aaron Bibout

| fullname = Aaron Le Forestier Banind Bibout

| image =

| image_size =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|2004|9|3}}

| birth_place = Yaoundé, Cameroon

| height = {{convert|1.94|m|abbr=on}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Västerås SK

| clubnumber = 26

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Kadji Sports Academy

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Los Angeles FC

| youthyears3 =

| youthclubs3 = LA Galaxy

| years1 = 2023–2025

| clubs1 = Ventura County FC

| caps1 = 45

| goals1 = 19

| years2 = 2023–2025

| clubs2 = LA Galaxy

| caps2 = 2

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2023

| clubs3 = → Detroit City (loan)

| caps3 = 5

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2024

| clubs4 = → FC Tulsa (loan)

| caps4 = 13

| goals4 = 4

| years5 = 2025–

| clubs5 = Västerås SK

| caps5 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2021

| nationalteam1 = Cameroon U17

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| medaltemplates =

| club-update = 13 August 2023

}}

Aaron Le Forestier Banind Bibout (born 3 September 2004) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who currently plays for Västerås SK in the Superettan.

Club career

On 23 March 2023, it was announced that Bibout had joined LA Galaxy II ahead of their first season as part of the MLS Next Pro having previously played as part of the Kadji Sports Academy in Cameroon, as well as the Los Angeles FC SoCal academy,{{Cite web|url=https://tgs.totalglobalsports.com/public/TeamProfile.aspx?t=45950&oid=0|title=Total Global Sports - Team Profile|website=tgs.totalglobalsports.com|accessdate=Jun 25, 2023}} and the LA Galaxy academy in the United Premier Soccer League.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lagalaxy.com/2/news/la-galaxy-ii-announce-2023-player-signings|title=LA Galaxy II|first=LA Galaxy|last=II|website=LA Galaxy II|accessdate=Jun 25, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://premier.upsl.com/players/aaron-le-forestier-banind-bibout-la-galaxy-academy-premier/|title=Aaron le forestier Banind bibout - LA Galaxy Academy - Premier - 230215-043137|accessdate=Jun 25, 2023}} After a successful start to the MLS Next Pro season, where Bibout netted eight goals in 13 appearances, he joined the LA Galaxy's Major League Soccer roster on 21 June 2023, after Javier Hernández suffered a season-ending injury.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lagalaxy.com/2/news/la-galaxy-sign-forward-aaron-bibout-to-short-term-loan|title=LA Galaxy II|first=LA Galaxy|last=II|website=LA Galaxy II|accessdate=Jun 25, 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/mls/2023/06/21/649342cc46163f4b9e8b456e.html|title=LA Galaxy have already found replacement for Chicharito|date=Jun 21, 2023|website=MARCA|accessdate=Jun 25, 2023}} He signed permanently with LA Galaxy's MLS roster on 23 February 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lagalaxy.com/news/la-galaxy-sign-forward-aaron-bibout|title=LA Galaxy Sign Forward Aaron Bibout | LA Galaxy|website=lagalaxy}}

On 25 March 2025, Bibout was transferred to Swedish Superettan side Västerås SK for an undisclosed fee.https://www.lagalaxy.com/news/la-galaxy-transfer-forward-aaron-bibout-to-vasteras-sk

International career

Bibout had played as part of the Cameroon under-17 side in 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://kick442.com/aaron-bibout-former-u17-lions-forward-gets-first-mls-hat-trick/|title=Aaron Bibout: Former U17 Lions' forward gets first MLS hat-trick|first=Lesley|last=Ngwa|date=Apr 18, 2023|accessdate=Jun 25, 2023}}