Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s surgery opens path for Eddahchouri

Sport journalist Zakaria Eddahchouri has logged just 69 minutes from the bench in seven LaLiga rounds, but the Dutch forward now eyes the place left vacant by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s knee operation. Aubameyang is scheduled for surgery on Thursday 24 September at the Centro Olympia in Madrid, where orthopaedic surgeon Manuel Leyes will operate on his right knee, according to the Deportivo medical report.

Injury impact and squad reshuffle

The club has not set a return date for Aubameyang, whose 37‑year‑old body contributed five goals and two assists in those seven matches. His absence now dominates Deportivo de La Coruña headlines and forces manager Antonio Hidalgo to rethink his attacking options.

Hidalgo’s first alternative is Eddahchouri, who has featured in four games as a substitute, accumulating 69 minutes and scoring once. The striker arrived in the Riazor in January 2025 for €300,000 and is under contract until 2028.

Potential line‑up adjustments

Hidalgo could pair Eddahchouri with Bil Nsongo to maintain width, or he might drop Nsongo and fill the attacking midfield with newcomers Yeremay, David Mella, Adama or Asp Jensen. The latter option would sacrifice a traditional target man for greater internal mobility.

Eddahchouri, a product of Feyenoord’s academy, previously shone for Koninklijke HFC and Telstar, even netting a hat‑trick in 20 minutes for Mirandés in the Segunda. His brief impact in LaLiga suggests he could handle a full ninety‑minute spell.

The upcoming schedule gives Hidalgo breathing room: a friendly against Penafiel on Friday, another versus Oporto on 2 October, before returning to LaLiga on 11 October at Real Sociedad. These matches serve as trials for the striker seeking a regular starting berth.

While Aubameyang’s injury removes both a scorer and a creator, Eddahchouri now covers the goal‑mouth role, leaving the midfield‑linkage duties to be reassigned. Hidalgo’s decision on which absence hurts the team more will shape the club’s attacking shape for the weeks ahead.