Vincent Aboubakar praises hard work in training

Lorient forward Vincent Aboubakar has paid tribute to his ethic of working hard each day in training following the Cameroon international's strong start to the season.

The promising 21-year-old striker, who joined Les Merlus from Valenciennes last summer, has scored 11 goals in Ligue 1 this campaign.

"That's something I picked up in Cameroon," he told reporters. "Every day I work hard to improve different aspects of my game. In the end, hard work always pays.

"As soon as I arrived I realised this is a family club, that people here stick together."

Lorient currently occupy 11th position in the Ligue 1 table with 27 points to their name.