Gift Orban
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gift Emmanuel Orban | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 2002 | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stabæk | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2022 | Bison FC | ||
| 2022 | → Stabæk (loan) | 9 | (7) |
| 2022– | Stabæk | 13 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:34, 2 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Gift Emmanuel Orban (born 17 July 2002) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Stabæk.[1]
He grew up in Togo as well as Nigeria, and speaks French. In November 2021 he was scouted by Stabæk's Torgeir Bjarmann and Thomas Finstad in Nigeria during a showcase tournament arranged by agent Atta Aneke. He trained with Stabæk during the winter of 2022 before returning after his visa expired.[2] Returning to Norway, he signed for Stabæk in late May 2022. The transfer from Nigerian club Bison FC was a loan with an option to buy.[3]
He scored his first goals in cup matches against semi-professional teams Notodden and Gjøvik-Lyn (twice).[4] After this he became a starting player for Stabæk. His goal against SK Brann was compared to Alanzinho's time at Stabæk.[5] VG also called him a "striker jewel".[6]
When Stabæk sold Oliver Valaker Edvardsen in July, the club announced they would spend the money on Orban's buyout option.[7] The contract tying Orban to Stabæk until the end of 2026 was announced on 3 August.[8] He became the top scorer in the 2022 Norwegian First Division with 16 goals, alongside Bård Finne.[9] Helping Stabæk win promotion to 2023 Eliteserien, Orban was also named Young Player of the Year in the First Division.[10]
Honours
- Individual
- Norwegian First Division top scorer: 2022[9]
- Norwegian First Division Young Player of the Year: 2022[10]
References
- ^ Gift Orban at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Stabæk-spiller Gift (19): – Fotballen er min mulighet". Budstikka (in Norwegian). 7 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ Stormoen, Stein-Erik (20 May 2022). "Stabæks spissgave til fansen: Gift på plass" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ Strømnes, André (29 June 2022). "Denne spissen bøtter innpå med mål". Budstikka (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ Korsnes, Oscar (10 July 2022). "Stabæks nye juvel scoret igjen: – Han er en gave" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ Brandsnes, Håkon (10 July 2022). "Stabæks nye spissjuvel stjal showet da Branns rekordrekke ble brutt". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ Aspelund, Anders Rødaas (17 July 2022). "Selger Edvardsen – erstatteren er allerede i klubben". Budstikka (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ Boge-Fredriksen, Hans Christian (3 August 2022). "Gift Orban forlenger med Stabæk". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ a b "OBOS-ligaen 2022 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ a b Steien, Vegard Kjøllmoen (29 October 2022). "Toppscoreren kåret til årets unge spiller: – Han har vært redningen" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 3 November 2022.