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Gift Orban
Personal information
Full name Gift Emmanuel Orban
Date of birth (2002-07-17) 17 July 2002 (age 21)
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Gent
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2021 Bison FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Bison FC 0 (0)
2022 → Stabæk 2 (loan) 4 (4)
2022 Stabæk 22 (16)
2023– Gent 16 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2023 (UTC)

Gift Emmanuel Orban (born 17 July 2002) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian club Gent.

Career

Stabæk

In November 2021, he was scouted by Stabæk's Torgeir Bjarmann and Thomas Finstad in Nigeria during a showcase tournament.[1] He trained with Stabæk during the winter of 2021/2022 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]

Gent

On 31 January 2023, Orban joined Belgian Pro League side Gent on a permanent deal.[11] On 11 February, Orban scored two goals on his Pro League debut in a 3–3 draw with Westerlo.[12] On 12 March, Orban managed to score four goals in a 6–2 away win over Zulte Waregem, which made him the first player of Gent to do so in the 21st century. All the goals came in the second-half.[13][14] In his very next game on 15 March, he scored a first-half hat-trick in 4–1 away win over İstanbul Başakşehir in the UEFA Europa Conference League round 16. The hat-trick was scored within three minutes and 25 seconds, setting a new record for the fastest hat-trick in UEFA club competitions, breaking the previous record of six minutes and 12 seconds held by Mohammed Salah in the Champions League.[15][16][17] In May 2023, it was reported that Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur are candidates to sign Orban this summer.[18] Orban presently has scored 20 goals in 20 matches for Gent.[19]

Personal life

Born in Nigeria, Orban is of Togolese descent through his mother.[20]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 June 2023[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stabæk 2022 Norwegian First Division 22 16 2 3 – 24 19
Gent 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 16 15 – 6[b] 5 22 20
Career total 38 31 2 3 6 5 46 39
  1. ^ Includes Norwegian Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "'Special Gift' - striker Orban's Premier League dream" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Stabæk-spiller Gift (19): – Fotballen er min mulighet". Budstikka (in Norwegian). 7 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  3. ^ Stormoen, Stein-Erik (20 May 2022). "Stabæks spissgave til fansen: Gift på plass" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  4. ^ Strømnes, André (29 June 2022). "Denne spissen bøtter innpå med mål". Budstikka (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  5. ^ Korsnes, Oscar (10 July 2022). "Stabæks nye juvel scoret igjen: – Han er en gave" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  6. ^ Brandsnes, Håkon (10 July 2022). "Stabæks nye spissjuvel stjal showet da Branns rekordrekke ble brutt". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  7. ^ Aspelund, Anders Rødaas (17 July 2022). "Selger Edvardsen – erstatteren er allerede i klubben". Budstikka (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  8. ^ Boge-Fredriksen, Hans Christian (3 August 2022). "Gift Orban forlenger med Stabæk". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  9. ^ a b "OBOS-ligaen 2022 - Toppscorer, gule og røde kort" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "WELCOMEGIFT!" (in Dutch). K.A.A. Gent. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  12. ^ "VIDEO: Gift Orban scores two on his debut including an iconic goal to help Gent draw at Westerlo". SportsRation. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  13. ^ ""Een killer die uit het niets kan scoren": Gift Orban kent strafste start in België sinds eeuwwisseling". sporza.be (in Dutch). 13 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Gift Orban scores Four as Gent record 6-2 win over Zulte Waregem". brila.net. 13 March 2023.
  15. ^ @europacnfleague (15 March 2023). "3 minutes & 25 seconds. Gift Orban has scored the fastest hat-trick in UEFA club competitions" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "Nigerian Striker Orban Delivers Gift For Grateful Gent". Nigeria Sports News. 15 March 2023.
  17. ^ UEFA.com (16 March 2023). "Orban scores fastest ever UEFA club competition hat-trick | UEFA Europa Conference League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  18. ^ admin (23 May 2023). "Spurs, Manchester United, Chelsea in a race to sign Gift Orban - Nigeria Sports News". Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  19. ^ "20 Goals In 20 Games: Orban Aims Dig At Saudi Arabia League -Playing In A Stadium With 3 Supporters Is Not For Me - OwnGoal Nigeria". 22 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  20. ^ "Olympic Eagles coach insists it's not the end of the world, reacts to Gift Orban no-show:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  21. ^ "G. Orban". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 March 2023.

External links

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