Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gift Emmanuel Orban | ||
Date of birth | 17 July 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Benue State, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lyon | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2021 | Bison | ||
2021–2022 | Stabæk | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2022–2023 | Stabæk | 22 | (16) |
2023–2024 | Gent | 33 | (18) |
2024– | Lyon | 12 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024 |
Gift Emmanuel Orban (born 17 July 2002) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for French Ligue 1 club Lyon.
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 was a loan with an option to buy. [3] [4]
He scored his first goals in cup matches against semi-professional teams Notodden and Gjøvik-Lyn (twice). [5] After this he became a starting player for Stabæk. His goal against SK Brann was compared to Alanzinho's time at Stabæk. [6] VG also called him a "striker jewel". [7]
When Stabæk sold Oliver Valaker Edvardsen in July, the club announced they would spend the money on Orban's buyout option. [8] The contract tying Orban to Stabæk until the end of 2026 was announced on 3 August. [9] He became the top scorer in the 2022 Norwegian First Division with 16 goals, alongside Bård Finne. [10] Helping Stabæk win promotion to 2023 Eliteserien, Orban was also named Young Player of the Year in the First Division. [11] [12]
On 31 January 2023, Orban joined Belgian Pro League side Gent on a permanent deal. [13] On 11 February, Orban scored two goals on his Pro League debut in a 3–3 draw with Westerlo. [14] On 12 March, Orban managed to score four goals in a 6–2 away win over Zulte Waregem, which made him the first Gent player to do so in the 21st century. All the goals came in the second-half. [15] [16] 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. [17] In the 2023–24 Europa Conference League campaign of KAA Gent, Orban scored another European hat-trick, this time against Pogoń Szczecin in the first leg of the third qualification round, resulting in a 5–0 win for Gent. [18]
On 18 January 2024, Orban signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Ligue 1 side Lyon, for a transfer fee of €12 million, which could rise to €20 million with add-ons, and a 20% sell-on clause. [19] [20]
Born in Benue State, Nigeria, [21] Orban is of Togolese descent through his mother. [22]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Europe | Total | |||||
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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 | |
2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 [b] | 9 | 30 | 12 | |
Total | 33 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 52 | 32 | ||
Lyon | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 15 | 3 | |
Career total | 67 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 91 | 54 |
Individual
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Gift Emmanuel Orban | ||
Date of birth | 17 July 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Benue State, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lyon | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2021 | Bison | ||
2021–2022 | Stabæk | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2022–2023 | Stabæk | 22 | (16) |
2023–2024 | Gent | 33 | (18) |
2024– | Lyon | 12 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024 |
Gift Emmanuel Orban (born 17 July 2002) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for French Ligue 1 club Lyon.
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 was a loan with an option to buy. [3] [4]
He scored his first goals in cup matches against semi-professional teams Notodden and Gjøvik-Lyn (twice). [5] After this he became a starting player for Stabæk. His goal against SK Brann was compared to Alanzinho's time at Stabæk. [6] VG also called him a "striker jewel". [7]
When Stabæk sold Oliver Valaker Edvardsen in July, the club announced they would spend the money on Orban's buyout option. [8] The contract tying Orban to Stabæk until the end of 2026 was announced on 3 August. [9] He became the top scorer in the 2022 Norwegian First Division with 16 goals, alongside Bård Finne. [10] Helping Stabæk win promotion to 2023 Eliteserien, Orban was also named Young Player of the Year in the First Division. [11] [12]
On 31 January 2023, Orban joined Belgian Pro League side Gent on a permanent deal. [13] On 11 February, Orban scored two goals on his Pro League debut in a 3–3 draw with Westerlo. [14] On 12 March, Orban managed to score four goals in a 6–2 away win over Zulte Waregem, which made him the first Gent player to do so in the 21st century. All the goals came in the second-half. [15] [16] 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. [17] In the 2023–24 Europa Conference League campaign of KAA Gent, Orban scored another European hat-trick, this time against Pogoń Szczecin in the first leg of the third qualification round, resulting in a 5–0 win for Gent. [18]
On 18 January 2024, Orban signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Ligue 1 side Lyon, for a transfer fee of €12 million, which could rise to €20 million with add-ons, and a 20% sell-on clause. [19] [20]
Born in Benue State, Nigeria, [21] Orban is of Togolese descent through his mother. [22]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Europe | Total | |||||
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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 | |
2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 [b] | 9 | 30 | 12 | |
Total | 33 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 52 | 32 | ||
Lyon | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 15 | 3 | |
Career total | 67 | 35 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 91 | 54 |
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