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1.1  Stabæk  





1.2  Gent  





1.3  Lyon  







2 Personal life  





3 Career statistics  



3.1  Club  







4 Honours  





5 References  





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Gift Orban






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Gift Orban
Personal information
Full name Gift Emmanuel Orban
Date of birth (2002-07-17) 17 July 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Benue State, Nigeria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information

Current team

Lyon
Number9
Youth career
0000–2021 Bison
2021–2022 Stabæk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Stabæk22 (16)
2023–2024 Gent33 (18)
2024– Lyon13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024

Gift Emmanuel Orban (born 17 July 2002) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for French Ligue 1 club Lyon.

Career

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Stabæk

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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]

Gent

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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]

Lyon

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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]

Personal life

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Born in Benue State, Nigeria,[21] Orban is of Togolese descent through his mother.[22]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 12 May 2024[23]
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
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 13 1 3 2 16 3
Career total 68 35 8 5 16 14 92 54

Honours

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Lyon

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "'Special Gift' - striker Orban's Premier League dream" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  • ^ "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.
  • ^ "Tottenham considering signing 'incredible' 21-year-old striker who broke Mo Salah's record last season". The Boot Room. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ Obisesan, Joseph (29 July 2023). "Orban Makes Transfer Plea". Latest football news in Nigeria. Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  • ^ "WELCOMEGIFT!" (in Dutch). K.A.A. Gent. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  • ^ "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.
  • ^ ""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.
  • ^ "Gift Orban scores Four as Gent record 6-2 win over Zulte Waregem". brila.net. 13 March 2023.
  • ^ UEFA.com (16 March 2023). "Orban scores fastest ever UEFA club competition hat-trick | UEFA Europa Conference League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  • ^ "AA Gent rolt Pogon Szczecin al voor de rust op en kan met 5-0 voorsprong naar Polen". De Morgen (in Dutch). 9 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  • ^ "Transferts : Gift Orban signe à l'OL jusqu'en 2028" [Transfers: Gift Orban signs with OL until 2028] (in French). L'Équipe. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  • ^ "L'ATTAQUANT NIGÉRIAN GIFT ORBAN REJOINT L'OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS JUSQU'EN 2028" [NIGERIAN STRIKER GIFT ORBAN JOINS OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS UNTIL 2028] (in French). Lyon. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  • ^ Lennox, Joe (28 June 2023). "Gift Orban Childhood Story Plus Untold Biography Facts". LifeBogger. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  • ^ "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.
  • ^ Gift Orban at Soccerway
  • ^ "PSG beat Lyon 2-1 to win French Cup final in Mbappe's farewell appearance". Reuters. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
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