Esteban Orozco Fernández (born Esteban Obiang Obono, 7 May 1998), also known simply as Esteban, is a professional footballer who plays for Romanian Liga II club Argeș Pitești.[3] He can operate as a centre-back or right-back. Born in Spain, he plays for the Equatorial Guinea national team.[4]
.jpg) Obiang with Equatorial Guinea in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Esteban Orozco Fernández[1] | ||
| Birth name | Esteban Obiang Obono[2] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Zaragoza, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Argeș Pitești | ||
| Number | 43 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2016 | Utrera | ||
| 2016–2017 | Betis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Utrera | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Betis B | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Utrera (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Utrera | 15 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Ibiza | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | → Sant Rafel (loan) | 41 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Antequera | 13 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Chindia Târgoviște | 27 | (1) |
| 2023– | Argeș Pitești | 25 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Equatorial Guinea | 37 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024 | |||
Originally registered in the Spanish football competitions with his Equatorial Guinean biological parents' surnames (Obiang Obono),[5] Orozco later replaced them with the ones from his Spanish adoptive parents (Orozco Fernández).
Early life
editEsteban was born in Zaragoza. His biological mother died from complications during his birth. Then, his grandmother and his aunt took care of him. When he was only 22 months old, he was adopted by a Spanish family from Utrera, where he would spend most of his life. He considers himself as a person from Utrera.[6]
Club career
editEsteban made his senior debut with CD Utrera on 7 February 2016, in a 1–1 away tie against CD Alcalá.[7][8] He finished that season having played a total of 7 Tercera División matches.[9] Then, he moved to the youth team of Real Betis Balompié.[10]
Esteban was renewed by Betis and promoted to its reserve team.[2] He made his Segunda División B debut on 25 November 2017, in a 1–4 away win against FC Cartagena.[11] On 25 January 2018, he returned to Utrera, loaned by Betis.[12]
International career
editEsteban made his international debut for Equatorial Guinea on 9 October 2017, in a 3–1 victory over Mauritius in a friendly match. He came on as a second-half substitute for Diosdado Mbele.[13] On 16 January 2022, he help his national team to defeat Algeria during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations by scoring the lone goal of the match.
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of 17 November 2024.[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equatorial Guinea | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 1 | |
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first.[14]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 January 2022 | Japoma Stadium, Douala, Cameroon |  Algeria |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations |
References
edit- ^ "Player Details". CAF. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- ^ a b "El canterano del C. D. Utrera Esteban Obiang renueva con el Real Betis y realizará la pretemporada con el equipo de Segunda B". Utrera Web (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "Esteban Orozco, otro cedido de la UD Ibiza al Sant Rafel" (in Spanish). Diario de Ibiza. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "El jugador de fútbol afincado en Utrera, Esteban Obiang, convocado por la selección absoluta de Guinea Ecuatorial". Utrera Web (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "DHJ (4) - Resolución" (PDF).
- ^ "La historia de Esteban Orozco, un futbolista utrerano con origen en Guinea Ecuatorial" (in Spanish). Utrera Digital. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ Ficha Partido; RFAF, 7 February 2016 (in Spanish)
- ^ Ruiz, Bernardo (2 April 2016). "La semilla del éxito futuro del Utrera". El Decano Deportivo (in Spanish). El Correo de Andalucía. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ Estadística de Jugador; RFAF (in Spanish)
- ^ "El CD Utrera continúa con los partidos preparatorios de cara a la próxima temporada" (in Spanish). Utrera al día. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "Una pesadilla para olvidarse del liderato" (in Spanish). La Verdad. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
- ^ "El canterano utrerano del Real Betis Esteban Orozco regresa en calidad de cedido al C.D. Utrera". Utrera Web (in Spanish). 25 January 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Equatorial Guinea vs. Mauritius (3:1)".
- ^ a b "Esteban Obiang". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
External links
edit- Esteban Obiang at BDFutbol
- Esteban Obiang at Soccerway
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