Esteban Obiang

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Orozco and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.
Esteban Obiang Obono
Obiang with Equatorial Guinea in 2022
Personal information
Full name Esteban Orozco Fernández[1]
Birth name Esteban Obiang Obono[2]
Date of birth (1998-05-07) 7 May 1998 (age 26)
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 26 (1)
International career‡
2017– Equatorial Guinea 37 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024

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]

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

Esteban 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

Esteban 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

Esteban 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

International

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

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

  1. ^ "Player Details". CAF. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Esteban Orozco, otro cedido de la UD Ibiza al Sant Rafel" (in Spanish). Diario de Ibiza. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "DHJ (4) - Resolución" (PDF).
  6. ^ "La historia de Esteban Orozco, un futbolista utrerano con origen en Guinea Ecuatorial" (in Spanish). Utrera Digital. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  7. ^ Ficha Partido; RFAF, 7 February 2016 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Estadística de Jugador; RFAF (in Spanish)
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Una pesadilla para olvidarse del liderato" (in Spanish). La Verdad. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "Equatorial Guinea vs. Mauritius (3:1)".
  14. ^ a b "Esteban Obiang". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 January 2024.


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