Samuel Obeng
Personal information
Full name Samuel Obeng Gyabaa
Date of birth (1997-05-15) 15 May 1997
Place of birth Nsapor, Ghana
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Huesca
(on loan from Oviedo)
Youth career
Gurb
2014–2015 Manlleu
2015–2016 Getafe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Girona B 29 (5)
2017–2018 → Granollers (loan) 30 (10)
2018–2019 Calahorra 28 (7)
2019–2020 Oviedo B 13 (4)
2019– Oviedo 109 (15)
2023– → Huesca (loan) 32 (8)
International career‡
2019– Ghana U23 5 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:36, 20 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 November 2019

Samuel Obeng Gyabaa (born 15 May 1997) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club SD Huesca, on loan from Real Oviedo.

Club career

Born in Nsapor, Brong-Ahafo Region,[1] Obeng moved to Gurb, Barcelona, Catalonia at the age of ten.[2] After finishing his formation with Getafe CF, he made his senior debut with Girona FC B in the regional leagues, in 2016.

In 2017, Obeng was loaned to Tercera División side EC Granollers for one year. On 5 August of the following year, he signed for Segunda División B side CD Calahorra after a trial period.[3]

In March 2019, Obeng agreed a pre-contract with Real Oviedo, effective as of 1 July; he was initially assigned to the reserves in the third division.[4] He made his first-team debut on 18 August: after coming on as a second-half substitute for Edu Cortina, he scored his team's second in a 2–3 away loss against Deportivo de La Coruña in the Segunda División.[5]

On 16 August 2020, Obeng renewed his contract until 2023 and was definitely promoted to the main squad.[6] In January 2023, he moved to fellow second division side SD Huesca on loan until the end of the season;[7] his loan was extended for another year on 20 July.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played on 18 November 2023[9]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Calahorra 2018–19 Segunda División B 28710——297
Oviedo B 2019–20 Segunda División B 13400——134
Oviedo 2019–20 Segunda División 17310——183
2020–21 Segunda División 36320——383
2021–22 Segunda División 34810——358
2022–23 Segunda División 22130——251
Total 1091570000011615
Huesca (loan) 2022–23 Segunda División 17500——175
2023–24 Segunda División 15300——153
Total 328000000328
Career totals 1823480000019034

    References

    1. ↑ "Real Oviedo gaffer Sergio Egea gives thumbs up to youngster Samuel Obeng". Ghana SoccerNet. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
    2. ↑ "Una estrella sin plaza fija" [A star without fixed place] (in Spanish). La Rioja. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
    3. ↑ "Samuel Obeng, nuevo fichaje del CD Calahorra" [Samuel Obeng, new signing of CD Calahorra] (in Spanish). Actualidad Rioja Baja. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
    4. ↑ "Savia nueva para la delantera del Vetusta" [New blood for Vetusta's forward lines] (in Spanish). La Voz de Asturias. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
    5. ↑ "Christian Santos rescata al Dépor" [Christian Santos rescues Dépor] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
    6. ↑ "Obeng seals new contract". Real Oviedo. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
    7. ↑ "SAMUEL OBENG REFUERZA EL ATAQUE DE LA SD HUESCA" [SAMUEL OBENG BOLSTERS THE ATTACK OF SD HUESCA]. www.sdhuesca.es (in Spanish). 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
    8. ↑ "Samuel Obeng vestirá la camiseta de la SD Huesca una temporada más" [Samuel Obeng will wear the shirt of SD Huesca one more season] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
    9. ↑ Samuel Obeng at Soccerway
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