Samuel Obeng Gyabaa

Samuel Obeng Gyabaa (born 15 May 1997) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Real Oviedo as a forward.

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
Club information
Current team
 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 17 (3)
National team‡
2019– Ghana U23 5 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 July 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 November 2019

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 for the Segunda División championship.[5]

On 16 August 2020, Obeng renewed his contract until 2023 and was definitely promoted to the main squad.[6]

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.
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