The Wonderkid from Nowhere
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 พ.ค. 2023
- In a world where every player at every club is scouted extensively from the age of 10, it feels impossible for a potential superstar, a bonafide wonderkid, to emerge from nothing to European stardom in less than a year. But that is exactly what is happening in Belgium and it’s a story so riddled with fortune and timing you can’t help but wonder who else may have slipped through the cracks.
This kid is scoring goals at a Haaland-like pace and recently set the record for the fastest hat trick in European club competition history. A year ago, he was an amateur in a place so far off the radar of international scouting that it is impossible to find on Google. And Google knows everything. So if Google can’t find it, it certainly is not real.
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One could say he is a gift to football.
That’s so clever, how’d you come up with that?
🙊💯🎁
One *COULD* say that, but one isn't going to.
He’s always present in the box 🙌
He can really wrap his foot around the ball
Norway has had some amazing African players come through, especially Nigerians. Players like John Obi-Mikel, Odion Ighalo and Datro Fofana, whom Chelsea just signed, had their breakthrough in Norway
I believe Gent have one of the best youth facilities in europe so its a smart move! i get confused with gent and genk in belgium though!
Could Oban get citizenship and play upfront for Norway with Haaland?
@@StoutProper No, he would have to stay for several years to get citizenship, and he only stayed at Stabæk for a short period. He will also undoubtetly get called up to the Nigerian squad soon
@@mattjames6349 that would be Genk indeed ;-) (Courtois, De Bruyne, Origi, Benteke, Trossard, Carrasco etc). Gent has decent youth setup but not a lot of youngsters coming through to the first team let alone international level.
@@samvangelder4201 ha ha thanks ! I’m always getting them mixed up !
As a Gent fan Im blown away by his preformance every game, zealand even forgot to mention his shenanigans on the pitch like a shot at goal from a kickoff or his bicycle kick that nearly went in against West Ham, Orban just oozes confidence and I hope Gent will get to enjoy him for at least another season.
Omg another Belgian Zealand fan
@@mattimattis and another Belgian Zealand fan :)
*Belgium intensifies*
I hope you keep him for a while too so he develops more. I support Chelsea and I don't like how they're dealing with Datro Fofana, especially when Kai Havertz sucks so much and there's literally nothing to play for.
buffalo!!
He also just recently almost scored from the kick off, hitting the crossbar.
Yeah that was crazy.
Wtf😭😭😭😭
Whattt, In which match that happened??
@@inakimontero365standard de liege-Ghent
I had a save in fm23 at Stabaek with Gift Orban and he developed like crazy. So fun to see such players do well in real life
Dang I didn’t even know he was in! I play Porto most of the time and I would have a first refusal on him bc of an affiliation that’s sick
What did his CA get to?
@@mokkaveli I think it was around 135
@@MaikelJ94 What's his PA?
@@DEmeant0r 120-150
As a Nigerian, it's nice to see more and more of our players making a name for themselves on the big stages
I think this next generation of players will do well for us in the next world cup
Bad national team coach and NFA mismanagement of players is our major problem. With good coaching crew we should have the best national team in the world with the caliber of players Nigeria have scattered all over Europe and beyond.
Bro if every nigerian played for their country especially in this era, Nigeria would be a force to reckoned with. Its such a shame. Look at the music industry, look at how Nigerians perform abroad. I have definetly recognized that Nigerians have good morals, and work hard. With those two you will defintely find what you're good at.
@@deepcleanmobiledetail-fy5pb Being Portuguese I agree, José Peseiro is considerate in my country as a fill holes type of coach, he's average and has jobs based on his works of the ancient past (still average), and only has a job until clubs are searching for his replacement 😅
He scored another pure hattrick in 16 minutes today against Cercle Brugge!
wow
The boy obviously put the league on easy mode
what is a pure hattrick?
@@JustAnotherTH-camCommenter no pens
@@ddye4264 and in one half
Norway's talents pipeline is very real. Credit for the scouts too. If they didn't put their reputation on the line, this guy would be a police officer now instead of banging goals in Europe.
But he is african, norway did nothing to develop him
@@echo5935 Well, I'm not saying he's Norwegian. And I'm pretty sure that he learned something while playing there being his first stepping stone in Europe
@@alfiansofakhair4630 it was a stepping stone, he couldnt have learned something major if he was there that little
@@echo5935 It was. But, I'm not saying that it's necessarily about him. I said that about Norway in general
@@echo5935 it would've taken him a lot longer to get to europe without the norwegian scouts
If he doesn't move this summer, he's my first FM24 signing guaranteed
Good to know: we probably wouldn't even have signed him if Ibrahim Salah hadn't left to Rennes on the last day of the transfer market. Our fans were not happy about Salah's departure at all. But it's safe to say we have forgotten about Salah pretty quickly.
salah was very overrated, we've been so lucky to receive 6mil for him somehow. And idd Orban is 10 times the player salah is
😂 hearing you say the name of my country is probably the best thing that happened to me this year. I’m from Togo 🇹🇬 born In Lomé
He will play for Nigeria though.
😂😂
@@solomonobihan9465 Nigeria football is currently in disarray due to the terrible management of our talents. The coach better reach out to him fast.
Thanks to My Nigerian brother 😂
Togolese-American here!
It makes you wonder how many talented players didn't make it for some reason and are police officers somewhere
So many I tell you. I had a classmate from primary and secondary school who'd dribble the whole team and score lots of goals consistently. We all expected him to become a footballer but alas...
@@johnawosika8311what happened to him? He still young?
@@generalpotato6124 oh no. Too late. Talent wasted
@@johnawosika8311 thats sad, I hope atleast he is doing well in whathever job he has. I wonder if he had the opportunity to show his talent, maybe he was playing big leagues right now.
As a Belgian, hearing you come so close to the correct prononciations is impressive!
As a Nigerian, I'm proud to see one of my brothers make it to Zealand's centerstage. Much Love!
Pretty crazy to see a story about a player who has played for my club (Stabæk, I grew up on the same road as the stadium). It's not that surprising, he tore it up last year, and keeps going
My missus used to give him English tuition while he was at Stabæk. Good to see he's taking off like he discussed wanting to.
wdym by english tuition?
@@aidan2849teaching him English?
@@aidan2849probably because he grew up in Togo, which is French-speaking.
He a Nigerian so he speaks English
@@thomasmensah9602jhe speaks more French
As a Ghent fan, I can say, we are all blown away by him. He's crazy, he plays without any stress. He shoots and scores from anywhere. Big transfer for us, I hope we can keep him this summer. Would be a shame to let him go after only 6 months.
You're better off cashing in on him this summer now that his stock is high
@@brightokechukwu4886 perhaps. But if he stays till januari, he could win the golden shoe in Belgium, to up his price 😁
Is he ready for the English premier league in your opinion
@@anthonylynch7313 i think he is. But he Will need a coach who keeps him in line I think. He knows he's the best player and he kinda acts like it. That ain't a big problem for a team like ours though. Tottenham fan? 😁
@@kennyvanderstock9801 yes tottenham fan....thanks for your feedback......
Really enjoying the news/story video's, Zealand. I've been a long-time local fan of Ghent and the only time I'd seen someone as prolific as Gift on the pitch was when we had Jonathan David through our ranks. The crazy thing being that David took multiple years, also in our youth setups, to find his scoring boots for Ghent. Gift had barely touched the ball and he was already Ghent's most valuable star/prospect. Our club's been going through a tough time the past few years, but the buzz around Gift makes us hopeful for the future. Thanks for covering this!
Buffalo!
As a Gent fan I have to say im impressed. We bought this guy in the late hours of the window and 3 mil is a lot and we don't have a lot of money. But he has turned out amazing and he seems such a fun guy.
3 mil is a lot?😂
@@josephrobert194 It is a lot. Your perception has been warped by PL money. For most football clubs around the world, 3 mil is very significant.
Agree its a lot for a team from Norway
@@josephrobert194you don’t know ball
@@CynisterHD
Ok.
Him and Victor Boniface gonna be huge talents
Deez is pretty good too
@@ARCoventry Yeah, I hear he is pretty nutz.
@@F-Tier_Physique 😂😂😂
Wait until chelsea buy them and ruin their growth.
Boniface is average, Orban has more than one goal participation per game since starting in the professional.
Great video. You’ve really found your stride. Love the level of research that goes into these videos and the pace you keep it at
It's crazy to think there could be someone better than Messi lurking on a remote island in the Philippines but he just hasn't been found. He seems like a quality player though, hope he goes far
There is literally no chance of that being true
@@pandadoublexl Source : trust me bro
@PandaXXL I meant potentially, obviously not now 😅
@@pommemelon7026 source: common sense
Pag pag eater good on football 😂😂😂
This was one of the most eye opening, well researched and entertaining clips I've ever seen. Thank you.
Literally 2 days ago he tried to score directly from the kick off and hit the crossbar
He missed intentionally to not make the opponents feel too bad
@@Jolsn lmao
Great to see Gift fulfilling his dream and getting recognition. But there are many players like that in Nigeria. Just hoping to somehow get to Europe.
Bros got the confidence, balls, and tekkers. A little bit more on the physical side and he's gonna light the world.
Gift is just incredible! Thank you very much for the video!
*Immediately scouts Gift Orban on FM23* This is an incredible story, but I'd never heard of this guy before, so thanks for sharing Z! Looking forward to seeing if he continues to bang the goals in for Gent..
He just scored another hattrick yesterday by the way... This kid is blowing my mind every match I watch from my team
Lets gooo, my boi! Really like Stabæk, and it was so fun to see his instant impact. Man didn't even get to play in the top division before he went off to Belgium
He is literally a Gift💯
Goat Nigerian soccer player???
@@FireAttack0811 okocha
Every time I these kinds of young talents that emerge from “nowhere", I start thinking about their families and friends.
Imagine your son/friend says they're going to do a trial somewhere and then you hear they just got signed by a huge club. I'd think it was a prank lol. Must be awesome to see something like that
Quality video! Orban looks insane!
Watched him score a worldie against anderlecht whilst on a trip to Belgium, this guy is the real deal
So it basically just:
“I made perfect player and put him in the African amateur team, look what happened”
Zealand wearing a Lincoln City FC shirt is unlikely to be enough of a reason to make TomFM-style videos
Great video. Informative, engaging and well put together
very insightfull piece of content. Would never know who Gift Orban is, if it wasnt for Zealand. Keep up the good work.
Togo is a reeeeally poorly developed country. It's basically a single strip of land with a road that goes all the way deep into the country and then it ends. The capital is the port city and there's some mapped settlements around the big road, the rest are small villages spread around the rest of that strip. The anthem of the country doesn't say something like "defend the nation" it says "brave togolese let's defend the CITY". Freaking wild.
So it's essentially a city state with a strip of land attached to it? Kinda cool tbh
@@whoisjoe5610 It's a city with a back garden
Love learning about this Amazing wonderkid who was on Loooan (insert Z singing lol) along the way. Love the video & love the editing. Great Job Z & A! 👏👏👏
I'm surprised Brighton haven't swooped on him. This sort of story has Brighton written all over it. Tremendous scouting network.
They don't pay as much for their players and have three strikers
I remember going to Gent against Molde in december cause I had nothing better to do, to see if they could qualify to the next round. Crazy to think that in so short amount of time he appeared and I did not know of him until few weeks ago, and this is the same season!
What a story. Hope he continues to shine.
The Nigerian streets would either ruin you or make you a mentality monster. So much talent, so little opportunity.
Mate just found your channel, great stuff. Really like your presentation style and topics covered. Really well done, keep up the good work
Saw him play against my team (West Ham) and was impressed. Never stopped running. He hit the crossbar from a bicycle kick on the edge of the area. He did dive a lot and his decision making wasn't great. Excited to see what he does next
I've seen some of his games and somethimes he's great somthimes he's average but this kid shoots alot, and thus scores alot too i've seen him shoot from places that are crazy. This weekend he decided to shoot from the kickoff hitting the crossbar. I like that. I don't like when players are at the edge of the box and try to pas the ball instead of trying a shot.
dude took Bluelock literally
That's the mark of a great striker imo, because despite them potentially having a poor game they might pop up with a goal. Look at Osimhen, Lewandowski, Kane and most other great strikers from the past 5-10 years and they all share the trait of shooting a lot. The best strikers in the world miss the most chances.
It wasnt the 2nd half kickoff, it was the start of the game. He just shot and hit the crossbar
@its_me4182 Yes you're right.
Thanks your video is one of the most interesting things I’ve seen in quite a while. with great info like tifo’s.
Weirdly enough I had already heard of this kid as I was doing a career mode save with Staebak in FIFA 22 and was trying to do more research on the club and saw how good this guy was
Woohoo, Westerlo mentioned on a Zealand video!
Gift Orban is a mad player though, had no clue who he was when he played us but completely ran our defense ragged. And he just keeps doing it week after week.
#EnAllemaalSamen
@@rcnumbers3562 #WeEtenGeirePensen
awesome vid Z! i really enjoyed watching this!!
As a Norwegian I’ve got to say that your Norwegian pronunciation was really good
His rise to the big stage is hard to make sense no matter how hard one tries to make sense of it. It's just remarkable.. Gift Orban, remember that name.
I loved the fact that you talked about Gift Orban 🇳🇬 and I subscribed because of the hair growing back joke. 😂
Why's no one talking about a great this video is??? Awesome editing and wonderful delivery.
Hey, I’m from Norway and about every single one of your pronunciation is dead on. Even the teams🫶
Great job, informative and funny, subbed. SPURS SIGN GIFT ASAPPPP. I watched his goals, this man is going to be a star, like elite level star, guaranteed. As he can finish on both feet with power. This alone is extremely rare, so rare I can't think of many players I've ever seen that can even do it. Kane is one and Son to a lesser extent.
like how you do your videos...wasnt bored for a second...
I'm so inspired. I hope he remains an inspiring player 🎉
The Bison FC with the wild west sound got me every time 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I am subscribing to your channel because you are genuinely funny and the style of presentation is quite hilarious. Great stuff.
I like the editing it’s top notch
he started to realize that he didn't have much time to show everyone what he could do, but he kept his head down and stepped up his game and now he's seen around the world. What is there to say except pressure makes diamonds.
Remember where JayJay Ochoa is from???
Nigeria.
Love it that he has a killer instinct when on a football pitch, hates the uprights and despises goal minders, with a passion 🤫, in a good way.
😂😂😂😮😮😮😅😅😅🖤
Awesome stuff 👌🏿
awesome video, i'll look forward to keeping up with him
Such a great video , from the research to the editing, top, top video bro. I pray chelsea go all in on this guy. I too have been keeping track on him and man everytime I check Belgium league scores and stuff I’m like bro this dude scored AGAIN??
Man he’s so impressive and what you said about his mentality and being like ronaldo where he knows where he wants the ball at his feet and that he gets mad when he doesn’t get it, but in a good way(think of that how you will) is so good to hear and I think he’s got IT. Oh man I’ve got a great feeling abt this. Would love to see chelsea play that 4-1-2-1-2 under poch and have guys like broja, fofana, nkunku, and gift all fight for places up top with mudryk maybe dropping into the freeroaming 10 role. Mac allister seems to be heavily wanted by chels too so he fits at RCM as that creative box to box mid, then whoever we get for 6 role, and Enzo at the left. Or mac could be LCM, doesn’t matter. I think it’s absolutely perfect for how we will set up under poch and he fits his tactics too. So many good young strikers out here nowadays and we’ve got 2-3 of them already. Hope we add this guy in and have all of them fighting and hungry for places, as the 2 striker formation should be able to fit all of them and their different ways of playing. It compliments everyone !
Victor Boniface is another Nigerian gem playing in the belgian league for Union Saint-Gilloise 🇳🇬🦅
He was a 'gift' for our competition, he's very enthousiastic, really behaves like a raw diamond, enjoying every moment. He was angry put on the bench to rest for one game though, and hen he came on and scored (of course), he didn't really celebrate and ignored his coach completely after the game. So the statement of professionalism is not accurate at this moment ;) But he feels genuine, it's very rare to see such a raw diamond on every level, and everybody loves him because of that.
Not sure what everybody is basing this stuff about him being "crazy" off.
Well, having lived in Flanders for a decade, I do...
Thank you for sharing this story. 🤝🏾
You're Hilarious!! Subscribed!😂❤🇬🇾
Thank you for the intro to Gift Orban 👍🏽
Absolutely love your videos... :D
Great video!
Bro you are top tier TH-camr when it comes to video scripts and I think you should be recognized for it
As a gent fan thank you for this video.
As a huge Gent fan for my entire life, 3 months after this video, I'm sad to see him go to Tottenham, even though this is best for his bright future. He joined in the later half of the 22-23 season, which wasn't enough to put Gent in the playoffs this year, even though we were winning nearly everything with him. Thanks Orban for taking us on one hell of a ride, even if it was short lived
insanely good content keep it up brother
Strong video, congrats!
I have a season ticket at Gent, he's awesome. Never stops running. Hong in Central midfield is worth a look too.
As a Brentford fan - if we were to sell Wissa, than Orban I think would be perfect replacement, confidant and with a good shot
This is a player that can really go far in his career
I wouldn't want him in the prem yet, he should go to Italy first. He'll get a move to a bigger club if he shines in Italy
@@jeremywest6597 France or Germany maybe first would make most sense and after that either England or Spain.
@@jeremywest6597 he's 21. Idk how he started his career so late and is this good but just judging from all this he can go to a top club and be tested then go on loan
Brilliant presantation.
what, in my opinion, strongly indicates future success is his mentality. how many players have we seen have a sudden rise and let it get to their head. he went from Togo to Norway. that could have made him complacent. then he went from the 2nd team to the first team. THAT could have made him complacent. Then he moves to a much harder league and dominates. it’s crazy to see someone maintain this level
Great stuff Man!!! Hope he signs for the mentality monsters
Naija to the wooooooorlddddddd🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬❤
Looks like dortmund found their new striker …
There's already plenty players who can play striker, even if Modeste is mostly useless
Yep. Whenever they sell adeyemi 😂
As a Club Brugge fan i can vouch for this kid and say that he's the best talent in the Pro League since Doku 2-3 years ago.
Orban is nothing short of a miracle, a true sensation for belgian football. As a Gent fan these are amazing times :)
amazing content .. u have my subscription
grateful for the video
You're listine-able(sp) bro I just like how you narrate 🙏🏾... And bit of fun here and there 🤜🏿
What a content and delivery was that! This is the best content when it comes to football on this platform so far! Good Job!
Orban is "El Phenomeno"
Wish you all greatness my fellow African! All the way from Ethiopia 🇪🇹
People with little opportunity tend to make the most out of what they are given. I hope Gift has a wonderful football career.
Great vid dude
Staebek has a really good youth Academy as well, a good team to do a youth save with, especially if their scouts are finding players like this.
Being old enough to be an adult before the internet was invented, I can confirm that things exist that cannot be found on google.
Many outstanding players like this in Africa fall through the cracks.
I saw him playing several times, for his age he s very mature playing too...
Those are the players you are going to a stadium to watch them play!
Hopes he stays in Gent 4 another season
Much love for the Lincoln top 🔥🔥🔥
I play for Bison FC! i can confirm we are so small we aren’t on google, but we have great talents! you’ll know about us soon
makes me wonder how many other players like this are out there, good luck in your career Gift!
Gift is one of the lucky ones. There are littered all over Nigeria and West Africa in general.
so why isn't west africa taking advantage of this? I really dont understand. Build more facilities. Tell ur government about this. Especialy in Nigeria and countries with a high pop@@akinloludaviddiji967