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G. Orban

Top-tier performerHellas Verona · 24 yrs

Profile

Full nameGift Emmanuel Orban
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityNigeria
Age24
Date of birth17 Jul 2002
BirthplaceBenue
Height178 cm
ClubHellas Verona
Centre-forward
28
Appearances
7
Goals
2
Assists
2036
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Hellas Verona.

Injury-affected season

Missed 10 of Hellas Verona's ~38 games this season through 8 injury absences and 2 suspensions (inactive, foot). He still appeared 28 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Also this season

On loan at 1899 HoffenheimBundesliga: 2 apps, 1g 0a, 169 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Hellas Verona; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A287220366.52
Bundesligaat 1899 Hoffenheim2101696.55
Coppa Italia1005

Scout report

Top-tier performerCentre-forward

G. Orban is a 24-year-old centre-forward at Hellas Verona, rated 78.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 57th of 388 on scout potential in the Serie A. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (80.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.4 goal contributions per 90 (0.31 goals, 0.09 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Orban.

Judged on this season alone, Orban graded 49 — a strong campaign that ranks top 23% of the 49 centre-forwards in the Serie A, on 7 goals and 2 assists in 28 appearances (0.398 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 16 → 49). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 79, top 15% of the 49 centre-forwards in the Serie A. At 24 Orban is in his prime years, and a market index of 50.8 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Orban missed 8 games through injury and 2 suspensions (inactive, foot) out of roughly 38 this season. The 28 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Orban is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26StreakyStepped up 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs
Current potentialTop 15% centre-forwards · Serie ACurrent seasonTop 23% centre-forwards · Serie A11th-best centre-forward in the Serie A57th in the Serie A · potential7th-highest potential centre-forward in the Serie A
78.5
Ratingi
7th of 49 centre-forwards
49.2
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
80.8%
Minutes
near ever-present
0.4
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · Hellas Verona finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

7
Goals
2
Assists
9
G+A
0.25
Goals / app

7 goals in 28 appearances (0.25 per game), a meaningful share of the load for a relegation-threatened side. Add 2 assists for 9 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 80.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.4 goal contributions per 90 (0.31 goals, 0.09 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 78.5, Orban carries the 7th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Serie A (top 15%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Hellas Verona finished 19th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.4 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

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