Gift Orban scored in the 35th minute and, according to Sportmonks data, also set up a goal as Amedspor beat Eyüpspor 5-1 in Diyarbakır on 1 November 2026. Ninth league goal. Tenth appearance. It left the newly promoted side second in the table on 23 points. The parents question has a short answer. His mother is Togolese, his father comes from Benue State, and nothing about an ethnic group is public.
| Gift Orban at a glance | Details |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 July 2002, Nigeria |
| Position | Striker |
| Club | Amedspor, on loan from TSG Hoffenheim since July 2026 |
| Süper Lig 2026/27 | 9 goals, 4 assists, 748 minutes in 10 appearances |
| Parents | Mother from Togo, father from Taraku, Benue State, in his own words |
| Tribe | Not publicly stated by Orban |
| Nigeria | No senior cap |
| Salary | Not published by club or player |
What Orban has said about his parents and origin
The only firm statement is his own. In an interview with Football Fans Tribe, reported by KOACI on 24 April 2024, Orban said his mother is Togolese and his father is from Taraku, in Benue State. He added that he loves Nigeria. Simple.
That is the whole record. Nothing more. He has not named a tribe or a language group, and we do not infer one from a surname. Our Gift Orban tribe page deals with that question separately. Nothing about his parents' jobs, homes or income comes from Orban, so none of it appears here.
His loyalty is clear. In the same interview he said he had always believed he would one day play for the Super Eagles and that he did not want to play for Togo.
From Bison to Diyarbakır, season by season
Orban was spotted at a showcase tournament in Nigeria in November 2021 by Stabæk scouts, joined the Norwegian club on loan from Bison in May 2022 and finished 2022 as joint top scorer in the First Division with 16 goals. KAA Gent signed him permanently on 31 January 2023. Olympique Lyonnais paid 12 million euros for him on 18 January 2024. TSG Hoffenheim followed on 2 January 2025, and Hellas Verona took him on loan on 27 August 2025.
The table below is our own work. It divides his league goals by his league appearances for each stop, a crude measure that needs no minutes data and shows where he was a regular finisher.
| Season | Club | League apps | Goals | Goals per app |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Stabæk | 22 | 16 | 0.73 |
| 2022/23 | KAA Gent | 16 | 15 | 0.94 |
| 2023/24 | KAA Gent | 17 | 3 | 0.18 |
| 2023/24 | Olympique Lyonnais | 13 | 1 | 0.08 |
| 2024/25 | Olympique Lyonnais | 3 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 2024/25 | TSG Hoffenheim | 13 | 4 | 0.31 |
| 2025/26 | Hellas Verona | 28 | 7 | 0.25 |
| 2026/27 | Amedspor | 10 | 9 | 0.90 |
Two seasons stand out.
Only his first half-year at Gent produced a better rate than Amedspor, and his first Lyon half-season and the Verona year sit at a quarter of a goal per game or less. Our earlier report on his move to Lyon shows how high expectations were when he left Belgium. Turkey has given him the form France did not. Fast.
The 2026/27 numbers against the model
Sportmonks credits Orban with 34 shots, 15 of them on target, and an expected goals figure of 6.37 for the Süper Lig this season. He has scored 9. That gap of 2.63 goals is the story. Orban is finishing chances well above the average for the shots he takes, and a gap that wide after only ten games usually owes something to a hot streak as well as to genuine finishing quality.
| Measure, Süper Lig 2026/27 | Value |
|---|---|
| Minutes per goal | 83 |
| Goals per 90 minutes | 1.08 |
| Goals plus assists per 90 minutes | 1.56 |
| Shots per 90 minutes | 4.1 |
| Shots on target | 44% |
| Goals per shot on target | 60% |
| Expected goals per 90 minutes | 0.77 |
We built those lines from Sportmonks totals as of 6 November 2026. A goal every 83 minutes is elite in any league. The model is less impressed. The expected goals column, though, says the model would have paid him about 0.77 per 90 minutes, not 1.08. Over ten matches that is a hot streak the data does not yet treat as a lasting skill, and nobody should be shocked if the rate settles. His average match rating is 7.52, and he scored once and added an assist against Eyüpspor in 78 minutes for an 8.49.
Loan terms, Nigeria and the next goal
Amedspor announced the loan in late July 2026. The club president, Nahit Eren, said Amedspor paid 500,000 euros for the loan and that a 3 million euro purchase becomes compulsory if Orban scores 10 league goals this season. Kicker had reported a 1 million euro loan fee and a 4 million euro obligation tied to avoiding relegation. Treat the terms as contested. Only the club can settle it. On the president's version Orban is one goal from the trigger. One.
His pay is a blank.
Neither Orban nor either club has published a salary, and we will not repeat a figure from a source we cannot name. No guesses here.
Nigeria remains the open question.
Orban has no senior cap, and when Victor Osimhen was ruled out injured in September 2026, Eric Chelle called up Taiwo Awoniyi on 20 September rather than Orban. Nine goals in ten league games make that choice harder to defend, and our Nigerians abroad stats tracker follows him against the other Super Eagles strikers working in Europe. Amedspor next face Galatasaray in Week 11, without the suspended Samuel Ballet, so the goals may fall to Orban.
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