Esteban Obiang

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Orozco and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.
Esteban Orozco
File:Cafouillage entre sénégalais et guinéens (cropped).jpg
Obiang with Equatorial Guinea in 2022
Personal information
Full name Esteban Orozco Fernández[1]
Birth name Esteban Obiang Obono[2]
Date of birth (1998-05-07) 7 May 1998 (age 28)
Place of birth Zaragoza, Spain
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Argeș Pitești
Number 43
Youth career
2011–2016 Utrera
2016–2017 Betis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Utrera 7 (0)
2017–2018 Betis B 3 (0)
2018 → Utrera (loan) 14 (0)
2018–2019 Utrera 15 (1)
2019–2021 Ibiza 1 (0)
2019–2021 → Sant Rafel (loan) 41 (3)
2021–2022 Antequera 13 (0)
2022–2023 Chindia Târgoviște 27 (1)
2023– Argeș Pitești 47 (2)
International career‡
2017– Equatorial Guinea 44 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2025

Esteban Orozco Fernández (born Esteban Obiang Obono, 7 May 1998), also known simply as Esteban, is a professional footballer who plays as a defender or a defensive midfielder for Liga I club Argeș Pitești.[3] Born in Spain, he plays for the Equatorial Guinea national team.[4]

Originally registered in the Spanish football competitions with his Equatorial Guinean biological parents' surnames (Obiang Obono),[5] Orozco later replaced them with the ones from his Spanish adoptive parents (Orozco Fernández).

Early life

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Esteban was born in Zaragoza. His biological mother died from complications during his birth. Then, his grandmother and his aunt took care of him. When he was only 22 months old, he was adopted by a Spanish family from Utrera, where he would spend most of his life. He considers himself as a person from Utrera.[6]

Club career

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Esteban made his senior debut with CD Utrera on 7 February 2016, in a 1–1 away tie against CD Alcalá.[7][8] He finished that season having played a total of 7 Tercera División matches.[9] Then, he moved to the youth team of Real Betis Balompié.[10]

Esteban was renewed by Betis and promoted to its reserve team.[2] He made his Segunda División B debut on 25 November 2017, in a 1–4 away win against FC Cartagena.[11] On 25 January 2018, he returned to Utrera, loaned by Betis.[12]

International career

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Esteban made his international debut for Equatorial Guinea on 9 October 2017, in a 3–1 victory over Mauritius in a friendly match. He came on as a second-half substitute for Diosdado Mbele.[13] On 16 January 2022, he help his national team to defeat Algeria during the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations by scoring the lone goal of the match.

In January 2024, he took part in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

Career statistics

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International

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As of match played 17 November 2025[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Equatorial Guinea 2017 1 0
2018 1 0
2019 3 0
2020 2 0
2021 4 0
2022 7 1
2023 6 0
2024 13 0
2025 7 0
Total 44 1
Scores and results list Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Esteban goal.[14]
List of international goals scored by Esteban Obiang
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 January 2022 Japoma Stadium, Douala, Cameroon File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 1–0 1–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

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Argeș Pitești

References

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