Curtis Obeng

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Curtis Obeng
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Obeng playing for York City in 2013
Personal information
Full name Curtis Obeng[1]
Date of birth (1989-02-14) 14 February 1989 (age 35)[2]
Place of birth Stretford, England
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Position(s) Defender
Youth career
000?–2007 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Manchester City 0 (0)
2009–2012 Wrexham 96 (2)
2012–2015 Swansea City 0 (0)
2012 → Fleetwood Town (loan) 5 (0)
2013 → York City (loan) 4 (0)
2014 → Stevenage (loan) 15 (0)
2014 → Newport County (loan) 5 (0)
International career
2008 England U19 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:00, 13 December 2014 (UTC)

Curtis Obeng (born 14 February 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a defender most recently for Swansea City before being released.

Club career

Born in Stretford, Greater Manchester, Obeng began his career with the Manchester City youth system, and played in the side that lost to Liverpool in the 2006 FA Youth Cup Final.[3] He signed a two-year professional contract with City in 2007 but was released at the end of the 2008–09 season.[3][4][5] After a trial with Premier League side Wigan Athletic he signed a two-year contract with Conference National team Wrexham on 1 August 2009.[6] In June 2011, he extended his contract for another 18 months.[7]

Obeng moved to Premier League club Swansea City on a three-and-a-half-year contract for a fee in the region of £200,000 on 31 January 2012.[8] He then was sent on loan to League Two side Fleetwood Town for two months on 25 October 2012.[9] He made his debut on 27 October 2012, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Rochdale.[2] Obeng made six appearances for Fleetwood.[2]

Obeng signed for League Two side York City on a one-month loan on 30 January 2013,[10] making his debut on 2 February after starting the team's 4–1 defeat at home to Morecambe.[2] He made four appearances for York.[2]

On 18 February 2014, Obeng signed for League One side Stevenage on loan until the end of the season.[11]

On 23 October 2014, Obeng moved to Newport County on an initial one-month loan with was subsequently extended to 23 December.[12] He made his debut for Newport in the 1–1 draw versus Accrington Stanley on 25 October 2014. Obeng returned to Swansea on 17 December 2014 having made six appearances for Newport.[13]

On 28 May 2015, Swansea City confirmed that Obeng had been released from the club.

International career

Obeng made his debut for the England national under-19 team against Croatia on 5 February 2008.[14] He was eventually capped four times by the under-19 team during 2008.[14]

Personal life

Obeng is of Ghanaian descent.[4]

Career statistics

As of 13 December 2014.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City 2007–08[2] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2008–09[2] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wrexham 2009–10[2][15] Conference Premier 33 0 2 0 — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 36 0
2010–11[2] Conference Premier 34 1 1 0 — 4[lower-alpha 2] 0 39 1
2011–12[2] Conference Premier 29 1 5 0 — 0 0 34 1
Total 96 2 8 0 — 5 0 109 2
Swansea City 2011–12[2] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2012–13[2] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2013–14[2] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Fleetwood Town (loan) 2012–13[2] League Two 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
York City (loan) 2012–13[2] League Two 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Stevenage (loan) 2013–14[2] League One 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0
Newport County (loan) 2014–15[2] League Two 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Career total 125 2 10 0 0 0 5 0 140 2
  1. ↑ Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. ↑ Two appearances in FA Trophy, two in Conference Premier play-offs

References

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