Óber Almanza
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Óber Yesid Almanza Sehuanes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Majagual, Colombia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bihor Oradea | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Udinese Football School Colombia | ||
| 2018–2022 | Watford | ||
| 2021–2022 | → Albacete (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2024 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Llaneros (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Albacete (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Santa Fe (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Real Cartagena (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Orsomarso (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2024– | Bihor Oradea | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Colombia U17 | ||
| 2021 | Colombia U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Colombia U20 | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024 | |||
Óber Yesid Almanza Sehuanes (born 10 May 2003) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga II club Bihor Oradea.
Club career
[edit]Having begun his career with the Udinese Football School in Barranquilla, Almanza travelled to Italy in 2018 to trial with parent club Udinese.[2] He went on to join Udinese affiliate club Watford in England later in the same year.[3] He was loaned to Categoría Primera B side Llaneros in 2020, going on to make his debut in a 2–0 Copa Colombia away win against Atlético Huila.[3]
He was loaned to Spanish side Albacete for the 2021–22 season, featuring solely for their youth teams, where he made thirty-one appearances, scoring on seven occasions.[3][4] For the second half of the 2022 season, he was loaned to Santa Fe in the Colombian Categoría Primera A.[3] However, after a month with the club, he had still yet to make his debut.[5]
After a disappointing season with Santa Fe, in which he only played eight minutes in total, spread over three games, he was again loaned to Colombia, with Watford announcing that he had completed a loan move to Deportivo Pereira.[6] However, this move was eventually cancelled, and he joined second-division side Real Cartagena in February 2023.[7] Having failed to have an impact on the team, he was recalled and sent to Orsomarso in July 2023.[8]
On 1 August 2024, Almanza signed for Romanian club Bihor Oradea on a free transfer.[9]
International career
[edit]Almanza was called up to the Colombian under-17 side in January 2019.[3] He went on to represent the nation at under-20 level, featuring at the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 26 October 2024.[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Llaneros (loan) | 2020 | Categoría Primera B | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Santa Fe (loan) | 2022 | Categoría Primera A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Real Cartagena (loan) | 2023 | Categoría Primera B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Orsomarso (loan) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bihor Oradea | 2024-25 | Liga II | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Óber Almanza at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Rangel M., Jose (27 February 2018). "Cinco canteranos de la escuela de fútbol Udinese Football School viajan a Europa y Brasil" [Five homegrown players from the Udinese Football School travel to Europe and Brazil]. latitular.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "¿Quién es Óber Almanza? el nuevo fichaje de Independiente Santa Fe" [Who is Ober Almanza? the new signing of Independiente Santa Fe]. futbolalinstante.com (in Spanish). 13 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ Óber Almanza at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
- ^ Montañez, Sebastián (5 August 2022). "¿Por qué no ha debutado Óber Almanza con Santa Fe?" [Why hasn't Óber Almanza made his debut with Santa Fe?]. futbolete.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "News: Squad List Confirmed". watfordfc.com. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Ober Almanza es nuevo jugador del Real Cartagena" [Ober Almanza is a new Real Cartagena player]. eldeportivo.com.co (in Spanish). 24 February 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Domingos Quina and Mario Gaspar leave Watford following 2022-23 season". bbc.co.uk. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Larouci Becomes A Golden Boy". Watford FC. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
- ^ Óber Almanza at Soccerway
- 2003 births
- Living people
- People from Sucre Department
- Colombian men's footballers
- Colombia men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Watford F.C. players
- Llaneros F.C. players
- Albacete Balompié players
- Independiente Santa Fe footballers
- Real Cartagena footballers
- Orsomarso S.C. footballers
- FC Bihor Oradea (2022) players
- Categoría Primera A players
- Categoría Primera B players
- Liga II players
- Colombian expatriate men's footballers
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania