Olympique Lyonnais’s dire season has reached a potential turning point in the arrival of Nigerian goal machine Gift Orban from Gent on a four-and-a-half-year contract.The transfer amount is set at $13 million, with a possible additional $8.7 million in bonuses and a 20% share of any potential transfer profit.Born in Nigeria’s Benue State in 2002, Gift Orban began his training in his home country before being spotted by Norwegian club Stabaeck officials in mid-2022. After successful trials, he signed a four-season contract with the second-division club, immediately making an impact by scoring 19 goals in 22 matches. As the top scorer in the league, he was then transferred six months later to Gent on the last day of the winter transfer window.##NAJAVA_MECA_7805119##In Belgium, Gift Orban continued his impressive form from the start. The 1.78m tall striker scored goals consistently, totalling 20 goals in his first 22 appearances, including FOUR against Basaksehir in the Conference League Round of 16. In the return leg, ending with a score of 4-1, he scored three goals in just three minutes, setting the record for the fastest hat-trick in the history of UEFA club competitions. This remarkable performance helped Gent qualify for the quarter-finals against West Ham. Прикажи ову објаву у апликацији Instagram Објава коју дели Olympique Lyonnais (@ol) With a total of 32 goals in the year 2023 and an impressive ratio of 0.68 per match since his professional debut (51 goals in 75 matches), the 21-year-old striker is now considered one of the young talents in African football in his position.Olympique Lyonnais, faced with strong competition in securing this signing, is particularly pleased to have successfully signed Gift Orban, who becomes the first Nigerian player in the club’s history.
