Norway has had some amazing African players come through, especially Nigerians. Players like John Obi-Mikel, Odion Ighalo and Datro Fofana, whom Chelsea just signed, had their breakthrough in Norway

@mattjames6349

Жыл бұрын

I believe Gent have one of the best youth facilities in europe so its a smart move! i get confused with gent and genk in belgium though!

@GuinessOriginal

Жыл бұрын

Could Oban get citizenship and play upfront for Norway with Haaland?

@fredrikgrholtlard9779

Жыл бұрын

@@GuinessOriginal No, he would have to stay for several years to get citizenship, and he only stayed at Stabæk for a short period. He will also undoubtetly get called up to the Nigerian squad soon

@samvangelder4201

Жыл бұрын

@@mattjames6349 that would be Genk indeed ;-) (Courtois, De Bruyne, Origi, Benteke, Trossard, Carrasco etc). Gent has decent youth setup but not a lot of youngsters coming through to the first team let alone international level.

@mattjames6349

Жыл бұрын

@@samvangelder4201 ha ha thanks ! I’m always getting them mixed up !

One could say he is a gift to football.

@ARCoventry

Жыл бұрын

That’s so clever, how’d you come up with that?

@p.georgie

Жыл бұрын

🙊💯🎁

@thegreathadoken6808

Жыл бұрын

One *COULD* say that, but one isn't going to.

@JaredHumphers

Жыл бұрын

He’s always present in the box 🙌

@DennisSFors

Жыл бұрын

He can really wrap his foot around the ball

He also just recently almost scored from the kick off, hitting the crossbar.

@in8_ras

Жыл бұрын

Yeah that was crazy.

@Rs9z.

Жыл бұрын

Wtf😭😭😭😭

@inakimontero365

Жыл бұрын

Whattt, In which match that happened??

@JasperShoes

Жыл бұрын

@@inakimontero365standard de liege-Ghent

As a Gent fan Im blown away by his preformance every game, zealand even forgot to mention his shenanigans on the pitch like a shot at goal from a kickoff or his bicycle kick that nearly went in against West Ham, Orban just oozes confidence and I hope Gent will get to enjoy him for at least another season.

@mattimattis

Жыл бұрын

Omg another Belgian Zealand fan

@TomVerhaegen

Жыл бұрын

@@mattimattis and another Belgian Zealand fan :)

@RobbyOttenburgs

Жыл бұрын

*Belgium intensifies*

@realchestro2986

Жыл бұрын

I hope you keep him for a while too so he develops more. I support Chelsea and I don't like how they're dealing with Datro Fofana, especially when Kai Havertz sucks so much and there's literally nothing to play for.

@vincenzooccidentale7979

Жыл бұрын

buffalo!!

I had a save in fm23 at Stabaek with Gift Orban and he developed like crazy. So fun to see such players do well in real life

@bigchunguscultmember1267

Жыл бұрын

Dang I didn’t even know he was in! I play Porto most of the time and I would have a first refusal on him bc of an affiliation that’s sick

@mokkaveli

Жыл бұрын

What did his CA get to?

@MaikelJ94

Жыл бұрын

@@mokkaveli I think it was around 135

@DEmeant0r

Жыл бұрын

@@MaikelJ94 What's his PA?

@thewalpa3369

Жыл бұрын

@@DEmeant0r 120-150

As a Nigerian, it's nice to see more and more of our players making a name for themselves on the big stages

He scored another pure hattrick in 16 minutes today against Cercle Brugge!

If he doesn't move this summer, he's my first FM24 signing guaranteed

Norway's talents pipeline is very real. Credit for the scouts too. If they didn't put their reputation on the line, this guy would be a police officer now instead of banging goals in Europe.

@echo5935

Жыл бұрын

But he is african, norway did nothing to develop him

@alfiansofakhair4630

Жыл бұрын

@@echo5935 Well, I'm not saying he's Norwegian. And I'm pretty sure that he learned something while playing there being his first stepping stone in Europe

@echo5935

Жыл бұрын

@@alfiansofakhair4630 it was a stepping stone, he couldnt have learned something major if he was there that little

@alfiansofakhair4630

Жыл бұрын

@@echo5935 It was. But, I'm not saying that it's necessarily about him. I said that about Norway in general

@phatso11

Жыл бұрын

@@echo5935 it would've taken him a lot longer to get to europe without the norwegian scouts

😂 hearing you say the name of my country is probably the best thing that happened to me this year. I’m from Togo 🇹🇬 born In Lomé

@solomonobihan9465

Жыл бұрын

He will play for Nigeria though.

@samuelbasseyviral

Жыл бұрын

😂😂

@randmusings149

Жыл бұрын

@@solomonobihan9465 Nigeria football is currently in disarray due to the terrible management of our talents. The coach better reach out to him fast.

@johnfamoroti4298

Жыл бұрын

Thanks to My Nigerian brother 😂

@orio998

Жыл бұрын

Togolese-American here!

Good to know: we probably wouldn't even have signed him if Ibrahim Salah hadn't left to Rennes on the last day of the transfer market. Our fans were not happy about Salah's departure at all. But it's safe to say we have forgotten about Salah pretty quickly.

@beauloppens4100

10 ай бұрын

salah was very overrated, we've been so lucky to receive 6mil for him somehow. And idd Orban is 10 times the player salah is

It makes you wonder how many talented players didn't make it for some reason and are police officers somewhere

@johnawosika8311

Жыл бұрын

So many I tell you. I had a classmate from primary and secondary school who'd dribble the whole team and score lots of goals consistently. We all expected him to become a footballer but alas...

@generalpotato6124

Жыл бұрын

​@@johnawosika8311what happened to him? He still young?

@johnawosika8311

Жыл бұрын

@@generalpotato6124 oh no. Too late. Talent wasted

@generalpotato6124

Жыл бұрын

@@johnawosika8311 thats sad, I hope atleast he is doing well in whathever job he has. I wonder if he had the opportunity to show his talent, maybe he was playing big leagues right now.

As a Nigerian, I'm proud to see one of my brothers make it to Zealand's centerstage. Much Love!

As a Belgian, hearing you come so close to the correct prononciations is impressive!

Him and Victor Boniface gonna be huge talents

@ARCoventry

Жыл бұрын

Deez is pretty good too

@F-Tier_Physique

Жыл бұрын

@@ARCoventry Yeah, I hear he is pretty nutz.

@kemdirimakujuobi9404

Жыл бұрын

@@F-Tier_Physique 😂😂😂

@tyrant_hermit

Жыл бұрын

Wait until chelsea buy them and ruin their growth.

@weirdo4653

Жыл бұрын

Boniface is average, Orban has more than one goal participation per game since starting in the professional.

Pretty crazy to see a story about a player who has played for my club (Stabæk, I grew up on the same road as the stadium). It's not that surprising, he tore it up last year, and keeps going

Literally 2 days ago he tried to score directly from the kick off and hit the crossbar

@Jolsn

Жыл бұрын

He missed intentionally to not make the opponents feel too bad

@weirdo4653

Жыл бұрын

@@Jolsn lmao

My missus used to give him English tuition while he was at Stabæk. Good to see he's taking off like he discussed wanting to.

@aidan2849

10 ай бұрын

wdym by english tuition?

@samn90834

10 ай бұрын

@@aidan2849teaching him English?

@towmee

9 ай бұрын

@@aidan2849probably because he grew up in Togo, which is French-speaking.

@thomasmensah9602

9 ай бұрын

He a Nigerian so he speaks English

@nkemjikaprincejohn5907

8 ай бұрын

@@thomasmensah9602jhe speaks more French

As a Ghent fan, I can say, we are all blown away by him. He's crazy, he plays without any stress. He shoots and scores from anywhere. Big transfer for us, I hope we can keep him this summer. Would be a shame to let him go after only 6 months.

@brightokechukwu4886

Жыл бұрын

You're better off cashing in on him this summer now that his stock is high

@kennyvanderstock9801

Жыл бұрын

@@brightokechukwu4886 perhaps. But if he stays till januari, he could win the golden shoe in Belgium, to up his price 😁

@anthonylynch7313

11 ай бұрын

Is he ready for the English premier league in your opinion

@kennyvanderstock9801

11 ай бұрын

@@anthonylynch7313 i think he is. But he Will need a coach who keeps him in line I think. He knows he's the best player and he kinda acts like it. That ain't a big problem for a team like ours though. Tottenham fan? 😁

@anthonylynch7313

11 ай бұрын

@@kennyvanderstock9801 yes tottenham fan....thanks for your feedback......

As a Gent fan I have to say im impressed. We bought this guy in the late hours of the window and 3 mil is a lot and we don't have a lot of money. But he has turned out amazing and he seems such a fun guy.

@josephrobert194

Жыл бұрын

3 mil is a lot?😂

@Elena-gj6ow

Жыл бұрын

@@josephrobert194 It is a lot. Your perception has been warped by PL money. For most football clubs around the world, 3 mil is very significant.

@midasfootballacademy

Жыл бұрын

Agree its a lot for a team from Norway

@CynisterHD

10 ай бұрын

@@josephrobert194you don’t know ball

@josephrobert194

10 ай бұрын

@@CynisterHD Ok.

It's crazy to think there could be someone better than Messi lurking on a remote island in the Philippines but he just hasn't been found. He seems like a quality player though, hope he goes far

@pandadoublexl

Жыл бұрын

There is literally no chance of that being true

@pommemelon7026

Жыл бұрын

​​@@pandadoublexl Source : trust me bro

@Josh7204

Жыл бұрын

@PandaXXL I meant potentially, obviously not now 😅

@pandadoublexl

Жыл бұрын

@@pommemelon7026 source: common sense

@djcomplain

Жыл бұрын

Pag pag eater good on football 😂😂😂

Every time I these kinds of young talents that emerge from “nowhere", I start thinking about their families and friends. Imagine your son/friend says they're going to do a trial somewhere and then you hear they just got signed by a huge club. I'd think it was a prank lol. Must be awesome to see something like that

He just scored another hattrick yesterday by the way... This kid is blowing my mind every match I watch from my team

He is literally a Gift💯

@FireAttack0811

Жыл бұрын

Goat Nigerian soccer player???

@lxfj2128

Жыл бұрын

@@FireAttack0811 okocha

Bros got the confidence, balls, and tekkers. A little bit more on the physical side and he's gonna light the world.

Great to see Gift fulfilling his dream and getting recognition. But there are many players like that in Nigeria. Just hoping to somehow get to Europe.

Really enjoying the news/story video's, Zealand. I've been a long-time local fan of Ghent and the only time I'd seen someone as prolific as Gift on the pitch was when we had Jonathan David through our ranks. The crazy thing being that David took multiple years, also in our youth setups, to find his scoring boots for Ghent. Gift had barely touched the ball and he was already Ghent's most valuable star/prospect. Our club's been going through a tough time the past few years, but the buzz around Gift makes us hopeful for the future. Thanks for covering this!

@vincenzooccidentale7979

Жыл бұрын

Buffalo!

So it basically just: “I made perfect player and put him in the African amateur team, look what happened”

@Kimera794

Жыл бұрын

Zealand wearing a Lincoln City FC shirt is unlikely to be enough of a reason to make TomFM-style videos

Watched him score a worldie against anderlecht whilst on a trip to Belgium, this guy is the real deal

The Nigerian streets would either ruin you or make you a mentality monster. So much talent, so little opportunity.

Great video. You’ve really found your stride. Love the level of research that goes into these videos and the pace you keep it at

I've seen some of his games and somethimes he's great somthimes he's average but this kid shoots alot, and thus scores alot too i've seen him shoot from places that are crazy. This weekend he decided to shoot from the kickoff hitting the crossbar. I like that. I don't like when players are at the edge of the box and try to pas the ball instead of trying a shot.

@SneakySneasel

Жыл бұрын

dude took Bluelock literally

@TheJGTurton

Жыл бұрын

That's the mark of a great striker imo, because despite them potentially having a poor game they might pop up with a goal. Look at Osimhen, Lewandowski, Kane and most other great strikers from the past 5-10 years and they all share the trait of shooting a lot. The best strikers in the world miss the most chances.

@its_me4182

Жыл бұрын

It wasnt the 2nd half kickoff, it was the start of the game. He just shot and hit the crossbar

@sciro_7605

Жыл бұрын

@its_me4182 Yes you're right.

Quality video! Orban looks insane!

Togo is a reeeeally poorly developed country. It's basically a single strip of land with a road that goes all the way deep into the country and then it ends. The capital is the port city and there's some mapped settlements around the big road, the rest are small villages spread around the rest of that strip. The anthem of the country doesn't say something like "defend the nation" it says "brave togolese let's defend the CITY". Freaking wild.

@whoisjoe5610

Жыл бұрын

So it's essentially a city state with a strip of land attached to it? Kinda cool tbh

@thegreathadoken6808

Жыл бұрын

@@whoisjoe5610 It's a city with a back garden

I'm surprised Brighton haven't swooped on him. This sort of story has Brighton written all over it. Tremendous scouting network.

@mrt111

10 ай бұрын

They don't pay as much for their players and have three strikers

*Immediately scouts Gift Orban on FM23* This is an incredible story, but I'd never heard of this guy before, so thanks for sharing Z! Looking forward to seeing if he continues to bang the goals in for Gent..

This was one of the most eye opening, well researched and entertaining clips I've ever seen. Thank you.

Saw him play against my team (West Ham) and was impressed. Never stopped running. He hit the crossbar from a bicycle kick on the edge of the area. He did dive a lot and his decision making wasn't great. Excited to see what he does next

What a story. Hope he continues to shine.

Gift is just incredible! Thank you very much for the video!

Victor Boniface is another Nigerian gem playing in the belgian league for Union Saint-Gilloise 🇳🇬🦅

I remember going to Gent against Molde in december cause I had nothing better to do, to see if they could qualify to the next round. Crazy to think that in so short amount of time he appeared and I did not know of him until few weeks ago, and this is the same season!

Weirdly enough I had already heard of this kid as I was doing a career mode save with Staebak in FIFA 22 and was trying to do more research on the club and saw how good this guy was

Lets gooo, my boi! Really like Stabæk, and it was so fun to see his instant impact. Man didn't even get to play in the top division before he went off to Belgium

Woohoo, Westerlo mentioned on a Zealand video! Gift Orban is a mad player though, had no clue who he was when he played us but completely ran our defense ragged. And he just keeps doing it week after week.

@rcnumbers3562

Жыл бұрын

#EnAllemaalSamen

@jeffzie151

Жыл бұрын

@@rcnumbers3562 #WeEtenGeirePensen

His rise to the big stage is hard to make sense no matter how hard one tries to make sense of it. It's just remarkable.. Gift Orban, remember that name.

very insightfull piece of content. Would never know who Gift Orban is, if it wasnt for Zealand. Keep up the good work.

As a Norwegian I’ve got to say that your Norwegian pronunciation was really good

The Bison FC with the wild west sound got me every time 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Love learning about this Amazing wonderkid who was on Loooan (insert Z singing lol) along the way. Love the video & love the editing. Great Job Z & A! 👏👏👏

Great video. Informative, engaging and well put together

I'm so inspired. I hope he remains an inspiring player 🎉

Naija to the wooooooorlddddddd🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬❤

Remember where JayJay Ochoa is from??? Nigeria. Love it that he has a killer instinct when on a football pitch, hates the uprights and despises goal minders, with a passion 🤫, in a good way. 😂😂😂😮😮😮😅😅😅🖤

awesome vid Z! i really enjoyed watching this!!

Mate just found your channel, great stuff. Really like your presentation style and topics covered. Really well done, keep up the good work

Why's no one talking about a great this video is??? Awesome editing and wonderful delivery.

Thanks your video is one of the most interesting things I’ve seen in quite a while. with great info like tifo’s.

As a gent fan thank you for this video.

As a Club Brugge fan i can vouch for this kid and say that he's the best talent in the Pro League since Doku 2-3 years ago.

he started to realize that he didn't have much time to show everyone what he could do, but he kept his head down and stepped up his game and now he's seen around the world. What is there to say except pressure makes diamonds.

He was a 'gift' for our competition, he's very enthousiastic, really behaves like a raw diamond, enjoying every moment. He was angry put on the bench to rest for one game though, and hen he came on and scored (of course), he didn't really celebrate and ignored his coach completely after the game. So the statement of professionalism is not accurate at this moment ;) But he feels genuine, it's very rare to see such a raw diamond on every level, and everybody loves him because of that.

@philipmalcolm4550

Жыл бұрын

Not sure what everybody is basing this stuff about him being "crazy" off. Well, having lived in Flanders for a decade, I do...

I play for Bison FC! i can confirm we are so small we aren’t on google, but we have great talents! you’ll know about us soon

Such a great video , from the research to the editing, top, top video bro. I pray chelsea go all in on this guy. I too have been keeping track on him and man everytime I check Belgium league scores and stuff I’m like bro this dude scored AGAIN?? Man he’s so impressive and what you said about his mentality and being like ronaldo where he knows where he wants the ball at his feet and that he gets mad when he doesn’t get it, but in a good way(think of that how you will) is so good to hear and I think he’s got IT. Oh man I’ve got a great feeling abt this. Would love to see chelsea play that 4-1-2-1-2 under poch and have guys like broja, fofana, nkunku, and gift all fight for places up top with mudryk maybe dropping into the freeroaming 10 role. Mac allister seems to be heavily wanted by chels too so he fits at RCM as that creative box to box mid, then whoever we get for 6 role, and Enzo at the left. Or mac could be LCM, doesn’t matter. I think it’s absolutely perfect for how we will set up under poch and he fits his tactics too. So many good young strikers out here nowadays and we’ve got 2-3 of them already. Hope we add this guy in and have all of them fighting and hungry for places, as the 2 striker formation should be able to fit all of them and their different ways of playing. It compliments everyone !

I am subscribing to your channel because you are genuinely funny and the style of presentation is quite hilarious. Great stuff.

Many outstanding players like this in Africa fall through the cracks.

what, in my opinion, strongly indicates future success is his mentality. how many players have we seen have a sudden rise and let it get to their head. he went from Togo to Norway. that could have made him complacent. then he went from the 2nd team to the first team. THAT could have made him complacent. Then he moves to a much harder league and dominates. it’s crazy to see someone maintain this level

Thank you for sharing this story. 🤝🏾

I like the editing it’s top notch

As a Brentford fan - if we were to sell Wissa, than Orban I think would be perfect replacement, confidant and with a good shot This is a player that can really go far in his career

@jeremywest6597

Жыл бұрын

I wouldn't want him in the prem yet, he should go to Italy first. He'll get a move to a bigger club if he shines in Italy

@valitsemllaluokanavahyvaks3556

11 ай бұрын

@@jeremywest6597 France or Germany maybe first would make most sense and after that either England or Spain.

@aidan2849

10 ай бұрын

@@jeremywest6597 he's 21. Idk how he started his career so late and is this good but just judging from all this he can go to a top club and be tested then go on loan

This is why the lower divisions should never be overlooked.

Bro you are top tier KZreadr when it comes to video scripts and I think you should be recognized for it

As a huge Gent fan for my entire life, 3 months after this video, I'm sad to see him go to Tottenham, even though this is best for his bright future. He joined in the later half of the 22-23 season, which wasn't enough to put Gent in the playoffs this year, even though we were winning nearly everything with him. Thanks Orban for taking us on one hell of a ride, even if it was short lived

This gives me hope i just turned 16 i play in the highest league of my age here in france and if this guy made it why it couldnt happen to another person yes it is really really hard but there’s this small percentage telling me i can make it

@kravez16

Жыл бұрын

Of course you can do it never quit keep your head down and be the last to leave the training pitch

@NN-yt9bl

Жыл бұрын

What position do you play

@themrb5323

Жыл бұрын

good luck hope you manage to play at the highest level

@theobr13

Жыл бұрын

@@NN-yt9bl rb/lb eventually i can play winger

@theobr13

Жыл бұрын

@@themrb5323 thanks

I have a season ticket at Gent, he's awesome. Never stops running. Hong in Central midfield is worth a look too.

Absolutely love your videos... :D

Hey, I’m from Norway and about every single one of your pronunciation is dead on. Even the teams🫶

insanely good content keep it up brother

as a Başakşehir fan, that kid smashed us. I was watching that match live in stadium....

Thank you for the intro to Gift Orban 👍🏽

like how you do your videos...wasnt bored for a second...

Strong video, congrats!

Looks like dortmund found their new striker …

@d1nesh._223

Жыл бұрын

There's already plenty players who can play striker, even if Modeste is mostly useless

@austinlarrimore6542

Жыл бұрын

Yep. Whenever they sell adeyemi 😂

I loved the fact that you talked about Gift Orban 🇳🇬 and I subscribed because of the hair growing back joke. 😂

Point of corrections Orban Gift is from the Tiv Tribe of Benue state of Nigeria, yes an indigenous to Gboko Local government of Benue state.

Great job, informative and funny, subbed. SPURS SIGN GIFT ASAPPPP. I watched his goals, this man is going to be a star, like elite level star, guaranteed. As he can finish on both feet with power. This alone is extremely rare, so rare I can't think of many players I've ever seen that can even do it. Kane is one and Son to a lesser extent.

awesome video, i'll look forward to keeping up with him

Orban is nothing short of a miracle, a true sensation for belgian football. As a Gent fan these are amazing times :)

This dude reminds me of Obafemi Martins. Same build similar style. Great finisher..

Awesome stuff 👌🏿

Great stuff Man!!! Hope he signs for the mentality monsters

Brilliant presantation.

Great vid dude

time to sign this guy in the next fm

Great video!

People with little opportunity tend to make the most out of what they are given. I hope Gift has a wonderful football career.

You're Hilarious!! Subscribed!😂❤🇬🇾

I saw him playing several times, for his age he s very mature playing too... Those are the players you are going to a stadium to watch them play! Hopes he stays in Gent 4 another season

Really makes you think what talents that will never see success, even tho they have incredible potential.

That's amazing 💪🏽💯❤️