Curtis Obeng
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Curtis Obeng
| image = Curtis Obeng 16-02-2013 1.jpg
| image_size = 200
| caption = Obeng playing for York City in 2013
| fullname = Curtis Obeng{{Hugman|24777|accessdate=28 January 2018}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|2|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Stretford, England
| height = {{convert|1.73|m|order=flip}}{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/curtis-obeng-230760/ |title=Curtis Obeng |website=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |access-date=28 January 2018}}
| position = Right-back{{WorldFootball.net|curtis-obeng}}
| currentclub = United of Manchester
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2007
| youthclubs1 = Manchester City
| years1 = 2007–2009
| clubs1 = Manchester City
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2009–2012
| clubs2 = Wrexham
| caps2 = 96
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2012–2015
| clubs3 = Swansea City
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2012
| clubs4 = → Fleetwood Town (loan)
| caps4 = 5
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2013
| clubs5 = → York City (loan)
| caps5 = 4
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2014
| clubs6 = → Stevenage (loan)
| caps6 = 15
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2014
| clubs7 = → Newport County (loan)
| caps7 = 5
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2016
| clubs8 = Macclesfield Town
| caps8 = 0
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2016
| clubs9 = Altrincham
| caps9 = 2
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2016–2017
| clubs10 = Solihull Moors
| caps10 = 4
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2018–2020
| clubs11 = Nuneaton Borough
| caps11 = 36
| goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2019
| clubs12 = → Ashton United (loan)
| caps12 = 6
| goals12 = 0
| years13 = 2020
| clubs13 = → Grantham Town (loan)
| caps13 = 5
| goals13 = 0
| years14 = 2020–2021
| clubs14 = Radcliffe
| caps14 = 5
| goals14 = 0
| years15 = 2021–2022
| clubs15 = Macclesfield
| caps15 = 8
| goals15 = 0
| years16 = 2022–2023
| clubs16 = United of Manchester
| caps16 = 0
| goals16 = 0
| years17 = 2023–
| clubs17 = Bury
| caps17 = 3
| goals17 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2008
| nationalteam1 = England U19
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2010
| nationalteam2 = England C
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = Francis De Taddéo
}}
Curtis Obeng (born 14 February 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for United of Manchester. He previously played for Manchester City, Wrexham, Swansea City, Fleetwood Town, York City, Stevenage, Newport County, Macclesfield Town, Altrincham, Solihull Moors, Nuneaton Borough and Macclesfield F.C.
Early and personal life
Club career
=Early career=
Obeng began his career with Manchester City's youth system, and played in the team that lost to Liverpool in the 2006 FA Youth Cup Final.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/7352092.stm |title=Making the grade |first=Chris |last=Bevan |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 April 2008 |access-date=20 January 2017}} He signed a two-year professional contract with City in 2007 but was released at the end of the 2008–09 season.{{cite news |url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/city-sign-up-six-992306 |title=City sign up six |newspaper=Manchester Evening News |date=17 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517132412/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/city-sign-up-six-992306 |archive-date=17 May 2014 |url-status=dead}} After a trial with Premier League club Wigan Athletic, he signed a two-year contract with Conference Premier club Wrexham on 1 August 2009.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wrexham/8179890.stm |title=Wrexham sign England youth star |publisher=BBC Sport |date=1 August 2009 |access-date=20 January 2017}} In June 2011, he extended his contract for another 18 months.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13705838 |title=Curtis Obeng pledges future to Wrexham |publisher=BBC Sport |date=8 June 2011 |access-date=20 January 2017}}
=Swansea City=
File:Curtis Obeng 16-02-2013 2.jpg in 2013]]
Obeng moved to Premier League club Swansea City on 31 January 2012 on a three-and-a-half-year contract for a fee in the region of £200,000.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16820314 |title=Swansea City complete Curtis Obeng transfer from Wrexham |publisher=BBC Sport |date=31 January 2012 |access-date=20 January 2017}} He then was sent on loan to League Two club Fleetwood Town on 25 October 2012 for two months.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/20083433 |title=Swansea's Curtis Obeng joins Fleetwood Town on loan |publisher=BBC Sport |date=25 October 2012 |access-date=20 January 2017}} He made his debut on 27 October 2012, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Rochdale. Obeng made six appearances for Fleetwood.
Obeng signed for League Two club York City on 30 January 2013 on a one-month loan,{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/21249936 |title=York City sign Swansea City defender Curtis Obeng |publisher=BBC Sport |date=30 January 2013 |access-date=20 January 2017}} making his debut on 2 February after starting the team's 4–1 defeat at home to Morecambe. He made four appearances for York.
On 18 February 2014, Obeng signed for League One club Stevenage on loan until the end of the season.{{cite web |url=https://www.swanseacity.com/news/obeng-seals-stevenage-loan |title=Obeng seals Stevenage loan |publisher=Swansea City A.F.C. |date=18 February 2014 |access-date=28 January 2018}}
On 23 October 2014, Obeng moved to Newport County on an initial one-month loan with was subsequently extended to 23 December.{{cite web |url=https://www.swanseacity.com/news/tancock-extends-newport-loan |title=Tancock extends Newport loan |publisher=Swansea City A.F.C. |date=23 October 2014 |access-date=28 January 2018}} He made his debut for Newport in a 1–1 draw with Accrington Stanley on 25 October 2014. Obeng returned to Swansea on 17 December 2014 having made six appearances for Newport.{{cite news |url=http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/11673300.Curtis_Obeng_leaves_Rodney_Parade/ |title=Curtis Obeng leaves Rodney Parade |first=Michael |last=Pearlman |newspaper=South Wales Argus |location=Newport |date=17 December 2014 |access-date=20 January 2017}}
On 28 May 2015, Obeng was released by Swansea.{{cite news |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/swansea-city-announce-alan-tate-9348136 |title=Swansea City announce Alan Tate and Gerhard Tremmel among group of players released by club |first=Chris |last=Wathan |website=WalesOnline |publisher=Media Wales |date=28 May 2015 |access-date=28 January 2018}}
=Later career=
Obeng signed for National League club Macclesfield Town on 27 October 2016, leaving for National League North club Altrincham on 4 November.{{cite web |url=http://www.footballconference.co.uk/news/details.php?news_id=19331 |title=Moors move for Obeng |publisher=National League |date=22 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202052643/http://www.footballconference.co.uk/news/details.php?news_id=19331 |archive-date=2 February 2017 |url-status=dead}} On 22 November 2016, he signed for National League club Solihull Moors.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38068138 |title=Curtis Obeng: Solihull Moors sign ex-England youth international from Altrincham |publisher=BBC Sport |date=22 November 2016 |access-date=20 January 2017}} Having made five appearances, he left Solihull on 20 January 2017.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38700324 |title=Solihull Moors: Kristian Green & Ashley Sammons join National League club |publisher=BBC Sport |date=20 January 2017 |access-date=4 February 2017}} He retired from football in July 2017.{{cite news |url=https://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/former-wrexham-afc-defender-curtis-13320391 |title=Former Wrexham AFC defender Curtis Obeng 'calling it a day' |first=Rob |last=Griffiths |newspaper=Daily Post |location=Colwyn Bay |date=12 July 2017 |access-date=28 January 2018}}
Obeng came out of retirement on 22 June 2018 to sign for National League North club Nuneaton Borough.{{cite news |url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/nuneatontownfc/news/transfer-news-curtis-obeng-becomes-boros-fourth-su-2318345.html |title=Transfer news: Curtis Obeng becomes Boro's fourth summer signing |first=Adam |last=Etheridge |publisher=Nuneaton Borough F.C. |via=Pitchero |date=22 June 2018 |access-date=25 June 2018}} On 31 August 2019, Obeng joined Ashton United on an initial month-long deal.[https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/nuneatonboroughfc/news/squad-news-curtis-obeng-heads-to-ashton-united-on-loan-2459740.html SQUAD NEWS: CURTIS OBENG HEADS TO ASHTON UNITED ON LOAN], pitchero.com, 31 August 2019 He also had a loan spell in February 2020 at Grantham Town, before he left Nuneaton on a permanent basis during the summer of 2020, and signed for Radcliffe.[https://www.burytimes.co.uk/sport/18510716.radcliffe-boss-brings-new-faces-curtis-obeng-andy-owens/ Radcliffe boss brings in new faces Curtis Obeng and Andy Owens], Bury Times, 11 June 2020
International career
Obeng made his debut for the England national under-19 team against Croatia on 5 February 2008.{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/England/All-Teams/Players?p=341385 |title=Curtis Obeng |publisher=The Football Association |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180128002638/http://www.thefa.com/England/All-Teams/Players?p=341385 |archive-date=28 January 2018 |url-status=dead |access-date=6 November 2012 }} He was capped four times by the under-19 team in 2008. Obeng played once for England C,{{cite book |editor1-last=Williams |editor2-last=Williams |title=Non-League Club Directory 2013 |pages=1003, 1005, 1009}} as an 81st-substitute minute in a 2–1 away win over the Republic of Ireland under-23 on 26 May 2010 in the 2009–11 International Challenge Trophy.{{cite web |url=http://www.fai.ie/ireland/news/late-comeback-by-u23s-not-enough-against-england |title=Late comeback by U23s not enough against England |publisher=Football Association of Ireland |date=26 May 2010 |access-date=20 January 2017}}
Career statistics
{{updated|22 June 2018}}
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References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- [http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/nuneatontownfc/teams/98603/player/curtis-obeng-2031214 Curtis Obeng] at the Nuneaton Borough F.C. website
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Category:Sportspeople from Stretford
Category:Sportspeople from Trafford (district)
Category:Footballers from Greater Manchester
Category:English men's footballers
Category:England men's youth international footballers
Category:England men's semi-pro international footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Manchester City F.C. players
Category:Wrexham A.F.C. players
Category:Swansea City A.F.C. players
Category:Fleetwood Town F.C. players
Category:York City F.C. players
Category:Stevenage F.C. players
Category:Newport County A.F.C. players
Category:Macclesfield Town F.C. players
Category:Altrincham F.C. players
Category:Solihull Moors F.C. players
Category:Nuneaton Town F.C. players
Category:Ashton United F.C. players
Category:Grantham Town F.C. players
Category:Radcliffe F.C. players
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Black British sportsmen
Category:English people of Ghanaian descent
Category:Sportspeople of Ghanaian descent
Category:Macclesfield F.C. players
Category:F.C. United of Manchester players