Esteban Gabriel Orfano (born 13 January 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder.[1]

Esteban Orfano
Personal information
Full name Esteban Gabriel Orfano
Date of birth (1992-01-13) 13 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth San Justo, Argentina
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Right midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team
Royal Pari
Number 31
Youth career
Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Boca Juniors 2 (0)
2012Villarreal B (loan) 2 (0)
2013–2014Douglas Haig (loan) 23 (2)
2014–2015Patronato (loan) 56 (4)
2016Atlético de Rafaela (loan) 11 (1)
2016–2017 Instituto 36 (6)
2017–2018 Aldosivi 18 (0)
2018–2019 Nueva Chicago 21 (3)
2019–2020 Wilstermann 32 (4)
2021– Royal Pari 0 (0)
International career
Argentina U15
2009 Argentina U17 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:31, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

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Orfano started his career with Boca Juniors, notably featuring for their youth team at the 2011 U-20 Copa Libertadores in Peru; netting once across six matches.[1][3] He was promoted into their senior squad during the 2010–11 Primera División, making two appearances against All Boys and Lanús under manager Julio César Falcioni.[1][4] In January 2012, Orfano completed a loan move to Spain's Villarreal B.[1][5] His debut arrived in a 0–3 defeat to Alcorcón in February, before featuring versus Alcoyano in a campaign which culminated with relegation from the Segunda División.[1]

July 2013 saw Orfano loaned to Douglas Haig.[1] After scoring his first two senior goals for Douglas Haig across 2013–14 in Primera B Nacional, Orfano joined fellow second tier team Patronato in July 2014.[1] He remained for two seasons as they secured eighth and second-place finishes, with the latter securing promotion to the Primera División.[1] Orfano departed Patronato soon after, but stayed in the top-flight by agreeing a loan contract with Atlético de Rafaela.[1] One goal in eleven followed.[1] On 18 July 2016, Orfano left Boca permanently for Instituto.[1] He participated thirty-six times and scored six in 2016–17.[1]

Further stints in the ranks of Aldosivi, where he won promotion, and Nueva Chicago occurred between 2017 and 2018.[1] His first goal for Nueva Chicago came on 28 September 2018 in an encounter with ex-club Atlético de Rafaela.[1] Orfano scored a total of three times for them in 2018–19 as they reached the promotion play-offs.[1] In July 2019, Orfano headed off to Bolivia with Wilstermann.[6][7] He'd remain for a season and a half, netting goals against Real Potosí, Oriente Petrolero, Royal Pari and Aurora - all on home soil.[1] He also featured eight times in the Copa Libertadores.[1] He was released at the end of 2020.[1][8]

International career

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Orfano represented Argentina at U17 level.[1] He won four caps at the 2009 FIFA World Cup in Nigeria, scoring against the hosts on the way to leaving the competition at the round of sixteen stage.[1] At the beginning of that year, Orfano was selected as part of their squad for the South American U-17 Championship and made five appearances.[3][9] He had previous experience with the U15s.[9][10]

Career statistics

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As of 3 January 2021.[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Boca Juniors 2010–11 Argentine Primera División 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2011–12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012–13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013–14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Villarreal B (loan) 2011–12 Segunda División 2 0 0 0 2 0
Douglas Haig (loan) 2013–14 Primera B Nacional 23 2 1 0 0 0 24 2
Patronato (loan) 2014 17 1 0 0 0 0 17 1
2015 39 3 1 0 4[a] 0 44 3
Total 56 4 1 0 4 0 61 4
Atlético de Rafaela (loan) 2016 Argentine Primera División 11 1 0 0 0 0 11 1
Instituto 2016–17 Primera B Nacional 36 6 2 0 0 0 38 6
Aldosivi 2017–18 18 0 1 0 1[a] 0 20 0
Nueva Chicago 2018–19 21 3 0 0 2[a] 1 23 4
Wilstermann 2019 Bolivian Primera División 17 2 0 0 0 0 17 2
2020 15 2 8[b] 0 0 0 23 2
Total 32 4 8 0 0 0 40 4
Career total 201 20 5 0 8 0 7 1 221 21
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the Primera B Nacional play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores

Honours

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Aldosivi[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Argentina - E. Orfano". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Esteban Orfano". World Football. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Ficha Estadistica de ESTEBAN ORFANO". BDFA. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Esteban Orfano, el refuerzo de Instituto que aprendió de los mejores en Boca". Mundo D - La Voz. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Altas y bajas del Villarreal B". Villarreal B. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Orfano pasó el examen médico y ya es de Wilstermann". Goal. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Orfano pasó el reconocimiento y podrá estar ante Bolivar". BeSoccer. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Wilstermann logra la continuidad de Villarroel". Eju. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Firmó su contrato Esteban Orfano". Marca Deportiva. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Esteban Orfano es la nueva incorporación de Aldosivi". El Marplatense. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
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