Óber Almanza

Óber Yesid Almanza Sehuanes (born 10 May 2003) is a Colombian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Orsomarso, on loan from Watford.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Almanza and the second or maternal family name is Sehuanes.
Óber Almanza
Personal information
Full name Óber Yesid Almanza Sehuanes[1]
Date of birth (2003-05-10) 10 May 2003
Place of birth Majagual, Sucre, Colombia[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Orsomarso
(on loan from Watford)
Youth career
Udinese Football School
2018–2020 Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– 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) 0 (0)
International career
2019 Colombia U17
2021–2022 Colombia U20 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:53, 4 July 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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]

International career

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

Club
As of 4 July 2023.[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Watford 2019–20 Premier League 0000–0000
2020–21 Championship 0000–0000
2021–22 Premier League 0000–0000
2022–23 Championship 0000–0000
2023–24 0000–0000
Total 0000000000
Llaneros (loan) 2020 Categoría Primera B 002[lower-alpha 1]0–0020
Albacete (loan) 2021–22 Primera División RFEF 0000–0000
Santa Fe (loan) 2022 Categoría Primera A 3000–0030
Real Cartagena (loan) 2023 Categoría Primera B 301[lower-alpha 1]0–0040
Orsomarso (loan) 0000–0000
Career total 6030000090
Notes
  1. Appearances in the Copa Colombia

References
  1. Óber Almanza at WorldFootball.net
  2. 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.
  3. "¿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.
  4. Óber Almanza at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
  5. 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.
  6. "News: Squad List Confirmed". watfordfc.com. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  7. "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.
  8. "Domingos Quina and Mario Gaspar leave Watford following 2022-23 season". bbc.co.uk. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  9. Óber Almanza at Soccerway
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