Curtis Obeng

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.

Curtis Obeng
Obeng playing for York City in 2013
Personal information
Full name Curtis Obeng[1]
Date of birth (1989-02-14) 14 February 1989[1]
Place of birth Stretford, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Right-back[3]
Team information
Current team
 United of Manchester
Youth career
0000–2007 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Manchester City 0 (0)
2009–2012 Wrexham 96 (2)
2012–2015 Swansea City 0 (0)
2012 → Fleetwood Town (loan) 5 (0)
2013 → York City (loan) 4 (0)
2014 → Stevenage (loan) 15 (0)
2014 → Newport County (loan) 5 (0)
2016 Macclesfield Town 0 (0)
2016 Altrincham 2 (0)
2016–2017 Solihull Moors 4 (0)
2018–2020 Nuneaton Borough 36 (0)
2019 → Ashton United (loan) 6 (0)
2020 → Grantham Town (loan) 5 (0)
2020–2021 Radcliffe 5 (0)
2021–2022 Macclesfield 8 (0)
2022–2023 United of Manchester 0 (0)
2023– Bury 3 (0)
International career
2008 England U19 4 (0)
2010 England C 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of Francis De Taddéo

Early and personal life

Obeng was born in Stretford, Greater Manchester.[1] He is of Ghanaian descent.[4]

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.[5] He signed a two-year professional contract with City in 2007 but was released at the end of the 2008–09 season.[5][4][6] After a trial with Premier League club Wigan Athletic, he signed a two-year contract with Conference Premier club Wrexham on 1 August 2009.[7] In June 2011, he extended his contract for another 18 months.[8]

Swansea City
Obeng playing for York City 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.[9] He then was sent on loan to League Two club Fleetwood Town on 25 October 2012 for two months.[10] He made his debut on 27 October 2012, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Rochdale.[11] Obeng made six appearances for Fleetwood.[11]

Obeng signed for League Two club York City on 30 January 2013 on a one-month loan,[12] making his debut on 2 February after starting the team's 4–1 defeat at home to Morecambe.[11] He made four appearances for York.[11]

On 18 February 2014, Obeng signed for League One club Stevenage on loan until the end of the season.[13]

On 23 October 2014, Obeng moved to Newport County on an initial one-month loan with was subsequently extended to 23 December.[14] He made his debut for Newport in a 1–1 draw with Accrington Stanley on 25 October 2014.[15] Obeng returned to Swansea on 17 December 2014 having made six appearances for Newport.[16]

On 28 May 2015, Obeng was released by Swansea.[17]

Later career

Obeng signed for National League club Macclesfield Town on 27 October 2016, leaving for National League North club Altrincham on 4 November.[18] On 22 November 2016, he signed for National League club Solihull Moors.[19] Having made five appearances,[11] he left Solihull on 20 January 2017.[20] He retired from football in July 2017.[21]

Obeng came out of retirement on 22 June 2018 to sign for National League North club Nuneaton Borough.[22] On 31 August 2019, Obeng joined Ashton United on an initial month-long deal.[23] 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.[24]

International career

Obeng made his debut for the England national under-19 team against Croatia on 5 February 2008.[25] He was capped four times by the under-19 team in 2008.[25] Obeng played once for England C,[26] 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.[27]

Career statistics
As of 22 June 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wrexham 2009–10[28] Conference Premier 33030—1[lower-alpha 1]0370
2010–11[29] Conference Premier 34110—4[lower-alpha 2]0391
2011–12[30] Conference Premier 29150—00341
Total 96290—501102
Swansea City 2011–12[31] Premier League 00———00
2012–13[32] Premier League 00—00—00
2013–14[33] Premier League 0000000000
2014–15[15] Premier League 00—00—00
Total 000000—00
Fleetwood Town (loan) 2012–13[32] League Two 5010——60
York City (loan) 2012–13[32] League Two 40———40
Stevenage (loan) 2013–14[33] League One 150———150
Newport County (loan) 2014–15[15] League Two 5010——60
Macclesfield Town 2016–17[11] National League 00———00
Altrincham 2016–17[11] National League North 2010——30
Solihull Moors 2016–17[11] National League 40——1[lower-alpha 1]050
Nuneaton Borough 2018–19[34] National League North 0000—0000
Career total 131212000601492
  1. Appearance in FA Trophy
  2. Two appearances in FA Trophy, two in Conference Premier play-offs

References
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  2. "Curtis Obeng". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. Curtis Obeng at WorldFootball.net
  4. "Obeng trying out at Wigan". Modern Ghana. 18 July 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  5. Bevan, Chris (28 April 2008). "Making the grade". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  6. "City sign up six". Manchester Evening News. 17 May 2007. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014.
  7. "Wrexham sign England youth star". BBC Sport. 1 August 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  8. "Curtis Obeng pledges future to Wrexham". BBC Sport. 8 June 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  9. "Swansea City complete Curtis Obeng transfer from Wrexham". BBC Sport. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  10. "Swansea's Curtis Obeng joins Fleetwood Town on loan". BBC Sport. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  11. "C. Obeng: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  12. "York City sign Swansea City defender Curtis Obeng". BBC Sport. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  13. "Obeng seals Stevenage loan". Swansea City A.F.C. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  14. "Tancock extends Newport loan". Swansea City A.F.C. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  15. "Games played by Curtis Obeng in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  16. Pearlman, Michael (17 December 2014). "Curtis Obeng leaves Rodney Parade". South Wales Argus. Newport. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  17. Wathan, Chris (28 May 2015). "Swansea City announce Alan Tate and Gerhard Tremmel among group of players released by club". WalesOnline. Media Wales. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  18. "Moors move for Obeng". National League. 22 November 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017.
  19. "Curtis Obeng: Solihull Moors sign ex-England youth international from Altrincham". BBC Sport. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  20. "Solihull Moors: Kristian Green & Ashley Sammons join National League club". BBC Sport. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  21. Griffiths, Rob (12 July 2017). "Former Wrexham AFC defender Curtis Obeng 'calling it a day'". Daily Post. Colwyn Bay. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  22. Etheridge, Adam (22 June 2018). "Transfer news: Curtis Obeng becomes Boro's fourth summer signing". Nuneaton Borough F.C. Retrieved 25 June 2018 – via Pitchero.
  23. SQUAD NEWS: CURTIS OBENG HEADS TO ASHTON UNITED ON LOAN, pitchero.com, 31 August 2019
  24. Radcliffe boss brings in new faces Curtis Obeng and Andy Owens, Bury Times, 11 June 2020
  25. "Curtis Obeng". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  26. Williams; Williams (eds.). Non-League Club Directory 2013. pp. 1003, 1005, 1009.
  27. "Late comeback by U23s not enough against England". Football Association of Ireland. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  28. Williams, Tony; Wright, James, eds. (2010). Non-League Club Directory 2011. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 154–155. ISBN 978-1-869833-68-8.
  29. Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2011). Non-League Club Directory 2012. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 150–151. ISBN 978-1-869833-70-1.
  30. Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2012). Non-League Club Directory 2013. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 156–157. ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0.
  31. "Games played by Curtis Obeng in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  32. "Games played by Curtis Obeng in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  33. "Games played by Curtis Obeng in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  34. "The team: Curtis Obeng: 2018/19 season". Nuneaton Borough F.C. Retrieved 25 June 2018 – via Pitchero.
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