Óscar Estupiñán
Óscar Eduardo Estupiñán Vallesilla (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈoskaɾ estupiˈɲan]; born 29 December 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club FC Metz, on loan from Hull City, and the Colombia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Óscar Eduardo Estupiñán Vallesilla | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Metz (on loan from Hull City) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Once Caldas | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Once Caldas | 58 | (18) |
| 2017–2020 | Vitória de Guimarães B | 20 | (11) |
| 2017–2022 | Vitória de Guimarães | 65 | (24) |
| 2019 | → Barcelona SC (loan) | 9 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | → Denizlispor (loan) | 28 | (7) |
| 2022– | Hull City | 39 | (13) |
| 2023– | → Metz (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2022– | Colombia | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:21, 24 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Once Caldas
Born in Cali, Estupiñán began his career at Once Caldas. He made his Categoría Primera A debut on 16 May 2015 against Uniautónoma, as a 77th-minute substitute for Sebastián Penco in a 2–2 away draw,[2] and scored his only goal of the season on 26 September in the second minute of a 1–1 home draw with Envigado.[3]
Estupiñán scored 13 goals in 2016, including two on 13 February in a 4–0 home win over Jaguares de Córdoba.[4]
Vitória de Guimarães
On 5 June 2017, Estupiñán became Vitória de Guimarães' first signing of the summer, on an undisclosed contract.[5] He made his debut on 5 August in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, replacing Paolo Hurtado for the final nine minutes of a 3–1 loss to S.L. Benfica at the Estádio Municipal de Aveiro.[6] His first season was split between the first team in the Primeira Liga and the reserves in the second tier; his sole goal of the season for the former was on 5 May 2018 to conclude a 4–1 win at C.D. Tondela, within a minute of leaving the bench.[7]
Having made 14 league appearances and scored once in 18 months at Vitória, Estupiñán returned to South America in January 2019 on loan to Barcelona S.C. in Ecuador.[8] In July that year, he was lent to Denizlispor for the Turkish Süper Lig season.[9]
Upon returning to Vitória, Estupiñán became the starting centre forward ahead of Brazilian Bruno Duarte. In 2021–22, new manager Pepa experimented with playing them in tandem.[10] With 15 goals in 28 games, he finished joint fifth among the league's top scorers.[11]
Hull City
On 13 July 2022, Estupiñán signed a three-year deal with Hull City.[12] He made his debut on 30 July in a 2–1 home win against Bristol City.[13] He opened his account when he scored both goals in the 2–1 home win against Norwich City on 13 August.[14] Two weeks later, Estupiñán scored a hat-trick in a 3–2 home win against Coventry City, his first for the Tigers.[15] On 13 September, Estupiñán was awarded the EFL Championship Player of the Month award for August having scored seven goals across the month.[16]
On 1 September 2023, Estupiñán moved to FC Metz on a season-long loan.[17]
International career
In June 2022, Estupiñán was called up to the Colombia national team for the first time. The call-up came following his impressive goal return in the 2021–22 Primeira Liga season in which he netted 15 times in 28 appearances ranking as one of the League's top goalscorers.
Career statistics
- As of 24 September 2023.[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Once Caldas | 2014 | Categoría Primera A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | Categoría Primera A | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2016 | Categoría Primera A | 34 | 13 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 13 | |||
| 2017 | Categoría Primera A | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 4 | |||
| Total | 58 | 18 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 69 | 19 | ||||
| Vitória de Guimarães B | 2017–18 | LigaPro | 19 | 10 | — | — | — | 19 | 10 | |||
| 2018–19 | LigaPro | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Campeonato de Portugal | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 11 | — | — | — | 20 | 11 | |||||
| Vitória de Guimarães | 2017–18 | Primeira Liga | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| 2018–19 | Primeira Liga | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Primeira Liga | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9 | |
| 2021–22 | Primeira Liga | 28 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 16 | |
| Total | 65 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 26 | ||
| Barcelona SC (loan) | 2019 | Ecuadorian Serie A | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 11 | 5 | |
| Denizlispor (loan) | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 28 | 7 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 33 | 14 | ||
| Hull City | 2022–23 | Championship | 35 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 13 | |
| 2023–24 | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| Total | 39 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 43 | 14 | |||
| FC Metz (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 221 | 75 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 255 | 86 | ||
- Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira
- Appearances in Copa Libertadores
References
- "Óscar Estupiñán". Hull City A.F.C. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- "Once Caldas vs. Uniautónoma - 17 August 2015- Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- Óscar Estupiñán at Soccerway
- "El Once Caldas goleó 4 por 0 a Jaguares de Córdoba en Manizales" [Once Caldas thrashed Jaguares de Córdoba 4–0 in Manizales]. El Heraldo (in Spanish). 14 February 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- "Óscar Estupiñán é o primeiro reforço para 2017/18" [Óscar Estupiñánis the first signing for 2017/18]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 June 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- "Entrada forte em jogo vale sétima Supertaça ao Benfica" [Strong start to the game is worth a seventh Supertaça for Benfica]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 5 August 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- Machado, José Miguel (8 May 2019). "Estupiñán soma pontos e será aposta em 2018/19" [Estupiñán adds points and will be a bet for 2018/19]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- "Barcelona confirma al delantero Oscar Estupiñán como refuerzo para el 2019" [Barcelona confirm the Colombian forward Óscar Estupiñán as addition for 2019.] (in Spanish). Radio Atalaya. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- "Zakarya e Estupiñán apresentados no mesmo clube da Turquia" [Zakarya and Estupiñán presented at the same club in Turkey]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 29 July 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- Santos, Mónica (10 December 2021). "Pepa e a dupla Bruno Duarte-Estupiñan: "Há aqui coisas que nos limitam"" [Pepa and the Bruno Duarte-Estupiñán partnership: "There are things about it that limit us"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- "Darwin Núñez é o melhor marcador da Liga, Taremi em segundo" [Darwin Núñez is the Liga top scorer, Taremi in second] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- "Estupiñán signs for Hull City". Hull City A.F.C. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- "Hull City 2–1 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- "Hull City 2–1 Norwich City". BBC Sport. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- "Hull City 3-2 Coventry City". BBC Sport. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- "Estupiñán wins Championship Player of the Month". www.wearehullcity.co.uk. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- "Estupinan Secures Loan Move To FC Metz". Hull City A.F.C. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.