Largely-unknown Belgium-based Nigeria forward, Gift Orban, is the newest scoring sensation in Europe at the moment. This however is not taking anything away from the exploits of Napoli’s Victor Osimhen.
Just on Wednesday night, Orban scored the fastest-ever hat-trick in the UEFA Europa Conference League as his club, KAA Gent, thrashed Istanbul Basaksehir 4-1.
Orban was on target in the 31st, 32nd and 34 minutes respectively.
The 20-year-old also scored Gent’s only goal in the first leg which ended in a 1-1 draw.
Here are eight things to know about the forward:
1. Orban grew up in Togo as well as Nigeria, and speaks French.
2. In November 2021, he was scouted by Stabæk’s Torgeir Bjarmann and Thomas Finstad in Nigeria during a showcase tournament arranged by agent Atta Aneke. He trained with Stabæk during the winter of 2022 before returning after his visa expired.
3. He scored his first goals in cup matches…
