Full name Curtis Obeng Years Team Weight 67 kg Name Curtis Obeng Salary 637,800 EUR (2013) | Playing position Role Footballer Position Defender Height 1.73 m | |
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Date of birth (1989-02-14) 14 February 1989 (age 26) Number Similar People Garry Monk, Michael Laudrup, Demba Ba, Brendan Rodgers, Paulo Sousa | ||
Wrexham player caught up with curtis obeng post wrexham vs swansea city
Curtis Obeng (born 14 February 1989) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Contents
- Wrexham player caught up with curtis obeng post wrexham vs swansea city
- Loan signing curtis obeng speaks for the first time as a stevenage player
- Early career
- Swansea City
- Later career
- International career
- Personal life
- Career statistics
- References
Loan signing curtis obeng speaks for the first time as a stevenage player
Early career
Born in Stretford, Greater Manchester, 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. He signed a two-year professional contract with City in 2007 but was released at the end of the 2008–09 season. After a trial with Premier League club Wigan Athletic, he signed a two-year contract with Conference Premier club Wrexham on 1 August 2009. In June 2011, he extended his contract for another 18 months.
Swansea City
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. He then was sent on loan to League Two club Fleetwood Town on 25 October 2012 for two months. He made his debut on 27 October 2012, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Rochdale. Obeng made six appearances for Fleetwood.
Obeng signed for League Two club York City on 30 January 2013 on a one-month loan, making his debut on 2 February after starting the team's 4–1 defeat at home to Morecambe. He made four appearances for York.
On 18 February 2014, Obeng signed for League One club Stevenage on loan until the end of the season.
On 23 October 2014, Obeng moved to Newport County on an initial one-month loan with was subsequently extended to 23 December. He made his debut for Newport in a 1–1 draw with Accrington Stanley on 25 October 2014. Obeng returned to Swansea on 17 December 2014 having made six appearances for Newport.
On 28 May 2015, Obeng was released by Swansea.
Later career
Obeng signed for National League club Macclesfield Town on 27 October 2016, leaving for National League North club Altrincham on 4 November. On 22 November 2016, he signed for National League club Solihull Moors. Having made five appearances, he left Solihull on 20 January 2017.
International career
Obeng made his debut for the England national under-19 team against Croatia on 5 February 2008. He was capped four times by the under-19 team in 2008. Obeng played once for England C, 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.
Personal life
Obeng is of Ghanaian descent.