Esteban Orfano

Esteban Orfano

Personal information
Full name	Esteban Gabriel Orfano
Date of birth	(1992-01-13) 13 January 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth	San Justo, Argentina
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s)	Right midfielder [2]
Team information
Current team	Royal Pari
Number	31
Youth career
	Boca Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2016	Boca Juniors	2	(0)
2012	→ Villarreal B (loan)	2	(0)
2013–2014	→ Douglas Haig (loan)	23	(2)
2014–2015	→ Patronato (loan)	56	(4)
2016	→ Atlético de Rafaela (loan)	11	(1)
2016–2017	Instituto	36	(6)
2017–2018	Aldosivi	18	(0)
2018–2019	Nueva Chicago	21	(3)
2019–2020	Wilstermann	32	(4)
2021–	Royal Pari	0	(0)
International career
	Argentina U15
2009	Argentina U17	9	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:31, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

Esteban Gabriel Orfano (born 13 January 1992) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder. ^[1]

Club career

Orfano started his career with Boca Juniors, notably featuring for their youth team at the 2011 U-20 Copa Libertadores in Peru; netting once across six matches. ^{[1] [3]} He was promoted into their senior squad during the 2010–11 Primera División, making two appearances against All Boys and Lanús under manager Julio César Falcioni. ^{[1] [4]} In January 2012, Orfano completed a loan move to Spain's Villarreal B. ^{[1] [5]} His debut arrived in a 0–3 defeat to Alcorcón in February, before featuring versus Alcoyano in a campaign which culminated with relegation from the Segunda División. ^[1]

July 2013 saw Orfano loaned to Douglas Haig. ^[1] After scoring his first two senior goals for Douglas Haig across 2013–14 in Primera B Nacional, Orfano joined fellow second tier team Patronato in July 2014. ^[1] He remained for two seasons as they secured eighth and second place finishes, with the latter securing promotion to the Primera División. ^[1] Orfano departed Patronato soon after, but stayed in the top-flight by agreeing a loan contract with Atlético de Rafaela. ^[1] One goal in eleven followed. ^[1] On 18 July 2016, Orfano left Boca permanently for Instituto. ^[1] He participated thirty-six times and scored six in 2016–17. ^[1]

Further stints in the ranks of Aldosivi, where he won promotion, and Nueva Chicago occurred between 2017 and 2018. ^[1] His first goal for Nueva Chicago came on 28 September 2018 in an encounter with ex-club Atlético de Rafaela. ^[1] Orfano scored a total of three times for them in 2018–19 as they reached the promotion play-offs. ^[1] In July 2019, Orfano headed off to Bolivia with Wilstermann. ^{[6] [7]} He'd remain for a season and a half, netting goals against Real Potosí, Oriente Petrolero, Royal Pari and Aurora - all on home soil. ^[1] He also featured eight times in the Copa Libertadores. ^[1] He was released at the end of 2020. ^{[1] [8]}

International career

Orfano represented Argentina at U17 level. ^[1] He won four caps at the 2009 FIFA World Cup in Nigeria, scoring against the hosts on the way to leaving the competition at the round of sixteen stage. ^[1] At the beginning of that year, Orfano was selected as part of their squad for the South American U-17 Championship and made five appearances. ^{[3] [9]} He had previous experience with the U15s. ^{[9] [10]}

Career statistics

As of 3 January 2021. ^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Boca Juniors	2010–11	Argentine Primera División	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	2	0
	2011–12		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	2012–13		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	2013–14		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	2014		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	2015		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	2	0
Villarreal B (loan)	2011–12	Segunda División	2	0	—		—		—		0	0	2	0
Douglas Haig (loan)	2013–14	Primera B Nacional	23	2	1	0	—		—		0	0	24	2
Patronato (loan)	2014		17	1	0	0	—		—		0	0	17	1
	2015		39	3	1	0	—		—		4 [lower-alpha 1]	0	44	3
	Total		56	4	1	0	—		—		4	0	61	4
Atlético de Rafaela (loan)	2016	Argentine Primera División	11	1	0	0	—		—		0	0	11	1
Instituto	2016–17	Primera B Nacional	36	6	2	0	—		—		0	0	38	6
Aldosivi	2017–18		18	0	1	0	—		—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	20	0
Nueva Chicago	2018–19		21	3	0	0	—		—		2 [lower-alpha 1]	1	23	4
Wilstermann	2019	Bolivian Primera División	17	2	—		—		0	0	0	0	17	2
	2020		15	2	—		—		8 [lower-alpha 2]	0	0	0	23	2
	Total		32	4	—		—		8	0	0	0	40	4
Career total			201	20	5	0	—		8	0	7	1	221	21

1. Appearance(s) in the Primera B Nacional play-offs
2. Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores

Honours

Aldosivi ^[1]

• Primera B Nacional: 2017–18

References

1. "Argentina - E. Orfano". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
2. "Esteban Orfano". World Football. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
3. "Ficha Estadistica de ESTEBAN ORFANO". BDFA. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
4. "Esteban Orfano, el refuerzo de Instituto que aprendió de los mejores en Boca". Mundo D - La Voz. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
5. "Altas y bajas del Villarreal B". Villarreal B. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
6. "Orfano pasó el examen médico y ya es de Wilstermann". Goal. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
7. "Orfano pasó el reconocimiento y podrá estar ante Bolivar". BeSoccer. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
8. "Wilstermann logra la continuidad de Villarroel". Eju. 3 January 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
9. "Firmó su contrato Esteban Orfano". Marca Deportiva. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
10. "Esteban Orfano es la nueva incorporación de Aldosivi". El Marplatense. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2019.

External links

• Esteban Orfano at Soccerway