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.

Early and personal life Obeng was born in Stretford, Greater Manchester.

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. 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. making his debut on 2 February after starting the team's 4–1 defeat at home to Morecambe.

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.

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 retired from football in July 2017.

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

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. 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.

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