Gift Orban's goal triggers clause: Amedspor to pay €3 million

Gift Orban, who joined Amedspor on loan from TSG Hoffenheim at the start of the season, triggered a key clause in his contract with his goal against Galatasaray. By taking his Süper Lig tally to 10, the Nigerian striker activated the €3 million obligation to buy. The Diyarbakır side will therefore pay the German club €3 million as a transfer fee for the 24-year-old.

Amedspor club president Nahit Eren had previously announced that a loan fee of €500,000 was paid to Hoffenheim for Orban and that the player's annual salary is €1 million. Eren had stated that the €3 million option to buy in the contract would become mandatory if the Nigerian reached 10 goals. With the goal against Galatasaray, that condition has now been met, and the total transfer fee and loan fee Amedspor will pay for Orban has reached €3.5 million.

Orban has played 839 minutes in the Süper Lig so far and has carried his side's attacking burden with 10 goals and 5 assists. The Nigerian striker, who caught the eye with a hat-trick against Başakşehir, also found the net in the 4-3 defeat to Galatasaray and is averaging a goal every 84 minutes in the league.

The 24-year-old forward, who has previously played for Stabæk, Gent, Olympique Lyon, Hoffenheim and Hellas Verona, moved from Gent to Lyon for a €14 million transfer fee in January 2024 and then to Hoffenheim for €9 million. Continuing his fine form, Orban has opened a new chapter in his career in an Amedspor shirt.