Table of Biography
Willi Orban is a German professional football player. Moreover, Willi Orban plays from the center-back position for German Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and plays internationally for the Hungary national team.
Early Life
Vilmos Tamás Orbán best known as Willi Orban was born on the 3rd of November 1992, in Kaiserslautern, Germany. According to his birth date, this footballer is 31 years old and holds Hungarian nationality. He has a birth sign of Scorpio and his ethnicity is unknown.
His father is Hungarian and his mother is of Polish descent. Orban has said that his father was a karate master in his youth. But when he was two, his parents divorced, leaving his mother to raise him and his sister, Sandra. Orban holds a Hungarian passport because his father is a Hungarian.
Education
Talking about his academic career, he attended Heinrich Heine High School in Kaiserslautern. However, there is no further information regarding his education.
Professional Life
Willi Orban started his football career in the 1. FC Kaiserslautern youth academy as a 4-year-old and progressed through the ranks of the club’s academy by playing for the club’s U17 and U19 sides.
He was promoted to the 1. FC Kaiserslautern II team for the 2011–12 season. He was quickly promoted to the first team. Moreover, he made his first-team debut against Bayern Munich on August 27, 2011.
Caption: Willi Orban during a football match (Source: Instagram)
He played 68 games and scored 7 goals up till 2015. Orban joined rivals, RB Leipzig, in May 2015 for a rumored transfer price of 2.5 million euros. He started the entire first game of the season for RB Leipzig in a 1-0 victory over FSV Frankfurt, marking his debut for the club. By the end of the 2018–19 season, he had made 39 appearances and scored four goals in all competitions. In 151 games played as of June 2021, he had scored 16 goals.
International Career
Caption: Willi Orban standing with his Hungarian team and singing their national anthem in the Euro-Cup 2020 (Source: Instagram)
Willi Orban is qualified for the national teams of Germany, Hungary, and Poland because he was born and raised in Germany and has a Hungarian father and a Polish mother. He played in 2014 for the Germany U21 team. He was chosen to represent Hungary on October 1st, 2018.
On October 12, 2018, he made his UEFA Nations League debut in a 1-0 loss to Greece. He was included in the final 26-man roster for Hungary on June 1, 2021, in preparation for the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 competition. He has accrued 21 caps thus far, scoring 5 goals.
Awards
As a professional footballer, he has earned fame and money. But, he has yet to receive awards and honors in his footballing career. Looking at his successful career, we can assume that, this player might earn some of them in the following years.
Net Worth 2024
As a professional footballer, he has earned a considerable sum of money in his professional career. He has a net worth of $2 million and his current market value is €16 million. Moreover. he also has an endorsement deal with Nike.
Relationship Status
Talking about his relationship status, this football star is unmarried and single. When it comes to his personal life, this player is very secretive and likes to keep his personal life away from the media. As of now, this football star is not a part of any controversy or rumors at the moment.
Willi Orban – Body Measurements
This man stands 6 feet 1 inch tall and his weight is unknown. Moreover, the football star has light green eyes with brown hair color and there is no other information regarding his body measurements.
Caption: Willi Orban celebration after a goal (Source: Instagram)
Willi Orban – Social Media
On his Instagram page, there are more than 96.2k followers. Likewise, there are more than 153k followers on Facebook and he is not active on Twitter.