Óber Yesid Almanza Sehuanes (born 10 May 2003) is a Colombian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Bihor Oradea.

Club career

Having begun his career with the Udinese Football School in

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, Almanza travelled to Italy in 2018 to trial with parent club

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. He went on to join Udinese affiliate club

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in England later in the same year. He was loaned to

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side

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in 2020, going on to make his debut in a 2–0

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away win against

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. He was loaned to Spanish side

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for the 2021–22 season, featuring solely for their youth teams, where he made thirty-one appearances, scoring on seven occasions. For the second half of the 2022 season, he was loaned to Santa Fe in the Colombian

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. However, after a month with the club, he had still yet to make his debut. After a disappointing season with Santa Fe, in which he only played eight minutes in total, spread over three games, he was again loaned to Colombia, with Watford announcing that he had completed a loan move to

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. However, this move was eventually cancelled, and he joined second-division side

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in February 2023. Having failed to have an impact on the team, he was recalled and sent to Orsomarso in July 2023. On 1 August 2024, Almanza signed for Romanian club Bihor Oradea on a free transfer.

International career

Almanza was called up to the Colombian under-17 side in January 2019. He went on to represent the nation at under-20 level, featuring at the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament.

Career statistics

Club

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Almanza, Óber 2003 births Living people People from Sucre Department Colombian men's footballers Colombia men's youth international footballers 21st-century Colombian sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Watford F.C. players Llaneros F.C. players Albacete Balompié players Independiente Santa Fe footballers Real Cartagena footballers Orsomarso S.C. footballers FC Bihor Oradea (2022) players Categoría Primera A players Categoría Primera B players Liga II players Colombian expatriate men's footballers Colombian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Romania