{{short description|Gabonese footballer (born 1993)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Johann Obiang | image = 20140808 - Ligue 2 - Créteil-Châteauroux 050.jpg | caption = Obiang with [[LB Châteauroux|Châteauroux]] in 2014 | full_name = Johann Serge Obiang | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1993|7|5}} | birth_place = [[Le Blanc]], France | height = 1.70 m | position = [[Left-back]]<ref>{{WorldFootball.net|johann-obiang}}</ref> | currentclub = [[US Orléans|Orléans]] | clubnumber = 29 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2004 | youthclubs1 = Ciron | youthyears2 = 2004–2012 | youthclubs2 = [[LB Châteauroux|Châteauroux]] | years1 = 2012–2015 | clubs1 = [[LB Châteauroux|Châteauroux II]] | caps1 = 30 | goals1 = 4 | years2 = 2012–2016 | clubs2 = [[LB Châteauroux|Châteauroux]] | caps2 = 92 | goals2 = 5 | years3 = 2016–2019 | clubs3 = [[Troyes AC|Troyes]] | caps3 = 57 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2016–2019 | clubs4 = [[Troyes AC|Troyes II]] | caps4 = 8 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2019–2020 | clubs5 = [[Le Puy Foot 43 Auvergne|Le Puy Foot]] | caps5 = 13 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2020–2022 | clubs6 = [[Rodez AF|Rodez]] | caps6 = 52 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2022–2023 | clubs7 = [[Stade Malherbe Caen|Caen]] | caps7 = 13 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2022–2023 | clubs8 = [[Stade Malherbe Caen|Caen II]] | caps8 = 5 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2023–2025 | clubs9 = [[Pau FC|Pau]] | caps9 = 43 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2025– | clubs10 = [[US Orléans|Orléans]] | caps10 = 11 | goals10 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2014– | nationalteam1 = [[Gabon national football team|Gabon]] | nationalcaps1 = 53 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 3 December 2025 | nationalteam-update = 14 October 2025 }} '''Johann Serge Obiang'''<ref name=caf>[http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/orangeafricacupofnations,equatorialguinea2015/TeamDetails/PlayerDetails?CompetitionPlayerID=QbITZMVBAtITpslmdMPmRxS1W%2ffjLtPXs8GoZaoRiHbwkpPbwCoKbp8ccZQ%2fyAdv&TeamsIDs=%2fg7Ry6VEyETnpJfOcC%2fy4UOQaaBdhD6z2kCubm4Gkvp94L0i%2fRVWmFZEFuF1vvgI Player's profile], CAF</ref> (born 5 July 1993) is a professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[left-back]] for {{French football updater|Orléans}} club [[US Orléans|Orléans]]. He previously played for [[Troyes AC|Troyes]], [[LB Châteauroux|Châteauroux]], [[Stade Malherbe Caen|Caen]] and [[Pau FC|Pau]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foot-national.com/foot-troyes-un-milieu-de-national-a-dit-oui-off-85641.html|title=Troyes: Un milieu de National a dit oui|publisher=foot-national.com|author=Alexandre Chochois|date=9 June 2016|access-date=9 June 2016}}</ref> Born in France, he represents [[Gabon national football team|Gabon]] at international level.
==Club career==
===Châteauroux=== Born in [[Le Blanc]], of which his mother is a native, Johann Obiang possesses [[Gabon]]ese nationality by his father, Serge. He started football in Ciron, where his father was then a leader. As a chick, Johann arrived at [[LB Châteauroux]] and then joined the Châteauroux Hope Pole at the age of 12. Johann rose to the ranks and signed his first professional contract in June 2013.<ref name="gabon">[http://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/Indre/Sport/Football/Ligue-2/n/Contenus/Articles/2013/08/12/Obiang-n-ira-pas-en-selection-1576111 Obiang n'ira pas en sélection] dans [[La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest|La Nouvelle République]], le 12 août 2013.</ref> Capable of developing all over the left flank, commits until 2016.<ref>[http://www.francefootball.fr/news/Obiang-signe-pro-a-chateauroux/348971 Obiang signe pro à Châteauroux] sur le site de [[France Football]], le 9 février 2013.</ref>
Obiang knows his first real season with professionals in the 2013-2014 exercise. With 33 games and his two goals scored, his season is considered correct.<ref>[http://berri.bbfr.net/t2555-l-equipe-et-les-transferts-de-chateauroux-pour-2014-2015 L'équipe et les transferts de Châteauroux pour 2014 / 2015] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140805134050/http://berri.bbfr.net/t2555-l-equipe-et-les-transferts-de-chateauroux-pour-2014-2015 |date=5 August 2014 }} sur berri.bbfr.net, le 19 mai 2014.</ref> He is followed by a second season (27 league appearances) where he is regularly called up with his national selection. The club situation is more complicated, with the Berrichonne being relegated to National. He made his third full season there (27 appearances, again, in the championship, for 3 goals) before joining the [[ES Troyes AC]] free and returning to [[Ligue 2]].
===Troyes=== On 9 June 2016, he initialled a two-year contract for [[ES Troyes AC]].<ref>{{cite web |accessdate=19 November 2023 |first1=Florent |last1=Ondernard |title=ESTAC Troyes - Site officiel - Johann Obiang première recrue |url=http://www.estac.fr/newsite/news/15295/70/Johann-Obiang-premiere-recrue.htm |website=estac.fr |archive-date=13 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160613142509/http://www.estac.fr/newsite/news/15295/70/Johann-Obiang-premiere-recrue.htm |url-status=dead }}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator -->.</ref>
He made his debut for Troyes on July 29, 2016, wearing the Trojan jersey in a match against Sochaux at the Stade de l'Aube. During his first season with Troyes, Obiang appeared in 26 matches across all competitions. The 2016–2017 campaign proved memorable, as he celebrated promotion to Ligue 1 following a dramatic two-legged playoff against FC Lorient, who had finished 18th in the top flight.
On 5 August 2017, he contested his first League 1 match against [[Stade Rennais FC]] in the first day of the championship. Nevertheless, blocked by his competitor [[Charles Traoré]], he will play only 8 games in this season, which will see his club relegated to Ligue 2.
In the 2018-2019 season, he will make 25 appearances in Ligue 2 under the Troyes jersey. The club will finish third in the championship but will fail in its quest for a climb following a defeat in the roadblocks against [[RC Lens]]. At the end of the season, Obiang will not be extended by the wooden club and will find himself free to engage wherever he wants.
===Caen=== On 28 June 2022, the [[Stade Malherbe Caen]] announced Johann's signature to fill a potential start from the incumbent left side,<ref>{{cite web|language=fr |title=Rodez : Johann Obiang rejoint le Stade malherbe |date=28 June 2022 |url=https://www.smcaen.fr/2022-2023/actualites/groupe-pro/johann-obiang-rejoint-le-stade-malherbe}}<!-- auto-translated from French by Module:CS1 translator -->.</ref> [[Ali Abdi (footballer)|Ali Abdi]], who was elected to the previous season's team in Ligue 2 and announced to leave for Ligue 1. He's signing a two-year contract.
Finally, Abdi stays at the club and Johann becomes his understudy. At the beginning of the season, he grapples playing time by working at the right side post.
He delivered his first decisive pass for [[Alexandre Mendy (footballer, born 1994)|Alexandre Mendy]] in Caen's victory against [[Amiens SC|Amiens]] (3-1), on 10 September 2022.
==International career== Obiang was born in France, to a Gabonese father and French mother. Also eligible for both the French and Gabonese national teams, he received his first called up to the [[Gabon national football team|Gabon national team]] in February 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afrik.com/gabon-aubameyang-et-bulot-selectionnes-contre-le-maroc|title=Gabon : Aubameyang et Bulot sélectionnés contre le Maroc|date=20 February 2014|access-date=28 February 2014|publisher=Afrik Foot|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302023340/http://www.afrik.com/gabon-aubameyang-et-bulot-selectionnes-contre-le-maroc|archive-date=2 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Obiang was featured for [[Gabon national football team|Gabon national team]] in the [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations|2021 AFCON]] tournament in [[Cameroon]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Africa Cup of Nations (Sky Sports)|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/comoros-vs-gabon/teams/457196|access-date=9 February 2022|website=Sky Sports|language=en}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|3 October 2025}}.<ref>{{Soccerway|246087}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|[[Coupe de France]] !colspan="2"|[[Coupe de la Ligue]] !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5"|[[LB Châteauroux|Châteauroux]] |[[2012–13 Ligue 2|2012–13]] |[[Ligue 2]] |5||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||6||0 |- |[[2013–14 Ligue 2|2013–14]] |Ligue 2 |33||2||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||35||2 |- |[[2014–15 Ligue 2|2014–15]] |Ligue 2 |27||0||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||29||0 |- |[[2015–16 Championnat National|2015–16]] |[[Ligue 3]] |27||3||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||29||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !92!!5!!4!!0!!3!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!99!!5 |- |rowspan="4"|[[Troyes AC|Troyes]] |[[2016–17 Ligue 2|2016–17]] |Ligue 2 |23||0||1||0||0||0||2{{efn|Appearances in [[Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs]]|name=L1/L2}}||0||26||0 |- |[[2017–18 Ligue 1|2017–18]] |Ligue 1 |8||0||2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||11||0 |- |[[2018–19 Ligue 2|2018–19]] |Ligue 2 |25||0||0||0||1||0||1{{efn|name=L1/L2}}||0||27||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !56!!0!!3!!0!!2!!0!!3!!0!!66!!0 |- |[[Le Puy Foot 43 Auvergne|Le Puy Foot]] |[[2019–20 Championnat National|2019–20]] |Ligue 3 |13||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||0 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Rodez AF|Rodez]] |[[2020–21 Rodez AF season|2020–21]] |Ligue 2 |21||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||0 |- |[[2021–22 Rodez AF season|2021–22]] |Ligue 2 |31||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !52!!0!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!53!!0 |- |[[Stade Malherbe Caen|Caen]] |[[2022–23 Stade Malherbe Caen season|2022–23]] |Ligue 2 |13||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||0 |- |rowspan="3"|[[Pau FC|Pau]] |[[2023–24 Pau FC season|2023–24]] |Ligue 2 |26||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||0 |- |[[2024–25 Pau FC season|2024–25]] |Ligue 2 |17||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||19||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !43!!0!!4!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!47!!0 |- |[[US Orléans|Orléans]] |[[2025–26 Ligue 2|2025–26]] |Ligue 2 |7||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !276!!5!!18!!0!!5!!0!!3!!0!!301!!5 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== {{updated|match played 14 October 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="11"|[[Gabon national football team|Gabon]] |2014||4||0 |- |2015||9||0 |- |2016||7||0 |- |2017||5||0 |- |2018||2||0 |- |2019||1||0 |- |2020||2||0 |- |2021||8||0 |- |2022||6||0 |- |2023||3||0 |- |2025||6||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!53!!0 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Lequipe|48273}} * {{LFP|obiang-johann}}
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