{{short description|Kenyan footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Zech Obiero | image = File:Zech Obiero 14122024 (3).jpg | caption = Zech Obiero in 2024. | full_name = Zechariah Nahum Obiero<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/contentassets/183721110af1407d87d5d77408a07201/efl-professional-retain-list---2021-22.pdf |title=Club List of Registered Players as at 21st May 2022 |publisher=English Football League |page=80 |access-date=27 July 2022}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|1|18|df=y}} | birth_place = Redbridge, England | height = | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Tranmere Rovers (on loan from Leyton Orient) | clubnumber = 32 | youthyears1 = 2012–2019 | youthclubs1 = Tottenham Hotspur | youthyears2 = 2019–2021 | youthclubs2 = Leyton Orient | years1 = 2022– | clubs1 = Leyton Orient | caps1 = 21 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2023 | clubs2 = → Cheshunt (loan) | caps2 = 15 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2023 | clubs3 = → Chelmsford City (loan) | caps3 = 7 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2026– | clubs4 = → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | caps4 = 12 | goals4 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2025– | nationalteam1 = Kenya U20 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2026– | nationalteam2 = Kenya | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | ntupdate = 20:52, 30 March 2026 (UTC) | club-update = 05:00, 17 April 2026 (UTC) }} '''Zechariah Nahum Obiero''' (born 18 January 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{English football updater|Tranmere Ro}} club Tranmere Rovers on loan from Leyton Orient. Born in England, he represents the Kenya national team.
==Career== Obiero is a youth product of Tottenham Hotspur's youth academy, and joined Leyton Orient's academy at the age of 14.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://the72.co.uk/263276/3-leyton-orient-youngsters-to-watch-out-for-in-2022/|title=3 Leyton Orient youngsters to watch out for in 2022|date=21 February 2022|website=The 72}}</ref> He signed a two-and-a-half-year professional contract with Orient in February 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lfe.org.uk/news/obiero-commits-to-the-os/ |title=Obiero Commits Future to The O's |date=8 February 2022 |access-date=1 May 2022 |publisher=League Football Education}}</ref> He had appeared as an unused substitute in the EFL Cup tie with Queens Park Rangers on 11 August 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.qpr.co.uk/fixtures/first-team/2021/leyton-orient-v-queens-park-rangers/ |title=Leyton Orient 1–1 QPR |date=12 August 2021 |access-date=1 May 2022 |publisher=QPR FC}}</ref>
He made his senior debut for Orient in the League Two match at Crawley Town on 30 April 2022, which Orient won 2–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61198428 |date=30 April 2022 |title=Crawley Town 0–2 Leyton Orient |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>
In February 2023, Obiero signed for National League South club Cheshunt on loan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.leytonorient.com/news/2023/march/01/loan-report--young-o-s-excelling-in-first-team-football/ |access-date=19 November 2023 |title=Loan Report: Young O's excelling in first-team football|date=1 March 2023 |publisher=Leyton Orient F.C.}}</ref> On 20 October 2023, Obiero signed for Chelmsford City on loan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chelmsfordcityfc.com/obiero-joins-the-clarets/ |access-date=20 October 2023 |title=Obiero joins the Clarets!|date=20 October 2023 |publisher=Chelmsford City F.C.}}</ref> On 18 November 2023, Obiero was recalled from his loan at Chelmsford.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chelmsfordcityfc.com/obiero-recalled-by-leyton-orient/ |access-date=19 November 2023 |title=Obiero recalled by Leyton Orient|date=18 November 2023 |publisher=Chelmsford City F.C.}}</ref>
==Personal life== Obiero is the son of the Kenyan former footballer Henry Obiero. His brother, Micah, is also a professional footballer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/72881-meet-kenyan-siblings-making-mark-english-football|title=Meet Kenyan Brothers Making Mark in English Football|first=Geoffrey Lutta on 5 February 2022-6:17|last=pm|website=Kenyans.co.ke}}</ref>
==Statistics== {{updated|match played 30 April 2022}}
{| 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"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|EFL Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Leyton Orient |2021–22 |League Two |1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0 |- |Cheshunt (loan) |2022–23 |National League South |15||2||0||0||0||0||1{{Efn|Appearance(s) in Herts Senior Cup}}||0||16||2 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !16!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0!!17!!2 |}
=== International === {{updated|match played 30 March 2026}}<!--<ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|id=TO BE ADDED LATER|access-date=30 March 2026}}</ref>--> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="2"|Kenya |- |2026||2||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!2!!1 |}
{{updated|match played 30 March 2026}} :''Kenya score listed first, score column indicates score after each Obiero goal.''
{| class="wikitable" |+ List of international goals scored by Zach Obiero !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Cap !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- |align="center"|1||30 March 2026||Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda|| align="center" |2||{{fb|GRN}}|| align="center" |'''3'''–0|| align="center" |3–0||2026 FIFA Series |}
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==External links== *{{soccerway|zech-obiero/759303}}
{{Tranmere Rovers F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Obiero, Zech}} Category:2005 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Redbridge Category:Kenyan men's footballers Category:Kenya men's international footballers Category:English men's footballers Category:English people of Kenyan descent Category:Sportspeople of Kenyan descent Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Leyton Orient F.C. players Category:English Football League players Category:Black British sportsmen Category:Cheshunt F.C. players Category:Chelmsford City F.C. players Category:Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Category:National League (English football) players Category:21st-century Kenyan sportsmen Category:21st-century English sportsmen