Óscar Estupiñán Explained

Óscar Estupiñán
Full Name:Óscar Eduardo Estupiñán Vallesilla
Birth Date:29 December 1996
Birth Place:Cali, Colombia
Height:1.82 m[1]
Position:Striker
Currentclub:Hull City
Clubnumber:19
Youthclubs1:Once Caldas
Years1:2015–2017
Clubs1:Once Caldas
Caps1:58
Goals1:18
Years2:2017–2020
Clubs2:Vitória de Guimarães B
Caps2:20
Goals2:11
Years3:2017–2022
Clubs3:Vitória de Guimarães
Caps3:65
Goals3:24
Years4:2019
Clubs4:Barcelona SC (loan)
Caps4:9
Goals4:5
Years5:2019–2020
Clubs5:Denizlispor (loan)
Caps5:28
Goals5:7
Years6:2022–
Clubs6:Hull City
Caps6:41
Goals6:14
Years7:2023–2024
Clubs7:Metz (loan)
Caps7:6
Goals7:0
Years8:2024
Clubs8:Bahia (loan)
Caps8:11
Goals8:3
Nationalyears1:2022–
Nationalteam1:Colombia
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:20:08, 17 August 2024 (UTC)

Óscar Eduardo Estupiñán Vallesilla (pronounced as /es/; born 29 December 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Hull City.

Club career

Once Caldas

Born in Cali, Estupiñán began his career at Once Caldas. He made his Categoría Primera A debut on 16 May 2015 against Uniautónoma, as a 77th-minute substitute for Sebastián Penco in a 2–2 away draw,[2] and scored his only goal of the season on 26 September in the second minute of a 1–1 home draw with Envigado.

Estupiñán scored 13 goals in 2016, including two on 13 February in a 4–0 home win over Jaguares de Córdoba.[3]

Vitória de Guimarães

On 5 June 2017, Estupiñán became Vitória de Guimarães' first signing of the summer, on an undisclosed contract.[4] He made his debut on 5 August in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira, replacing Paolo Hurtado for the final nine minutes of a 3–1 loss to S.L. Benfica at the Estádio Municipal de Aveiro.[5] His first season was split between the first team in the Primeira Liga and the reserves in the second tier; his sole goal of the season for the former was on 5 May 2018 to conclude a 4–1 win at C.D. Tondela, within a minute of leaving the bench.[6]

Having made 14 league appearances and scored once in 18 months at Vitória, Estupiñán returned to South America in January 2019 on loan to Barcelona S.C. in Ecuador.[7] In July that year, he was lent to Denizlispor for the Turkish Süper Lig season.[8]

Upon returning to Vitória, Estupiñán became the starting centre forward ahead of Brazilian Bruno Duarte. In 2021–22, new manager Pepa experimented with playing them in tandem.[9] With 15 goals in 28 games, he finished joint fifth among the league's top scorers.[10]

Hull City

On 13 July 2022, Estupiñán signed a three-year deal with Hull City.[11] He made his debut on 30 July in a 2–1 home win against Bristol City.[12] He opened his account when he scored both goals in the 2–1 home win against Norwich City on 13 August.[13] Two weeks later, Estupiñán scored a hat-trick in a 3–2 home win against Coventry City, his first for the Tigers.[14] On 13 September, Estupiñán was awarded the EFL Championship Player of the Month award for August having scored seven goals across the month.[15]

On 1 September 2023, Estupiñán moved to FC Metz on a season-long loan,[16] but on 1 February 2024, Estupiñán was recalled by Hull.[17] On 9 February 2024, he moved on loan to Esporte Clube Bahia for the rest of the season.[18] On 9 July 2024, Estupiñán was recalled from his loan at Esporte Clube Bahia.[19]

On 10 August 2024, Estupiñán marked his return to Hull by scoring an added-time penalty to equalise against Bristol City on the opening day of the 2024–25 season.[20]

International career

In June 2022, Estupiñán was called up to the Colombia national team for the first time. The call-up came following his impressive goal return in the 2021–22 Primeira Liga season in which he netted 15 times in 28 appearances ranking as one of the League's top goalscorers.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueState leagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Once Caldas2014Categoría Primera A001010
2015Categoría Primera A10131132
2016Categoría Primera A3413303713
2017Categoría Primera A14440184
Total581811169!19
Vitória de Guimarães B2017–18LigaPro19101910
2018–19LigaPro0000
2019–20Campeonato de Portugal1111
Total201120!11
Vitória de Guimarães2017–18Primeira Liga101001030141
2018–19Primeira Liga4030000070
2019–20Primeira Liga0000000000
2020–21Primeira Liga238001100249
2021–22Primeira Liga28151041003316
Total65244062307826
Barcelona SC (loan)2019Ecuadorian Serie A950020115
Denizlispor (loan)2019–20Süper Lig287573314
Hull City2022–23Championship351310103813
2023–24Championship40001151
2024–25Championship21001031
Total411410314615
FC Metz (loan)2023–24Ligue 1600060
Bahia (loan)2024Série A113432121218
Career total2297643239937127292

Honours

Individual

August 2022[15]

Notes and References

  1. News: Óscar Estupiñán . 20 August 2022 . Hull City A.F.C..
  2. Web site: Once Caldas vs. Uniautónoma - 17 August 2015- Soccerway. soccerway.com. 15 August 2016.
  3. News: El Once Caldas goleó 4 por 0 a Jaguares de Córdoba en Manizales. Once Caldas thrashed Jaguares de Córdoba 4–0 in Manizales. 10 January 2022 . . 14 February 2016 . Spanish.
  4. News: Óscar Estupiñán é o primeiro reforço para 2017/18. Óscar Estupiñánis the first signing for 2017/18 . 10 January 2022 . . 5 June 2017 . Portuguese.
  5. News: Entrada forte em jogo vale sétima Supertaça ao Benfica. Strong start to the game is worth a seventh Supertaça for Benfica. 10 January 2022 . . 5 August 2017 . Portuguese.
  6. News: Machado . José Miguel . Estupiñán soma pontos e será aposta em 2018/19. Estupiñán adds points and will be a bet for 2018/19. 10 January 2022 . Record . 8 May 2019 . Portuguese.
  7. News: Barcelona confirma al delantero Oscar Estupiñán como refuerzo para el 2019.. Barcelona confirm the Colombian forward Óscar Estupiñán as addition for 2019. . 10 January 2022 . Radio Atalaya . 28 January 2019 . Spanish.
  8. News: Zakarya e Estupiñán apresentados no mesmo clube da Turquia. Zakarya and Estupiñán presented at the same club in Turkey. 11 January 2022 . . 29 July 2019 . Portuguese.
  9. News: Santos . Mónica . Pepa e a dupla Bruno Duarte-Estupiñan: "Há aqui coisas que nos limitam". Pepa and the Bruno Duarte-Estupiñán partnership: "There are things about it that limit us". 9 January 2022 . O Jogo. 10 December 2021 . Portuguese.
  10. News: Darwin Núñez é o melhor marcador da Liga, Taremi em segundo. Darwin Núñez is the Liga top scorer, Taremi in second. 23 May 2022 . Mais Futebol . 15 May 2022 . Portuguese.
  11. News: Estupiñán signs for Hull City. 13 July 2022. Hull City A.F.C.. 13 July 2022.
  12. Web site: Hull City 2–1 Bristol City . 30 July 2022 . BBC Sport . 30 July 2022.
  13. News: Hull City 2–1 Norwich City . 13 August 2022 . BBC Sport . 13 August 2022.
  14. Web site: Hull City 3-2 Coventry City . 27 August 2022 . BBC Sport . 27 August 2022.
  15. News: Estupiñán wins Championship Player of the Month. Hull City A.F.C.. 13 September 2022. 15 September 2022.
  16. News: Estupinan Secures Loan Move To FC Metz . 2 September 2023 . Hull City A.F.C. . 1 September 2023.
  17. News: Estupiñán recalled from Metz . 1 February 2024 . Hull City A.F.C. . 1 February 2024.
  18. News: Estupiñán moves to Brazil on loan . 9 February 2024 . Hull City A.F.C. . 9 February 2024.
  19. News: Estupiñán recalled from Bahia . 9 July 2024 . Hull City A.F.C. . 9 July 2024 .
  20. News: Hull City 1–1 Bristol City. 10 August 2024. Hull City A.F.C.. 10 August 2024.