Oscar Maritu
Personal information
Full name Oscar Taty Maritu
Date of birth (1999-08-17) 17 August 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth DR Congo
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Cangzhou Mighty Lions
Number 9
Youth career
2017–2018 Yanbian Funde
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Yanbian Funde 15 (10)
2019 Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic 26 (22)
2020– Cangzhou Mighty Lions 92 (21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2023

Oscar Taty Maritu (born 17 August 1999) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Cangzhou Mighty Lions.

Club career

Yanbian Funde

On 11 July 2018, Yanbian FC officially signed Oscar.[1] It was reported that Oscar had been training with Yanbian youth team since 2017.[2] He had his debut goal on 18 July against Shijiazhaung Ever Bright.[3] For the 2018 season, he scored 10 goals in 15 matches, saving Yanbian from the relegation area.

Shaanxi Chang'an Athletics

Upon Yanbian's bankruptcy shortly before the 2019 season, Oscar was released and joined Shaanxi Chang'an Athletics on a free transfer.[4] He scored twice to help Shaanxi win their first League One match.[5]

Shijiazhuang Ever Bright

On 17 February 2020, Oscar has signed a contract with the Chinese Super League newly-promoted club after a reported transfer fee of 15 million Chinese yuan (around 2.15 million U.S. dollars).[6] He would make his debut for the club in a league game on 26 July 2020 against Hebei in a 2-2 draw.[7] This would be followed by his first goal for the club on 1 August 2020 in a league game against Qingdao Huanghai in a 2-2 draw.[8] With the step up in quality, Maritu would not be as prolific, this would be exasperated when on 4 December 2022 after being awarded a penalty he decided to feint the ball, resulting in a foul against him as Cangzhou ultimately lost the game 4-0.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 November 2023.[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Yanbian Funde 2018 China League One 15 10 0 0 — — 15 10
Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic 2019 China League One 26 22 1 0 — — 27 22
Shijiazhuang Ever Bright/
Cangzhou Mighty Lions 		2020 Chinese Super League 17 2 0 0 — — 17 2
2021 16 7 2 4 — — 18 11
2022 29 6 0 0 — — 29 6
2023 30 6 0 0 — — 30 6
Total 92 21 2 4 0 0 0 0 94 19
Career total 133 53 3 4 0 0 0 0 136 51

References

  1. ^ "奥斯卡正式加盟延边富德足球俱乐部". sohu.com. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  2. ^ Gineprini, Nicholas (4 April 2019). "League One: Oscar Taty Maritu sarà il nuovo fenomeno del calcio africano?". calcio8cina.it (in Italian). Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  3. ^ "新援奥斯卡首秀破门，延边富德客场1:2不敌石家庄永昌". sohu.com. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  4. ^ "陕西官方宣布三笔签约:奥斯卡+两大内援火线加盟". sina.com.cn. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  5. ^ "奥斯卡两射一传！陕西大秦之水3-0青岛黄海，收获队史中甲首胜". sohu.com. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Shijiazhuang Ever Bright signs Oscar from Chang'an Athletic". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on February 26, 2020.
  7. ^ "HEBEI FC VS. CANGZHOU MIGHTY LIONS 2 - 2". soccerway.com. 2022-12-15. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
  8. ^ "CANGZHOU MIGHTY LIONS VS. QINGDAO FC 2 - 2". soccerway.com. 2022-12-15. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
  9. ^ "奥斯卡强行加戏 沧州点球奥斯卡助跑不踢被判违例". sports.sina.com.cn. 2022-12-15. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
  10. ^ O. MARITU at soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-12-31

External links

Cangzhou Mighty Lions F.C. – current squad
China League One top scorers
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