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Past, present, and the future!
From bumpy fields in the 2nd Bundesliga to dazzling nights in the Champions League and frenetic celebrations in the highest German cup competition: Willi Orban (31) has already experienced a lot in his football career with RB Leipzig. The 1.86 meter tall central defender learned to play football in Kaiserslautern, and from summer 2015 he refined his talent in Leipzig.
Willi played his first game for the Red Bulls on July 25, 2015 in the 1-0 win against FSV Frankfurt in the 2nd Bundesliga. 310 games later, the 30-year-old can look back on a success story: promotion to the Bundesliga, two wins in the DFB Cup, Supercup title and qualification for the Champions League a total of seven times.
Willi also developed into a national team player in Leipzig, he made his debut for the Hungarian national team on October 12, 2018 (42 international matches so far) and is also in the Hungarian squad for this summers’ European Championship.
In August of last year, Willi extended his contract until 2027. “I have long been at home in Leipzig and feel incredibly comfortable here. It is a great city with great fans and people. It is something unique to play for RB Leipzig because we can create something ourselves here.”
Enough words at this point, we have dug deep into the archives and highlighted our captain’s best first times.
The First Interview (Training camp in Bad Saarow, June 19, 2015)
Debut in friendly against Berliner AK (June 20, 2015)
First Media Day in Leipzig (July 21, 2015)
First competitive appearance in the 2. Bundesliga match against FSV Frankfurt (July 25, 2015)
First DFB Cup match against VfL Osnabrück (August 10, 2015)
First goal for RB Leipzig against Union Berlin (February 19, 2016)
First time as captain against 1860 München (March 13, 2016)
The first training session for young players (April 28, 2016)
Promotion to the 1. Bundesliga against Karlsruhe (May 8, 2016)
The first promotion party at Leipzig’s market square (May 16, 2016)
First Bundesliga match against 1899 Hoffenheim (August 28, 2016)
First Champions League appearance against Monaco (September 13, 2017)
First Europa League game against SSC Neapel (February 15, 2018)
First Cup final against FC Bayern (May 25, 2019)
The first Champions League semi-final against PSG (August 18, 2020)
The first cup victory against SC Freiburg (May 21, 2022)
The first cup defense against Eintracht Frankfurt (June 3, 2023)
The first Supercup victory against FC Bayern (August 12, 2023)
