Armando Obispo

Armando Obispo
Obispo with Netherlands U18 in 2017
Personal information
Full name Armando Maria Obispo[1]
Date of birth (1999-03-05) 5 March 1999[2]
Place of birth Boxtel, Netherlands[2]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 PSV
Number 4
Youth career
–2006 LSV
2006 ODC
2006–2016 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Jong PSV 40 (2)
2018– PSV 88 (6)
2019–2020 → Vitesse (loan) 26 (0)
International career‡
2013–2014 Netherlands U15 5 (0)
2014–2015 Netherlands U16 8 (3)
2015 Netherlands U17 2 (1)
2016–2017 Netherlands U18 5 (0)
2017–2018 Netherlands U19 12 (0)
2018–2019 Netherlands U20 8 (0)
2018–2019 Netherlands U21 2 (0)
2025– Curaçao 9 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:25, 23 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 June 2026

Armando Maria Obispo (born 5 March 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for PSV Eindhoven.[4] Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Curaçao national team.

Club career

Obispo made his professional debut as Jong PSV player in the second division on 8 August 2016 against FC Den Bosch.[5]

International career

On 26 September 2025, Obispo was handed his first call-up to the Curaçao national team by manager Dick Advocaat.[6] Five days later, his request to switch international allegiance to Curaçao was approved by FIFA.[7] In May 2026, he was named in Curaçao's squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the country's first-ever appearance at the tournament.[8]

Personal life

Obispo was born in the Netherlands and is of Curaçaoan descent.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[10]
Club Season League KNVB Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong PSV 2016–17 Eerste Divisie 30———30
2017–18 Eerste Divisie 212———212
2018–19 Eerste Divisie 120———120
2020–21 Eerste Divisie 40———40
Total 402———402
PSV 2017–18 Eredivisie 200000—20
2018–19 Eredivisie 001000—10
2019–20 Eredivisie 000000—00
2020–21 Eredivisie 500000—50
2021–22 Eredivisie 171208[a]01[b]0281
2022–23 Eredivisie 2220010[c]11[b]0333
2023–24 Eredivisie 80002[d]0—100
2024–25 Eredivisie 141306[d]0—231
2025–26 Eredivisie 172206[d]01[b]0262
2026–27 Eredivisie 3000000030
Total 88680311301297
Vitesse (loan) 2019–20 Eredivisie 26020——280
Career total 1358100321301979
  1. ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield
  3. ↑ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 25 June 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Curaçao 202540
202650
Total90

Honours

PSV

References

  1. ↑ "Squad List: FIFA World Cup 2026: Curaçao (CUW)" (PDF). FIFA. 10 July 2026. p. 14. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Armando Obispo". PSV.nl. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "A. Obispo". Eredivisie. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "ARMANDO OBISPO EERSTE AANWINST". www.vitesse.nl. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "Jong PSV vs. FC Den Bosch - 8 August 2016 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Obispo en Hansen maken interlandswitch en staan voor debuut". VoetbalPrimeur.nl (in Dutch). 26 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "FIFA Change of Association Platform". knowledge.fifa.com. FIFA. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Smallest nation Curacao name debut World Cup squad". 18 May 2026. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Curaçaos tintje aan landstitel PSV - Curacao Nieuws". 16 April 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "Armando Obispo » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "PSV crowned Eredivisie champions for 26th time after historic Ajax collapse". Flashscore. 18 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
  12. ↑ "From championship jitters to record breakers: PSV's road to the title". Flashscore. 5 April 2026. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "Super Cup". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  14. ↑ "Ajax - PSV". PSV Eindhoven. 30 July 2022. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  15. ↑ "PSV win 15th Johan Cruyff Shield after late comeback against Go Ahead Eagles". Flashscore. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
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